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==Background==
The CIA was formed as a result of the [[National Security Act of 1947]]. The CIA was charged with the collection, correlation, and evaluation of intelligence. While the Act does not specify a prohibition on collecting domestic intelligence, or a restriction to only collect foreign intelligence, [[Executive Order 12333|Executive Order 12333 of 1981]] added prohibitions to limit CIA activities. The CIA began domestic recruiting operations in 1959 in the process of finding [[Cuba]]n exiles who could be used in the [[Cuban Project|campaign against communist Cuba]] and President [[Fidel Castro]]. As these operations expanded, the CIA formed a
The CIA developed numerous operations targeting American dissidents in the US. Many of these programs operated under the [[Organizational structure of the Central Intelligence Agency#Directorate of Support|CIA's Office of Security]], including:<ref name="Napoli05" />
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