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esearching a very broad range of topics from international Communism to theJewish diaspora to the history of mass migration.The declassification of intelligence-related material is a controversialsubject, involving as it does the release of records formerly of national securityinterest. The current releases show, however, that the passage of years lessens theinformation’s sensitivity while providing researchers access to raw informationthat is simply not available elsewhere. By their very nature, intelligence agenciesattain and record information that other government or non-governmentorganizations cannot. None of the chapters in this report could have been writtenwithout declassified intelligence records, nor could the many articles and booksthat will emerge as a result of the current release. The funding for declassificationand the assurance that intelligence records are opened to the public thus preservekey aspects of world history. In the interest of understanding our past Congressshould, in our view, ensure that such openness continues.100 | Conclusion