Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled!
The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment; let it never appear in any place in its own name, but always covered by another name, and another occupation. None is fitter than the three lower degrees of Free Masonry; the public is accustomed to it, expects little from it, and therefore takes little notice of it. Next to this, the form of a learned or literary society is best sited to our purpose, and had Free masonry not existed, this cover would have been employed; and it may be much more than a cover, it may be a powerful engine in our hands. By establishing reading societies, and subscription libraries, and taking these under our direction, and supplying them through our labours, we may turn the public mind which way we will. - Johann Adam Weishaupt

National Reconnaissance Office

United States government agency that deploys and monitors spy satellites.

It was created when then Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric wrote a letter to the head of the CIA Allen Dulles giving the go-ahead for the project.

It operated as a clandestine operation for thirty one years before it was declassified to the public in 1992. This is in spite of president Eisenhower stating that it would be an unclassified group.
National Reconnaissance Office
Alias
NRO
Website
nro.gov
NRO Declassified After 31 Years Of Clandestine Operations
Started 1992-09-18Ended 1992-09-18
Founded in 1960 the National Reconnaissance Office ran as a secret arm of the CIA for over thirty one years before it’s declassification in late 1992.
NRO Declared A Secret Organization
Started 1963-07-14Ended 1963-07-14
In a government memo (declassified May 3rd 2004) the NRO which was not a secret group (but not advertised) was given secret classification. It stated that Dr. Brockway McMillan is set up as the Director of the group, with his “cover for his position” being the Under Secretary of the Air Force. The NRO would operate under the cover of the Secretary of the Air Force Space Systems. The document goes on to say that “it is essential that all appropriate personnel .. be fully aware of the covert nature of the NRO”.
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