National Security Archive publishes study showing that CIA Covert Aid to Italy Averaged $5 Million Annually from Late 1940s to Early 1960s

Washington, D.C. February 7, 2017 – CIA covert aid to Italy continued well after the agency’s involvement in the 1948 elections – into the early 1960s – averaging around $5 million a year, according to a draft Defense Department historical study published today for the first time by the National Security Archive at The George Washington University.