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This document appears to be page 150 of a report (likely House Oversight Committee based on the footer) discussing historical intelligence failures and Russian espionage capabilities. It details how the SVR/KGB successfully penetrated US intelligence (NSA/CIA) over decades, including a specific incident where CIA officers knowingly passed Russian disinformation to Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. The text concludes by referencing the Edward Snowden breach as a modern example of these vulnerabilities.

This document is page 192 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (likely by Edward Jay Epstein, given the filename 'Epst...'), stamped with 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019680'. The text discusses intelligence failures involving the CIA, KGB, and NSA, specifically detailing how Russian disinformation was unwittingly passed to Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton via 'blue-striped' reports. It also mentions the Snowden breach and quotes General Hayden on the nature of cyber warfare.