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18. Editorial Note

The National Security Council’s 303 Committee and its successor, the 40 Committee, reviewed proposals for major and/or politically sensitive covert action programs. For documentation on the 303 Committee and the 40 Committee, as well as on the NSC Intelligence Committee and the Net Assessment Group within the NSC Staff, both of which were established on November 5, 1971, see Documents 92, 182, 184, 185, 189, 195, 203, 218, 228, 239, 242–47, 250, 251, 256, 265, 266, 268, 270, 278, 279, 286, and 287.