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This document is made available through the declassification efforts and research of John Greenewald, Jr., creator of: The Black Vault The Black Vault is the largest online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document clearinghouse in the world. The research efforts here are responsible for the declassification of hundreds of thousands of pages released by the U.S. Government & Military. Discover the Truth at: http://www.theblackvault.com NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755-6000 FOIA Case: 84652B 11 July 2017 JOHN GREENEWALD Dear Mr. Greenewald: This is our final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of 7 June 2016 for Intellipedia pages on the Church Committee, and/ or Frank Church, and/ or United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, and/or U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. A copy of your request is enclosed. 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My FOIA requester status as a "representative of the ne~s media" however due to your agency's denial of this status, I hereby submit this request as an "All other" requester. I prefer electronic delivery of the requested material either via email to [email protected] or via CO-ROM or DVD via postal mail. Please contact me should this FOIA request should incur a charge. I respectfully request a copy of the lntellipedia entry (from all three Wikis that make up the lnteltipedia) for the following entry{s) (Or whatever similar topic may pertain if it is slightly worded differently): CHURCH COMMITIEE and/or FRANK CHURCH and/or United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities and/or U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Thank you so much for your time, and I am very much looking forward to your response. Sincerely, John Greenewald, Jr. 2 (b) (3 ) - P.L. 86- 36 (U) Frank Church UNC LASSIFIED 'f6f !U!eltt:'f//SII'fl( From lntellipedia You have new messages (last change). For his son, Frank Forrester Church IV, the Unitarian Universalist minister and theologian, see Forres t Church. For the author o( the Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus editorial, see Frm1cis Pharcellu.1 Church. Frank Forrester Church Ill (July 25 , 1924- April 7, 1984) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United Frank Church States Senator from Idaho from 1957 to 1981.[1)[2) Frank Church United States Senator Church was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1976 from Idaho presidential election, losing to Jimmy Carter. He is known for heading the Church In office Committee, which investigated abuses in the U. S. intelligence agencies. January 3, 1957 -January 3, 1981 Preceded by Herman Welker Succeeded by Steve Symms Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations • I Early life In office • 2 Political career January 3, 1979 -January 3, 1981 • 2.1 Vietnam War and Church Committee • 2.2 Environmental record and other issues Preceded by John J. Sparkman • 2.3 Late political career Succeeded by Charles H. Percy • 2.4 Election results Personal details • 3 Death and legacy Born Frank Forrester Church III • 4 See also July 25 , 1924 I • 5 References Boise, Idaho 6 further reading • Died April 7, 1984 (aged 59) • 7 External links Bethesda, Maryland L ------- Resting place Morris Hill Cemetery Boise, Idaho Early life Nationality United States Political party Democratic Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Church was the younger of the two sons ofF rank 3 Spouse(s Bethine Clark Church (b 1923) (II) and Laura Bilderback Church. [ ] His father co-owned a sporting goods store I (m 194 7-1984, his death) and took the sons on fishing, hunting, and hik ing outings in the Idaho Children Frank Forrester Church IV mountains. f4l The family was Catholic and conservative, and Frank III attended St. ( 194R-2009) 6 Joseph's School as a youngster,£5l and at went by the nickname "Frosty."[ l His Chase Clark Church older brother Richard became a career ofiicer in the U.S . Marines Corps, and (bl957) 3 retired as a colonel. [ ) Residenc e Boise In his youth, Church admired William E. Borah, who represented Idaho in the U.S. Alma mater Stanford Law School Senate from 1907 to 1940. Church graduated from Boise High School in 1942, J.D ., 1950 where he served as stud ent body president. As a junior in 1941 , he won the Stanford University American Legion National Oratorical Contest. The prize was sufficient to provide B.A , 1947 for four years at the college of the winner's choice. Church chose Stanford Profession Attorney University , and enrolled in 1942. Religion Presbyterian In 1943, Church enlisted in the U.S. Arn1y and attended officer candidate training Military service in Georgia. [I) He served as a military intelligence officer in the China Allegianc e United States Burma-India theater. Foil owing his discharge in 1946, he returned to Stanford to Service/branch U.S. Army complete his education, receiving his bachelor's degree in political science in I IYears of service 1943-46 1947[4) Approved for Release by NSA on 07 - 11- 2017 , FOIA Case # 84652 I of7 6/8/2016 11:04 AM (b) (3) - P.L. 86- 36 In June 1947 he married Bethine Clark, daughter ofChase A. Clark, a former Unit Intelligence Democratic governor ofldaho. The wedding took place at the secluded Robinson Bar Ranch (44.24 7, -114.678), the Chase family's ranch in the mountains east of Battles/wars World War II Stanley (and now owned by singer Carole King, since 1981 ). [7] He entered Harvard Law School that fall and after one year at Harvard, Church transferred to Stanford Law School, when he thought the cold Massachusetts winter was the cause of a pain in his lower back. The pain did not go away and the problem was soon diagnosed as testicular cancer. [SJ After one of his testicles and glands in his lower abdomen were removed, Church was given only a few months to live. However, he rebounded from the illness after another doctor started X-ray treatments.