Documents Relevant to John Steinbeck's Connection with the CIA

Begin to unravel the mystery of Steinbeck's service with the CIA these documents. Below is John Steinbeck's FBI file. Sprinkled throughout the document are redactions made at the request of the CIA. To view other documents referenced in Steinbeck: Citizen Spy, or that have been released after the book's publication, click the appropriate link below.

• John Steinbeck's 1952 letter to CIA Director, Walter Bedell Smith
• CIA Director Walter Bedell Smith's 1952 reply to John Steinbeck
• AERODYNAMIC volume 31, page 2 report on John Steinbeck