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Instead of condemnation, the University should be commended for being bold enough to reject knee-jerk sentiment and come to terms with the CIA. Two years ago, it was revealed that in exchange for research funds. Harvard professors Nadav Safran and Samuel P. Huntington had allowed the CIA to review their work before publication. The new K-School contract represents an amazing evolution from the secrecy and deception surrounding those incidents...
After the deception and secrecy surrounding CIA funding of research projects by Harvard professors Nadav Safran and Samuel P. Huntington, the unprecedented openness of the new program would seem to justify a suspension of the skepticism that should accompany activities involving the CIA. The CIA is acknowledging itself as the source of funding for a study and has agreed to let the results be published. But by that action the CIA meets only the bare minimum of requirements necessary for any liberal institution...
...Safran also received CIA funding, to research his book called "Saudi Arabia: Ceaseless Quest for Security." In the case of the book, Safran informed then-Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky of the grant, although he did not publicly disclose the funding...
...also learned that Safran agreed to give pre-publication rights...
...response to charges that Safran's dealings with the CIA violated basic principles of academic freedom, President Bok authored an open letter on secrecy in research, which was interpreted as a critique of the University's current rules about sponsored research...