Declassified documents show CIA's interest in Australian communism

By Stephen Jeffery
January 22 2017 - 12:00am
The CIA warned that the Chifley government could face "crippled" industries if the Communist Party of Australia intervened. Photo: National Archives of Australia
The CIA warned that the Chifley government could face "crippled" industries if the Communist Party of Australia intervened. Photo: National Archives of Australia
The CIA released about 930,000 documents on Wednesday. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite
The CIA released about 930,000 documents on Wednesday. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite

A secret CIA memo warned of the Australian Communist Party's ability to "cripple Australian production" just months before the 1949 coal miner strike.

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