The FBI was particularly interested in learning this type of information about foreign diplomats or their agents. It is clear that librarians and the public were unaware of this program until its existence was made public in an article published September 18, 1987 in the New York Times.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was particularly interested in gathering this kind of information about foreign diplomats or their agents. It is apparent that library staff and the general public were unaware of this program until it was revealed through a publication in The New York Times on September 18, 1987.