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This FBI FOIA release concerns Frank E. Terpil, a former CIA communications technician and associate of former CIA officer Edwin P. Wilson. The available material is a lengthy Seymour M. Hersh article describing allegations that Wilson and Terpil supplied Libya under Muammar el-Qaddafi with weapons, explosives, timing devices, military equipment, and former U.S. personnel. It recounts information provided to federal authorities by former business partner Kevin Mulcahy and discusses investigations involving the FBI, ATF, Justice Department, State Department, and CIA. The article refers to 1976 business activity and later federal indictments, while the released copy bears a 1992 FBI processing stamp.

FBI file number: 1355280-0 | Documents span: 1976-1992 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Frank E. Terpil, Edwin P. Wilson, Kevin P. Mulcahy, Muammar el-Qaddafi, Seymour M. Hersh, Theodore G. Shackley
Subjects: CIA, Libya, arms trafficking, terrorism, export controls, FBI investigation