The Tom Smith New Mexico Chapter

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The May Newsletter is posted soon under the Members Only section.
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Our next meeting is on Wednesday, May 10th. at Sunnyside Up Cafe
(See "Meeting and Location" tab for more info.)


The room should be available by 1100 and orders placed by 1130 when the meeting is scheduled to begin.
Masks are optional in the restaurant, depending on current guidlines, and optional after you are in our meeting room.
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Welcome to all and looking forward to seeing you there.
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Speaker:
Our presentation this month will be an AFIO NOW Video with M. Todd Bennett, Federal Historian/Professor/Author being interviewed by Jim Hughes AFIO President, a former CIA Operations Officer.


Topic:
Todd will be discuss his background and research for his book "How the Glomar Explorer's Covert Espionage Mission Shielded the CIA from Transparency".

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