Documents obtained by Jason Smathers and Muckrock show that as early as 1979, the FBI was keeping tabs on the grand experiment taking place outside Orlando. When EPCOT finally opened in October of 1982 it was supposed to be a “permanent World’s Fair.” But there was controversy from the beginning over whether it would include a Soviet Union exhibit. Ultimately, it opened with a China pavilion, but no Soviet or Polish representation.
The FBI documents are heavily redacted, but this portion describes an FBI message sent in 1979 about concern over the potential of a Soviet exhibit at EPCOT.
http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-fbi-worried-about-communist-spies-invading-epcot-1752971854
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I find it funny the biggest problem they had was that everyone would be living together and could foster 'communist' ideals between all the international students. Little did they know it just ended up a giant sex party.
The FBI documents are heavily redacted, but this portion describes an FBI message sent in 1979 about concern over the potential of a Soviet exhibit at EPCOT.
http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-fbi-worried-about-communist-spies-invading-epcot-1752971854
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I find it funny the biggest problem they had was that everyone would be living together and could foster 'communist' ideals between all the international students. Little did they know it just ended up a giant sex party.
