Later observers have stated that the publication may have been subsidized in some way by the CIA: both the Foreign Policy Research Institute, where Schneider worked, and Frederick A. Praeger, who published Schneider's book, received CIA funds.
Para pengamat pada msa selanjutnya menyatakan bahwa publikasi tersebut disubsidi dengan beberapa cara oleh CIA: Foreign Policy Research Institute, dimana Schneider bekerja, dan Frederick A. Praeger, yang menerbitkan buku Schneider, meraih dana CIA.