Michael Ravnitsky, a frequent contributor to the FOIA listserv, posted a link to an index of FBI files which can be searched by Google.
You may be curious enough to ask for a couple. No, I don't know whether the #Banana**Republican shutdown will add any meaningful delay.
It's not all of their files, just some, as described below the squash.
On the website is advice on requesting files. "Getting any of the files listed here should be comparatively simple. One of the most complex parts of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process—the search through an agency’s holdings for requested information—can be eliminated because you’re able to provide the FBI’s own file number," according to Paul Skolnick, the site owner.
THOUSANDS OF HISTORICALLY INTERESTING FBI FILES IDENTIFIED
Secret No More, a feature of the Thunder and Lightning News Service run by
Paul Skolnick, identifies thousands of interesting FBI files, along with the
FBI File Numbers. With this resource, you can ask the FBI for files of
interest by specifying the file numbers. The site is located here:
http://newstrench.com/...
If you click on each letter, you will see the list of FBI files associated
with that letter. Some are self-explanatory; others may require a web
search to learn more. The topics of these files were selected by a panel of
historians many years ago; the file numbers were retrieved by the FBI, and
the document listing these files was maintained by the National Archives to
support FBI Records Scheduling Activities. These files are called the
Exceptional Case Files and comprise files of particular historical interest,
ones that should not be destroyed.
Most of these files have never been requested by anyone.
There is a neat way to search these particular pages: just go to Google and
put the keyword you want searched followed by site:newstrench.com. Google
will display the pages containing that keyword.