In 1974, E. Howard Hunt revealed that he had been sent by the CIA's Psychological Warfare department to obtain the film rights from Orwell's widow, and the resulting 1954 animation was funded by the agency.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, ˈiː. hˈaʊɚd hˈʌnt ɹᵻvˈiːld ðæt hiː hɐdbɪn sˈɛnt baɪ ðə sˌiːˌaɪˈeɪz saɪkəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl wˈɔːɹfɛɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt tʊ əbtˈeɪn ðə fˈɪlm ɹˈaɪts fɹʌm ˈɔːɹwɛlz wˈɪdoʊ, ænd ðə ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən wʌz fˈʌndᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈeɪdʒənsi.