Rockefeller and Kissinger Favor Firing CIA Chief Colby
CBS News quotes a Ford administration official saying Vice President Rockefeller and Secretary Kissinger favor dismissing CIA Director William E. Colby. The official alleges Rockefeller views Colby as weak and unsuitable for a top government post. The report notes Colby testified before Senate and that officials may push for his firing after testimony.
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CIA considered Lumumba assassination in 1960
Washington sources say the Central Intelligence Agency studied whether to assassinate Patrice Lumumba the Congo leader in 1960 but rejected the plan as unwise and unnecessary. An experienced senior officer was assigned by the agency to review the option.
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CIA discussed Lumumba assassination feasibility in 1950s and 60s
An exclusive review traces a CIA study on killing Patrice Lumumba and other plots from Eisenhower to Kennedy eras. It notes no White House approval sought, FBI or NSC involvement unclear, and ongoing Senate probes. The piece cites multiple sources on CIA autonomy and possible actions against Castro Diem Sukarno and Duvalier, with denials of direct U.S. government plotting in several cases.
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Allen W. Dulles
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Senate Committee
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Ngo Dinh Diem
Sukarno
Indonesia
Diem
Panel clears CIA in death of Diem
The Senate Intelligence Committee, after secret hearings, found no direct CIA involvement in the 1963 assassination of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem. Chairman Tower said the panel will question more witnesses to explore possible indirect involvement. Colby and Conein testified. Kennedy’s awareness of coup plans is noted in Pentagon Papers documents.
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Giancana slaying feeds CIA witness protection questions
In Chicago area Oak Park Giancana was found shot six times as investigators weigh motives from a personal clash to a possible witness protection concern. U.S. Attorney figures note the small .22 caliber bullets and a prior grand jury appearance, with ties to CIA plots and Chicago mob leadership debated by authorities.
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