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[[Richard Bissell]] (1909-1994) was the [[CIA]]'s Deputy Director For Plans from 1959 to 1964.<ref>Phillip Frazer, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-richard-bissell-1426661.html Obituary: Richard Bissell], ''Independent'', 3 March 1994.</ref> | [[Richard Bissell]] (1909-1994) was the [[CIA]]'s Deputy Director For Plans from 1959 to 1964.<ref>Phillip Frazer, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-richard-bissell-1426661.html Obituary: Richard Bissell], ''Independent'', 3 March 1994.</ref> | ||
| − | According to the Independent, Bissell was "the central covert operations man in the Central Intelligence Agency for the central period of the cold war": | + | According to the ''Independent'', Bissell was "the central covert operations man in the Central Intelligence Agency for the central period of the cold war": |
::Not the most well-known nor the highest-ranking official, Bissell was the man who planned and gave the orders for such low points in American cold-war dirty tricks as the overthrow of [[Patrice Lumumba]], the disastrous invasion of Cuba and the numerous (failed) attempts to assassinate [[Fidel Castro]].<ref>Phillip Frazer, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-richard-bissell-1426661.html Obituary: Richard Bissell], ''Independent'', 3 March 1994.</ref> | ::Not the most well-known nor the highest-ranking official, Bissell was the man who planned and gave the orders for such low points in American cold-war dirty tricks as the overthrow of [[Patrice Lumumba]], the disastrous invasion of Cuba and the numerous (failed) attempts to assassinate [[Fidel Castro]].<ref>Phillip Frazer, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-richard-bissell-1426661.html Obituary: Richard Bissell], ''Independent'', 3 March 1994.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:44, 10 February 2010
Richard Bissell (1909-1994) was the CIA's Deputy Director For Plans from 1959 to 1964.[1]
According to the Independent, Bissell was "the central covert operations man in the Central Intelligence Agency for the central period of the cold war":
- Not the most well-known nor the highest-ranking official, Bissell was the man who planned and gave the orders for such low points in American cold-war dirty tricks as the overthrow of Patrice Lumumba, the disastrous invasion of Cuba and the numerous (failed) attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro.[2]
Affiliations
- Ford Foundation
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Consortium for the Study of Intelligence, Founder Member
Notes
- ↑ Phillip Frazer, Obituary: Richard Bissell, Independent, 3 March 1994.
- ↑ Phillip Frazer, Obituary: Richard Bissell, Independent, 3 March 1994.
