Operation Valuable operation
also: Project Valuable
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Claims (9)
CIA funded
Operation Valuable book_quoted
“These were joint operations. A small band of commandos were to be infiltrated to set up local guerrilla groups, which could be coordinated and supported from the outside. The plan was called Operation Valuable and the CIA knew it as BG Fien…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 5 @ 30:42
Operation Valuable targeted_for_regime_change
Albania book_quoted
“to infiltrate their local groups, you know, like stay behind, sound familiar? The plan, evidently called Operation Valuable, was discussed internally in British government meetings in 1948. And 1948 is the same time that they're destabilizi…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents’ Secret Wars John Prados Chap 3 @ 6:51
United Kingdom funded
Operation Valuable book_quoted
“Despite their own determination, the British wanted American help, especially financial backing for this operation. In March, William Hayter, H-A-Y-T-E-R, who was a British senior intelligence officer, led a delegation of their intelligence…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents’ Secret Wars John Prados Chap 3 @ 8:45
Harold Perkins headed
Operation Valuable book_quoted
“on Corfu as a monitoring station for communication purposes. A number of paramilitary experts from wartime were basically commissioned to participate in Operation Valuable, including Harold Perkins, who ran the operation, and David Smiley, …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents’ Secret Wars John Prados Chap 3 @ 12:58
Bali Kombatar member_of
Operation Valuable book_quoted
“of demonstrators that occurred in February 1944. Another had been a justice minister during the Italian occupation, and after meetings with SIS and OPC, the representatives in Rome, Bali, was brought into the operation in June 1949. Immedia…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents’ Secret Wars John Prados Chap 3 @ 16:01
Kim Philby spied_on
Operation Valuable book_quoted
“was that one of its top men was a Soviet spy. Kim Philby happened to be working on this entire initiative. American and British leaders discussed Operation Valuable at the highest levels during Ernest Bevin's September 1949 trip to Washingt…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents’ Secret Wars John Prados Chap 3 @ 20:27
CIA covered_up
Operation Valuable book_quoted
“purely internal Albanian uprising at this time is not indicated and if undertaken would have little chance of success. Although presumably the CIA analysts were not aware of Operation Valuable, they nonetheless noted nine weaknesses of the …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents’ Secret Wars John Prados Chap 3 @ 20:56
John Richardson headed
Operation Valuable book_quoted
“where he ran agent drops directly into the Soviet Union using stay-behind units. It fell to the Southeast European Division Chief John H. Richardson to liquidate Operation Valuable, a wartime veteran of the Counterintelligence Corps in Ital…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents’ Secret Wars John Prados Chap 3 @ 29:52
Inter-Services Intelligence funded
Operation Valuable book_quoted
“These were joint operations. A small band of commandos were to be infiltrated to set up local guerrilla groups, which could be coordinated and supported from the outside. The plan was called Operation Valuable and the CIA knew it as BG Fien…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 5 @ 30:42
Mentions (14)
▶ 6:51
to infiltrate their local groups, you know, like stay behind, sound familiar? The plan, evidently called Operation Valuable, was discussed internally in British government meetings in 1948. And 1948 is the same time that they're destabilizi…
▶ 9:36
Operation Valuable was coordinated by a joint committee in Washington. The British representatives were the SIS liaison man and their Vulcan expert at the embassy. Americans included Robert Joyce, who represented the State Department and it…
▶ 12:58
on Corfu as a monitoring station for communication purposes. A number of paramilitary experts from wartime were basically commissioned to participate in Operation Valuable, including Harold Perkins, who ran the operation, and David Smiley, …
▶ 13:57
had approached the U.S. through the CIA channels for military aid and were depending on this assistance to forestall any interaction with the Soviets, they did not want to piss off the Soviets. And that's what they felt would happen if they…
▶ 15:34
had collaborated with the Germans and Italians in the war, and they were very well-established fascists in their views. Gee, they're going to work great for Operation Gladio because we love those fascist people. One leader had been the inte…
▶ 19:57
took two parties totaling 20 Albanian partisans across the channel from Carfu, and the SIS nickname for these guys were called the Pixies. Four of the paramilitary men were killed. The other ones escaped into Greece. Albanian government sec…
▶ 20:27
was that one of its top men was a Soviet spy. Kim Philby happened to be working on this entire initiative. American and British leaders discussed Operation Valuable at the highest levels during Ernest Bevin's September 1949 trip to Washingt…
▶ 20:56
purely internal Albanian uprising at this time is not indicated and if undertaken would have little chance of success. Although presumably the CIA analysts were not aware of Operation Valuable, they nonetheless noted nine weaknesses of the …
▶ 22:53
In his conversation with Atkinson on Balkan policy, Ernest Bevin inquired whether the U.S. basically agreed with the overthrow of the Hoxha government. Atkinson replied they did. Are there, wondered Secretary Bevin, any kings around that co…
▶ 24:20
of the Bali Kamatar, 40% of another party and the rest from a minority party inside of Albania. After these disappointing starts, Operation Valuable sputtered on for months and then years and increased in level of resources spent on it. Ame…
▶ 30:21
Flying to Rome after the Mejade disaster, Richardson had the most delicate mission. Joseph Lieb, L-E-I-B, the Rome station chief, still believed that the Albanian adventure could be done. Richardson sat down over drinks with his station chi…
▶ 30:42
These were joint operations. A small band of commandos were to be infiltrated to set up local guerrilla groups, which could be coordinated and supported from the outside. The plan was called Operation Valuable and the CIA knew it as BG Fien…
▶ 32:10
In March, William Hayter, a senior British intelligence officer, led a delegation of SIS and foreign office officials to Washington to ask for support for Operation Valuable and to present a broad range of alternatives for prosecuting the C…
▶ 32:39
Frank Wisner took a senior official with him on a trip to London where the Albania plan was finalized. The deal would be sealed with a handshake over a lunch at the Bucks Club. We've talked about that. That's the one where special operation…