Operation Ivory Coast operation
also: Ivory Coast, Ivory Coat, Sante operation
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Richard Nixonperson · 3CIAintelligence service · 2Vietnamcountry · 2Henry Kissingerperson · 2Richard Helmsperson · 2Sante Prisoner Campplace · 2U.S. Armyorganization · 1U.S. Army Special Forcesorganization · 1U.S. Air Forceorganization · 1Thomas Moorerperson · 1Bull Simonsperson · 1William P. Rogersperson · 1Udorn Air Force Baseplace · 1Son Tayplace · 1John Vogtperson · 1Edwards Air Force Baseplace · 1Thailandcountry · 1
Claims (4)
Operation Ivory Coast carried_out_attack
Sante Prisoner Camp documented
“The word on a flash cable to pepper grinder was spook bait in Thailand, where now Bull, Simon, and 58 men, assault force, and helicopters were standing by. From there, they moved up to Udorn, Thailand. Ivory Coast was executed during the ni…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Presidents’ Secret Wars, chapter 15 @ 35:13
Richard Nixon ordered_assassination_of
Operation Ivory Coast documented
“was the presenter on November 18th when Ivory Coast's plan was again briefed at the White House, this time directly to Nixon, SACDEP, Kissinger, CIA Director Helms, and Secretary of State William Rogers. The president was told that he had a…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Presidents’ Secret Wars, chapter 15 @ 34:45
Operation Ivory Coast carried_out_attack
Vietnam documented
“The last part of the Sante story is the deception of Congress and the American public that was inadvertently revealed by Nixon himself. Airstrikes had been made against North Vietnamese targets that night to divert attention from this rescu…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Presidents’ Secret Wars, chapter 15 @ 38:59
Operation Ivory Coast carried_out_attack
Son Tay documented
“To both Colby's and Shackley's credit, their differences remained minor. Another intelligence mission principally involving special forces at the MAC SOG was a prisoner rescue under the code name Bright Light. The most spectacular mission w…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 31 (33) @ 22:08
Mentions (8)
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would be the 91st rescue mission, but one of the most ambitious and the first in North Vietnam. Only 20 of the previously made rescue missions had been successful, freeing 318 South Vietnamese soldiers and 60 civilians, but only one America…
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Planning reached an advanced stage by the late summer, practice exercises had began, and it was ready for Richard Nixon's approval. The Sante operation was christened Ivory Coat. This spectacular mission was planned down to the last detail,…
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So great was the secrecy that the Mok village was disassembled and concealed each time a Soviet reconnaissance satellite went overhead. There were more than 100 exercises with helicopters intended to fly in the raid and 368 practice flights…
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who was director of the Joint Staff, presented a detailed status to Kissinger at the White House recommending that Operation Ivory Coast be carried out at the end of the month. The Joint Chiefs, the SECDEF, and the CIA Director, Richard Hel…
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was the presenter on November 18th when Ivory Coast's plan was again briefed at the White House, this time directly to Nixon, SACDEP, Kissinger, CIA Director Helms, and Secretary of State William Rogers. The president was told that he had a…
▶ 35:13
The word on a flash cable to pepper grinder was spook bait in Thailand, where now Bull, Simon, and 58 men, assault force, and helicopters were standing by. From there, they moved up to Udorn, Thailand. Ivory Coast was executed during the ni…
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with the Green Berets killed an estimated 100 to 200 enemy. These soldiers, however, were too tall for Vietnamese and are thought to have been from some other country. Operation Ivory Coast could have turned into a major international incid…
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Operation Ivory Coast came off without a hitch, unlike the latter Iranian hostage fiasco, but it illustrated a different problem with those kinds of missions. Absolutely zero prisoners were found. Intelligence on prisoner locations in rescu…