Calcutta place
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using those same trails during World War II to smuggle arms to Chiang Kai-shek. They had a very well-established support network, including a warehouse that was now reopened. Recruits traveled in groups to Calcutta by train when the next li…
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He never reached the capital. The companion who survived, Frank Bezak, B-E-S-S-A-K, though apparently an agent contract officer, had no knowledge of their actual mission. Bezak eventually reached Calcutta, where the CIA base chief, Frederic…
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Darlene Jing, typically those who do reach the area are more interested in Tibet, for the village is a main point on the trail to the capital. After the Chinese takeover of Tibet, the CIA's interest was rather more direct. As early as 1951,…
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John Turner, the CIA's latest man in Calcutta, would have been the likely candidate. Turner had actually grown up in Darlington. He was quite familiar with the setup in that area. Patterson acted as a translator in several meetings over fou…
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Recruits traveled to Calcutta by train, where the link was a contact address. Civil Air Transport planes flew to Taiwan for refueling. Sometimes they landed in Bangkok. Sometimes they landed in Hong Kong. They were all black CIA aircraft. I…