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The Heir of Trujillo book

also: dissertation on the dictator, manuscript

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Jesús de Galíndezperson · 4Rafael Trujilloperson · 3FBIintelligence service · 1Dominican Republiccountry · 1United Statescountry · 1Columbia Universityorganization · 1

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Jesús de Galíndez wrote The Heir of Trujillo documented
“Not long before he vanished, he had completed a damning 750-page dissertation on the dictator called the Heir of Trujillo and had submitted it as part of his PhD at Columbia. Scholarly theses do not normally incite violent passions, but Tru…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 15 @ 11:15

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The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 15
▶ 11:15 Not long before he vanished, he had completed a damning 750-page dissertation on the dictator called the Heir of Trujillo and had submitted it as part of his PhD at Columbia. Scholarly theses do not normally incite violent passions, but Tru…
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 15
▶ 11:43 about his regime was a threat. He viewed it as a betrayal. Trujillo's agents tried to convince Galinza to sell the manuscript to them, offering as much as $25,000, but he refused. The dictator decided that left him only one course of action…
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 15
▶ 16:28 An FBI official noted in a memo that his dissertation on Trujillo may involve informant and personal difficulties. This matter will be watched closely and the Bureau kept advised. Not closely enough. Galendez was well aware of his perilous …
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 15
▶ 18:22 that was especially equipped to fly long distances, stopping for refueling after midnight in West Palm Beach before continuing on to the Dominican Republic. After landing, Galendez, still half-conscious, was transported to the dictator's fa…