Maurice Challe person
also: Shali, Chalet, the Shali guy
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Charles de Gaulleperson · 61961 French coup attemptevent · 6Francecountry · 5Algeriacountry · 5Parisplace · 4United Statescountry · 3Washington, D.C.place · 2Union Minière du Haut-Katangaorganization · 2Operation Gladiooperation · 2North Atlantic Treaty Organizationorganization · 2Jacques Kostelperson · 1Congocountry · 1Richard M. Bissell Jr.person · 1Organisation armée secrèteorganization · 1
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Maurice Challe attempted_coup_against
Charles de Gaulle documented
“But the strange events that occurred in Paris in April 61 reinforced the disturbing feeling that President Kennedy was not in control of his own government. Paris was in a turmoil. It was April 22nd. A group of retired French generals had s…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 18 @ 52:32
Maurice Challe member_of
North Atlantic Treaty Organization documented
“De Gaulle quickly concluded that Chalet must be acting with the support of U.S. intelligence. The officials began spreading the word to the press. Shortly before his resignation from the French military, Chalet had served as NATO commander-…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 18 @ 55:26
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▶ 53:56
against De Gaulle. By Sunday, panic was sweeping through Paris. All air traffic was halted over the area. The metro was shut down. The cinemas were dark. News that the coup was being led by a widely admired Maurice Challe, C-H-A-L-L-E, a fo…
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from Dagal down. Shali, a squat, quiet man, World War II hero, and had pretended to be a Dagal loyalist. But the passions of war in Algeria had deeply affected him and left him vulnerable to persuasions of more zealous French officers. He h…
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And he felt a responsibility to stand by that oath, not the one he took to his country, but to people that were living in another country. In his radio broadcast to the people of France, the coup leader explained that he was taking his stan…
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De Gaulle quickly concluded that Chalet must be acting with the support of U.S. intelligence. The officials began spreading the word to the press. Shortly before his resignation from the French military, Chalet had served as NATO commander-…
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Shali and American security officials shared a deep dissatisfaction with DeGaulle. Now, keep in mind, this is NATO that basically runs Operation Gladio. And this guy, the Shali guy, was in charge of the stuff for all of NATO. So he knows lo…
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Kostel, a former governor general of Algeria who joined the secret army organization OAS, which is Gladio, a notorious anti-De Gaulle terrorist group, i.e. Gladio, had a lunch meeting with Richard Bissell in Washington just shortly before. …
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including the allegation that the CIA agents sought funding for the Shali coup from multinational corporations, such as Belgium Mining Company in the Congo. Ministry officials also alleged that, and by the way, the Belgium company is the on…