Thomas Ahern person
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Iran captured
Thomas Ahern documented
“Langley had reason to want the hostages freed. The Iranians had captured the CIA station in Tehran. They quickly identified Thomas Ahern as its chief and kept him in solitary confinement. Although CIA records in Tehran had been evacuated wh…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2) @ 45:13
Thomas Ahern headed
CIA documented
“Americans had been evacuated and only a tiny staff returned afterwards from the first one. During the interval between the Shah's fall and the embassy takeover, the CIA resorted to unusual tactics. Using both official and undercover station…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2) @ 38:25
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▶ 38:25
Americans had been evacuated and only a tiny staff returned afterwards from the first one. During the interval between the Shah's fall and the embassy takeover, the CIA resorted to unusual tactics. Using both official and undercover station…
▶ 38:53
with four agents shuttled among CIA safe houses in Tehran, not so much a station as a clandestine network. Among their notable achievements was the exfiltration of Raptor, a senior Iranian military officer, CIA's top spy in the Shah's gover…
▶ 45:13
Langley had reason to want the hostages freed. The Iranians had captured the CIA station in Tehran. They quickly identified Thomas Ahern as its chief and kept him in solitary confinement. Although CIA records in Tehran had been evacuated wh…