Generals' Putsch event

“Due to the press stories over potential U.S. involvement in the general's coup, the Kennedy administration went into damage control. Administration officials denied that the U.S. hadn't been involved in the plot. The U.S. Secretary of State…”

“In a more significant claim, at least for the history here, Grief also reported on an important clandestine meeting supposedly that took place in Madrid on April 12, 1961, between various foreign agents, including members of the CIA and the…”

“also points out that the Americans were angry over de Gaulle's policies, paralyzing NATO and rendering the defense of Europe impossible. Bloom added CIA men assured the generals that if they and their followers succeeded, Washington would r…”

“What they say is the CIA played a direct part in the Algiers coup and certainly weighed heavily on the decision taken by the ex-general to start the coup. Quote, basically talking about the general, the French general, had several meetings …”