Alan Lawrence Pope person
also: Pope, Hope
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Claims (2)
Indonesian Air Force carried_out_attack
Alan Lawrence Pope documented
“On May 18th, one of the Rebel B-26 bomber raided Ambon, hitting a crowded village marketplace where people were on their way to church. The plane was hit over its intended target, an airfield, and the right wing caught on fire. The crew bai…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret war chapter 8 @ 56:26
CIA recruited
Alan Lawrence Pope documented
“as Cabell confirmed for Foster Dulles, but CIA had a lot of confidence in the man. Hope had flown in Korea for this civil air transport, including 57 missions to Dinbinfu. He had been recruited for the Indonesian operation in Saigon. His fi…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret war chapter 8 @ 56:55
Mentions (7)
▶ 33:38
On President Sakarno's visit in 1961 to Washington, D.C., he was shocked by six years of political interference and funding of anti-governmental revolt and assassination. This included special mention of the CIA pilot Alan Lawrence Pope, ap…
▶ 56:26
On May 18th, one of the Rebel B-26 bomber raided Ambon, hitting a crowded village marketplace where people were on their way to church. The plane was hit over its intended target, an airfield, and the right wing caught on fire. The crew bai…
▶ 56:55
as Cabell confirmed for Foster Dulles, but CIA had a lot of confidence in the man. Hope had flown in Korea for this civil air transport, including 57 missions to Dinbinfu. He had been recruited for the Indonesian operation in Saigon. His fi…
▶ 57:22
that John Foster stood before the press to say the Indonesian rebellion should be resolved without intrusion, as he intruded. With the Americans, what the Americans did not know was that Sukarno could prove that Pope had an official relatio…
▶ 57:52
and the pilots had undergone strip searches before each mission to ensure they had no criminating evidence on them. But Pope concealed his papers on the aircraft. The Indonesians captured Air Force and Civil Air Transport identification car…
▶ 58:20
The papers in Pope were displayed for the world press in Jakarta on May 27th. Both the U.S. president and the secretary of state had been caught openly lying to the American people. And I know my buddy Absolute 1776 used to love Eisenhower.…
▶ 59:49
and the U.S., but no one at the CIA was even concerned. The CIA man who had made the original contact with the colonels was given his choice of a new post and took London. So he was promoted. A prime undercover agent went on to Algeria. Eve…