Louis Johnson person
also: Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense, Louis Johnson
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Claims (5)
Louis Johnson succeeded
James Forrestal documented
document
“Secretary Forrestal's immediate successor Louis Johnson renewed the arrangement in 1949…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.75
Louis Johnson appointed
CIA documented
document
“Secretary Forrestal's immediate successor Louis Johnson renewed the arrangement in 1949…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.75
Louis Johnson forwarded_proposal_to
Harry S. Truman book_quoted
“Louis Johnson forwarded the proposal and the accompanying memorandum from Wisner to Truman. But the collapse of the resistance, i.e. the Nationalists, on the mainland temporarily paused the process. This became a defining moment for civil a…”
▶ The Colonel’s CornerSafe for Democracy Part 10 (11) @ 15:53
Harry S. Truman removed_from_power
Louis Johnson documented
“So the early months showed how poorly the Department of Defense was doing. It's no longer the Department of War. It's now the Department of Defense. So Truman fires Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and appoints Marshall. This is a problem…”
▶ The Shadow State 77 Pilgrims Society 3 @ 1:10:46
Louis Johnson headed
Pentagon documented
“which was a precursor to the CIA. Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson forwarded both the proposal and an accompanying memorandum from Wisner from the CIA to the president. Harry Truman expressed some interest in November, but the final colla…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER in Presidents' Secret Wars Chapter 4 @ 11:30
Mentions (3)
▶ 14:11
the CIA signed a formal agreement in November. In the Pentagon, a few days before, a detailed proposal for covert operations in China had been sent to the SEC DEF by a General John Magruder, M-A-G-R-U-D-E-R. Magruder endorsed the proposal, …
▶ 15:21
on the 1st of November. And I bet they were singing, we're in the money. Meanwhile, on October 28th, a detailed proposal for covert operations in China from General John Magruder went to the Secretary of Defense. Magruder, citing his experi…
▶ 1:10:46
So the early months showed how poorly the Department of Defense was doing. It's no longer the Department of War. It's now the Department of Defense. So Truman fires Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and appoints Marshall. This is a problem…