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China held John Downey host_asserted
“When another of the non-aligned leaders, Premier Wu Nu of Burma, visited Beijing in 1957, he offered to intercede for the Americans. The Chinese indicated that they were willing to release the imprisoned CIA officers John Downey and Richard…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 13 (14) @ 46:43
Allen Dulles refused_to_release John Downey host_asserted
“So China offered to release the political prisoners if we would allow them to send journalists to report on the progress that China had made. John Foster Dulles said no. They were left there for two decades, 20 years. Dulles turned to Socca…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 13 (14) @ 47:13
John Downey carried_out_attack China documented
“They parachuted into Manchuria in July. That November, Downey and Richard Fectow, with the CIA only five months at that time, plus a civil air transport flight crew, were forced down in China while attempting to recover an agent who went th…”
▶ The Colonel’s CornerSafe for Democracy Part 10 (11) @ 1:05:10
The Agents of Subversion exposed John Downey book_quoted
“that we may do this book next, the neocolonialism. But one of the books that I find very fascinating, given what's going on right now, is this one right here. It's called The Agents of Subversion. This book is about the fate of John Downey …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner OPEN MIC FRIDAY @ 4:22
China released John Downey documented
“The president used a news conference to admit publicly for the first time that Downey and Factow had been CIA officers and apologized for their presence in China. Downey was released in March of 73. I've read that book about, there's actual…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 32 (34) @ 1:06:47
John Downey member_of CIA documented
“was heavily recruited for this particular program. That was according to John Downey, who joined the CIA after his graduation. He was assigned to set up resistance in the Karen province. Downey visited Saipan in 1952 to select a four-man un…”
▶ The Colonel’s CornerSafe for Democracy Part 10 (11) @ 1:04:43

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The Colonel’s Corner Drugs, Oil and War Part 9 b
▶ 49:48 On another CIA operation in 1952, a civil air transport plane dropped CIA agents John Downey and Richard Bechtel with a supply of arms for Chiang Kai-shek's guerrillas. We are going to read that book. There's a book written about this. It i…
The Colonel’s Corner OPEN MIC FRIDAY
▶ 4:22 that we may do this book next, the neocolonialism. But one of the books that I find very fascinating, given what's going on right now, is this one right here. It's called The Agents of Subversion. This book is about the fate of John Downey …
The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents Secret War Chap 4
▶ 1:06:22 not loyal to Shang, but was carried out by the CIA. This operation, known as Tropic to the civil air transport pilots, used the crews flying out of Japan at night in unmarked C-47. Yale class of 51 was heavily recruited for the program, rec…
The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents Secret War Chap 4
▶ 1:06:49 who joined the CIA that year after graduation, assigned to set up resistance in Kirin, K-I-R-I-N. Downey visited Saipan in 1952 to select a four-man team who were going to be dropped in July. In November, Downey and Richard Fechtau, F-E-C-T…
The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents Secret War Chap 4
▶ 1:07:16 and was a part of the Civil Air Transport flight crew, was forced down in China when attempting to recover an agent parachuted into Cairn to observe the team at work. The failure of this November 29th flight and capture of Downey and Bechte…
The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents Secret War Chap 4
▶ 1:07:44 Remained imprisoned in China. Until 1973. 20 years. And I have a book. That I just got. Yes I know Bridget. Another book. But this book. Is crazy. It's actually his story. Where is the book? Because.…
The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents Secret War Chap 4
▶ 1:09:40 They were able, because you're talking about, you know, back in 1950, whatever, 52, 53, they didn't have a lot of anti-aircraft anything. They literally were like shooting with guns and forced the aircraft, disabled basically the aircraft. …
The Colonels corner president’s secret war chapter 8
▶ 18:04 Burmese Prime Minister offered to intercede for the Americans during an official visit to Peking. He did so, and the Chinese agreed to release the captured CIA agent John Downey and Richard Fectow in exchange for nothing more than Americans…
The Colonel’s CornerSafe for Democracy Part 10 (11)
▶ 1:04:43 was heavily recruited for this particular program. That was according to John Downey, who joined the CIA after his graduation. He was assigned to set up resistance in the Karen province. Downey visited Saipan in 1952 to select a four-man un…
The Colonel’s CornerSafe for Democracy Part 10 (11)
▶ 1:05:10 They parachuted into Manchuria in July. That November, Downey and Richard Fectow, with the CIA only five months at that time, plus a civil air transport flight crew, were forced down in China while attempting to recover an agent who went th…
The Colonel’s CornerSafe for Democracy Part 10 (11)
▶ 1:05:39 The failure of this flight and the capture of Downey and Fectow by the communists essentially brought a halt to the Manchurian program and many of the China operations in the north, not the south. The CIA was extremely concerned that others…
The Colonel’s CornerSafe for Democracy Part 10 (11)
▶ 1:06:09 CIA officers were supposed to be involved in any of these operations. The two CIA men were eventually brought before a Chinese show trial, along with a B-29 crew that had been captured months later. Downey was maintained in a prison until 1…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 13 (14)
▶ 46:43 When another of the non-aligned leaders, Premier Wu Nu of Burma, visited Beijing in 1957, he offered to intercede for the Americans. The Chinese indicated that they were willing to release the imprisoned CIA officers John Downey and Richard…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 32 (34)
▶ 1:05:49 One of the agency's officers captured in 52 as a goodwill gesture. Langley had no idea why that happened, and the second CIA prisoner, John Downey, stayed in jail, though with a reduced sentence. When the CIA learned of Nixon's China trip, …
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 32 (34)
▶ 1:06:19 Meeting with Chinese leader Zhao Enzlei on February 25th, 72, Nixon intended to mention Downey. Zhao commented optimistically on a possible release, though he noted the absence of precedence for this between nations that had no diplomatic r…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 32 (34)
▶ 1:06:47 The president used a news conference to admit publicly for the first time that Downey and Factow had been CIA officers and apologized for their presence in China. Downey was released in March of 73. I've read that book about, there's actual…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 33 (35)
▶ 10:36 approach to China, the release of Robert Bechtel and John Downey, who will be released in 1973. So that's where we were at in this book. For those of you who's following along, we're on page 385. Okay, for more than two decades since the in…