John Allison person
also: Allison, the ambassador, ambassador
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Claims (3)
Allen Dulles covered_up
John Allison book_quoted
“Allison was then deliberately misinformed regarding anything that was going on with the CIA operation. John Foster called Allen on November 29th to tell him of an extremely significant cable from Allison that involved a complete reversal in…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret war chapter 8 @ 33:51
Allen Dulles removed_from_power
John Allison documented
“Accounts differ on whether Allison asked for an immediate transport or was simply ordered out of the country. But John Foster sent Allison, a career diplomat, to Czechoslovakia because of his hesitation and not wanting to be involved in the…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret war chapter 8 @ 41:01
Allen Dulles removed_from_power
John Allison book_quoted
“Secretary Dulles sent Allison to Czechoslovakia. The ambassador speculated in retrospect that Sukarno had disgusted Foster. Allison had his moment passing through Washington on his way to Prague. He stopped at the CIA for a debriefing. The …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 14 (15) @ 21:14
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and also to execute a CIA covert operation. From that moment, the Secretary of State was in frequent contact with his brother over the Indonesian operation. Foster Dulles overruled his own ambassador in Jakarta, John Allison, who had learne…
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Allison was then deliberately misinformed regarding anything that was going on with the CIA operation. John Foster called Allen on November 29th to tell him of an extremely significant cable from Allison that involved a complete reversal in…
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began to fear that Sukarno might allow Soviet bombers to use the facility. Navy resistance suddenly melted away. Submarine shipments were expected to take three days, were quickly arranged. When the word of the armed shipments was sent to t…
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Accounts differ on whether Allison asked for an immediate transport or was simply ordered out of the country. But John Foster sent Allison, a career diplomat, to Czechoslovakia because of his hesitation and not wanting to be involved in the…
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The experiences of Chester Bowles in India, William Stiball in Burma, and John Allison in Indonesia highlighted the difficulties. After an interagency study in 1958, Eisenhower gave the CIA virtual total autonomy with instructions that the …
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From that moment, John Foster Dulles spoke to his brother frequently about Haig. Foster overruled his own ambassador in Jakarta, John Allison, who had learned of the CIA contact with the rebels and argued against involvement, as had been th…
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John Foster Dulles called Allen Dulles on November 29th, though, to tell Allen of an extremely significant cable from Allison that involved a complete reversal. The ambassador now was advising action. Foster told Allen Dulles, quote, what w…
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Military mission appeared in Sulawesi, and it's not Chinese, it's Taiwanese, and it's the Chiang Kai-shek KMT military. When word of arms shipment reached the American embassy in Jakarta, it embarrassed John Allison, who had been advocating…
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Secretary Dulles sent Allison to Czechoslovakia. The ambassador speculated in retrospect that Sukarno had disgusted Foster. Allison had his moment passing through Washington on his way to Prague. He stopped at the CIA for a debriefing. The …
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these operations. Richard Helms faced a new difficulty when Kennedy reduced the autonomy of the CIA stations. The degree of control an ambassador should have over CIA operations in his country had been a touchy issue for years. The experien…