Office of Operations organization
also: OCO
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Lyndon B. Johnsonperson · 1CIAintelligence service · 1USAIDorganization · 1Hoyt Vandenbergperson · 1Austrian Information Serviceorganization · 1Office of Strategic Servicesintelligence service · 1Foreign Broadcast Information Serviceorganization · 1Wade Lathamperson · 1Paul Smithperson · 1William Knowltonperson · 1Revolutionary Development Support Directorateorganization · 1South Vietnamplace · 1
Claims (3)
Wade Latham headed
Office of Operations host_asserted
“OCOs, regional directors, were assigned in all of those different cores and same old people just reshuffle the deck that we've done like we're on iteration number seven if you're counting. They were given four months to show results and of …”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam Part 8 Phoenix Program @ 58:02
Paul Smith headed
Office of Operations host_asserted
“PSYOP, political action, defectors, public safety, refugees, and economic development. That's too much shit, and you know it ain't going to work. Because none of that has anything to do with your physical security. These people are stupid. …”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam Part 8 Phoenix Program @ 57:32
Lyndon B. Johnson founded
Office of Operations host_asserted
“President Johnson gave the civilians one last shot. The result was the Office of Civil Operations, OCO. It was formed in October 1966. OCO combined the field operation units of AID, the U.S. Information, the propaganda arm, and the CIA, whi…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam Part 8 Phoenix Program @ 57:01
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▶ 57:01
President Johnson gave the civilians one last shot. The result was the Office of Civil Operations, OCO. It was formed in October 1966. OCO combined the field operation units of AID, the U.S. Information, the propaganda arm, and the CIA, whi…
▶ 57:32
PSYOP, political action, defectors, public safety, refugees, and economic development. That's too much shit, and you know it ain't going to work. Because none of that has anything to do with your physical security. These people are stupid. …
▶ 58:33
reshaped, and even though nothing was achieved in terms of pacification, the formation of the Office of Civil Operations spared the military commander, Wes Moreland, from having to reorganize the civilian agencies himself. So in March of 67…
▶ 14:19
Succeeded in gaining control of the former OSS Strategic Services Unit, the espionage and secret intelligence organization that had both commandos, paramilitary, and spies. That grew his organization to 1,300 people. Vandenberg was not sati…