Franklin A. Lindsay person
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Claims (23)
Franklin A. Lindsay headed
ITEK documented
“is that the company had conducted it. The analysis of the Zebruder film was ITEK. That is a high-tech camera company that made spy equipment for the United States government, and whose president in 1962 was CIA officer Frank Lindsey. This w…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 20 @ 30:23
Franklin A. Lindsay member_of
CIA book_quoted
“for the people of the Soviet Union. Its broadcast station later became known as Radio Liberty. Its principal person or executive was called Franklin A. Lindsay, L-I-N-D-S-A-Y, who also was a CIA asset and represented the CIA on a joint comm…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Book Club_ President’s Secret War Chap 2 @ 22:11
Franklin A. Lindsay proposed
Frank Wisner book_quoted
“Lindsay was another OSS veteran and one of the real paramilitary, well-experienced agents. During the war, he had worked in what was then Yugoslavia, arranging secret arms shipments. It was Lindsay, together with a former State Department o…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 5 @ 16:07
Franklin A. Lindsay led
Lindsay Group documented
“There's a lot of people's opinion that's done research that iTech was a CIA proprietary, and he didn't actually leave the CIA, kind of like QNTEL. Lindsey took up the reins again briefly in 67 and 68 to lead a study group on covert operatio…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 32 (34) @ 53:19
Franklin A. Lindsay headed
International Telephone and Telegraph documented
“He had become the head of ITEK, I-T-E-K Corporation, which was a contractor for equipment used in U.S. spy satellites. Now, I want to say this as well. ITEK, if you go back and look, this guy was in the CIA. He leaves, quote unquote, leaves…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 32 (34) @ 52:45
Franklin A. Lindsay headed
Office of Policy Coordination documented
“He's actually, I mentioned he was studying music. Well, he has a very famous baritone, or a very good one, I guess. And he was actually president of the Yale Glee Club. That was a big part of his bio, all of his singing stuff. I'm not going…”
▶ Shadow State 30 Secret Societies 14; Rhode Island Rats @ 53:01
Franklin A. Lindsay wrote_paper_for
Allen Dulles book_quoted
“were the end for Frank Lindsay. Burned out with a chain of disasters, Lindsay announced his departure. Allen Dulles asked him to write a paper on the lessons learned. Dulles and Lindsay went over a draft one at his house on a weekend. The c…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 6 @ 36:42
Franklin A. Lindsay recruited
Otto Skorzeny book_quoted
“is that the company had conducted it. The analysis of the Zebruder film was ITEK. That is a high-tech camera company that made spy equipment for the United States government, and whose president in 1962 was CIA officer Frank Lindsey. This w…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 20 @ 30:23
Franklin A. Lindsay member_of
Marshall Plan documented
“correlating the stay-behind units under the management of NATO. Donovan is also confirmed to have been in Paris in that summer, along with several other former OSS officers, most of whom later joined the CIA. These included Milton Katz, K-A…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 6 - 7 @ 15:42
Franklin A. Lindsay recruited
John Brown book_quoted
“In February of 49, the British bowed out. The Wisner Group then furnished all the money for when? More than a million dollars over three years, going directly to the Russians. In 51, Lindsay recruited John Bross, another of the former lawye…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 6 @ 34:47
E. Michael Burke worked_with
Franklin A. Lindsay documented
“unfortunately, and had been sent to Italy with a team in connection with the surrender of the Axis nation. Toward the end of the war, Burke had gone into Yugoslavia and worked with Lindsay with partisan activities. Another member of the tea…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 5 @ 39:15
Franklin A. Lindsay member_of
Office of Policy Coordination book_quoted
“a detached foreign service officer for the Office of Policy Coordination, which is Frank Wisner's area. It also included Frank Wisner's deputy, Franklin Lindsay, with a leadership role in the Albanian campaign. So the first OPC, Office of P…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents’ Secret Wars John Prados Chap 3 @ 10:03
Franklin A. Lindsay reassigned
Ford Foundation book_quoted
“CIA manager Franklin Lindsey left for the Ford Foundation, which is a CIA front, while Washington subordinate E. Howard Hunt welcomed his orders to transfer to the Latin Division, where he would be embroiled in coup after coup after coup wi…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents’ Secret Wars John Prados Chap 3 @ 29:24
Franklin A. Lindsay worked_for
Ford Foundation book_quoted
“but Lindsey stuck to his guns. He left, and guess where he ended up? At the Ford Foundation. His replacement would be John Bross, the guy who had just given away a million dollars to the Soviets. There were many reasons for concern until 19…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 6 @ 37:12
Franklin A. Lindsay headed
Office of Policy Coordination documented
“for an assassination operation, that his office would only include the conditions for which the task was done, who would be involved, and who would be involved. The timing, location, and how the mission was carried out did not fall under hi…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 8 @ 52:07
Franklin A. Lindsay headed
Office of Policy Coordination book_quoted
“And that's how black money is funneled to them to do whatever their role is in this whole operation. Wisner divided the OPC into two branches, one for planning and the other for operations. Wisner's deputy was Frank Lindsey. He headed the o…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 8 @ 28:30
Franklin A. Lindsay headed
Office of Policy Coordination host_asserted
“He applies to the OSS in 1943 and gets denied by, this is a direct quote, by not having Gaelic speakers, G-A-L-I-C. They didn't think he was handsome enough to be a spy. Well, it's hard having Bozo for a spy. All right. Oops. Interestingly,…”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 2 @ 37:06
Boris Pash supported
Franklin A. Lindsay documented
“Colonel Pash's own explanation holds the key to his meeting with Skorzeny and Elsie. Colonel Pash handled cover and deception. Since Pash's office supported Frank Lindsay's operational branch, Pash's direct role was providing the cover and …”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 8 @ 52:37
Franklin A. Lindsay headed
League for the Liberation of Peoples book_quoted
“when Radio Free Europe pulled out every stop to get news into Eastern Europe. By then, the Munich headquarters at the edge of English Garden contained almost two dozen committees for liberation from Bolshevikism, started up in 1950. It was …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 4 @ 31:16
Franklin A. Lindsay headed
Office of Policy Coordination host_asserted
“He applies to the OSS in 1943 and gets denied by, this is a direct quote, by not having Gaelic speakers, G-A-L-I-C. They didn't think he was handsome enough to be a spy. Well, it's hard having Bozo for a spy. All right. Oops. Interestingly,…”
▶ The Shadow State 49 Skull & Bones Finale Pt. 2 @ 37:26
Allen Dulles covered_up
Franklin A. Lindsay book_quoted
“but Lindsey stuck to his guns. He left, and guess where he ended up? At the Ford Foundation. His replacement would be John Bross, the guy who had just given away a million dollars to the Soviets. There were many reasons for concern until 19…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 5 (6) @ 32:15
Franklin A. Lindsay recruited
Azov Battalion host_asserted
“Ukrainian Nazi network, and they kind of competed with each other. The two, Bandero, and I forget the other guy's name, it started with an M, were always at each other's throat trying to get Hitler's attention and a pat on the head saying t…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 8 @ 31:37
Franklin A. Lindsay recruited
Right Sector host_asserted
“Ukrainian Nazi network, and they kind of competed with each other. The two, Bandero, and I forget the other guy's name, it started with an M, were always at each other's throat trying to get Hitler's attention and a pat on the head saying t…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 8 @ 31:37
Mentions (26)
▶ 53:01
He's actually, I mentioned he was studying music. Well, he has a very famous baritone, or a very good one, I guess. And he was actually president of the Yale Glee Club. That was a big part of his bio, all of his singing stuff. I'm not going…
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for the people of the Soviet Union. Its broadcast station later became known as Radio Liberty. Its principal person or executive was called Franklin A. Lindsay, L-I-N-D-S-A-Y, who also was a CIA asset and represented the CIA on a joint comm…
▶ 10:03
a detached foreign service officer for the Office of Policy Coordination, which is Frank Wisner's area. It also included Frank Wisner's deputy, Franklin Lindsay, with a leadership role in the Albanian campaign. So the first OPC, Office of P…
▶ 29:24
CIA manager Franklin Lindsey left for the Ford Foundation, which is a CIA front, while Washington subordinate E. Howard Hunt welcomed his orders to transfer to the Latin Division, where he would be embroiled in coup after coup after coup wi…
▶ 52:15
started viewing them as necessary. Nixon's desires were reinforced by a group assembled by old line man, Frank Wisner's guy, Franklin Lindsay. One of the out of business for several years had direct…
▶ 53:19
There's a lot of people's opinion that's done research that iTech was a CIA proprietary, and he didn't actually leave the CIA, kind of like QNTEL. Lindsey took up the reins again briefly in 67 and 68 to lead a study group on covert operatio…
▶ 53:55
Their work relevant to whomever wins the election in 68, which happened to be Richard Nixon. Under the Harvard Center of International Affairs, which is Henry Kissinger's CIA proprietary, Lindsay's group included old war horses Richard Biss…
▶ 54:26
There were also Abrams Chains and Adam Yarmolinsky and academics like Samuel Huntington, Richard Neustadt, Lucian Pye, Roger Fisher, Edwin Reitzauer, and Max Milliken. The group finalized its report in December of 68 and gave it to Henry Ki…
▶ 55:31
So do you think it's going to say anything other than what the CIA and Henry Kissinger want it to say? Oh, my gosh. Dispensing of the traditional plausible deniability, the Lindsay Group advised the president to concern himself directly wit…
▶ 56:31
representative that's going to be in charge of all covert operations. And I'm the guy. Imagine that. Holy shit. The Lindsay group, which should be the CIA group slash Kissinger group, viewed Richard Helms as an effective CIA director and sa…
▶ 57:10
NSC Special Envoy Kissinger should be able to say no whenever he wanted to. An immediate program change seemed necessary, except that the group pushed hard for public funding for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. In general, the Lindsay …
▶ 58:35
remained the need to do things covertly. The cautious approach was quite evident. In the 74 survey, ranging over the many examinations of intelligence through the years, the CIA characterized the Lindsay report as concluding that there was …
▶ 15:37
Instead, the OPC materialized under Frank Wisner. The CIA joined the British intelligence in the Baltic partisan struggle using Wisner's Office of Policy Coordination. Wisner, in turn, relied on Franklin Lindsay, his Eastern European divisi…
▶ 16:07
Lindsay was another OSS veteran and one of the real paramilitary, well-experienced agents. During the war, he had worked in what was then Yugoslavia, arranging secret arms shipments. It was Lindsay, together with a former State Department o…
▶ 16:38
So Lindsay can fairly be said to have contributed to the origins of Frank Wisner's unit. Enthralled by the Marshall Plan as an economic bootstrap for downtrodden Europe, as a Harvard grad student, Lindsay had watched Marshall's speech point…
▶ 22:29
where they met with Harry Carr and other senior SIS officers concerned about these operations. Harry Rositsky led the group for the CIA, and one of the more suspicious Baltic officers accompanied the OPC team. Officers like Lindsay and Jerr…
▶ 34:43
Lindsay's, whose wartime OSS service was in Yugoslavia, was well known there too. The hopes in Washington were high. Frank Wisner exclaimed to Joyce, quote, a clinical experiment to see whether larger rollback operations would be feasible e…
▶ 38:40
meeting place for spies. So two men come up from Washington to talk with Burke. They had gotten his name from a friend at the OSS, most likely Frank Lindsey. E. Michael Burke had served in the Navy and had been seconded to the OSS. In other…
▶ 39:15
unfortunately, and had been sent to Italy with a team in connection with the surrender of the Axis nation. Toward the end of the war, Burke had gone into Yugoslavia and worked with Lindsay with partisan activities. Another member of the tea…
▶ 32:42
from Bolshevikism, started up in 1950. It was incorporated the following year. Franklin Lindsay put together its board of directors. It was another CIA front. Robert Dreher, D-R-E-H-E-R, joined the CIA in 1951 as a Navy Reserve lieutenant. …
▶ 16:37
by means of its powerful insurgent army. In Washington, there was growing interest in these operations. In 1948, the NSC study advocated ties with anti-Soviet groups as a prime means of acquiring information. Frank Wisner demanding the Gale…
▶ 28:49
who naturally had Wynne connections and sought to forge links to the underground. Poland seemed a logistical theater for CIA political warfare, certainly a place to argue for democracy against communism. Wynne seemed the ideal instrument. F…
▶ 29:50
In February of 49, the British bowed out. The Wisner Group then furnished all the money for when? More than a million dollars over three years, going directly to the Russians. In 51, Lindsay recruited John Bross, another of the former lawye…
▶ 31:14
The Russians, knowing the game was up, blew the operation for his propaganda value. A star agent first recruited by the British revealed himself as a Russian spy, recounting how Wynn had deceived the West. Then the Soviets staged a show tri…
▶ 31:45
were the end for Frank Lindsay. Burned out with a chain of disasters, Lindsay announced his departure. Allen Dulles asked him to write a paper on the lessons learned. Dulles and Lindsay went over a draft one at his house on a weekend. The c…
▶ 37:26
He applies to the OSS in 1943 and gets denied by, this is a direct quote, by not having Gaelic speakers, G-A-L-I-C. They didn't think he was handsome enough to be a spy. Well, it's hard having Bozo for a spy. All right. Oops. Interestingly,…