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Roscoe Hillenkoetter headed
CIA documented
“And if the resources were made available, the CIA at that time was building up their capabilities. And the newly assigned Director of Central Intelligence, Rear Admiral Roscoe Hillenotter, H-I-L-L-E-N-K-O-E-T-T-E-R, was obviously out of the…”
▶ The Colonels Corner - Book Club about real history @ 1:11:51
Roscoe Hillenkoetter appointed
Donald Galloway documented
“A week later, Admiral Hillenkotter ordered his OSO chief, Donald Galloway, to plan a covert psychological campaign using existing CIA resources where possible. Galloway formed a special procedures group within the Office of Special Operatio…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 4 (3) @ 47:28
Roscoe Hillenkoetter headed
CIA documented
“who's from Missouri, is surrounded by a group of people called the Missouri Gang, a bunch of people he brought to D.C. with him that were loyal to him. And there are a couple of names that are worth mentioning. One guy, Roscoe Hillenkotter,…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Book Club Prelude to Terror Chap 25 @ 1:48:06
Harry S. Truman appointed
Roscoe Hillenkoetter book_quoted
“working in the executive branch, when in fact many of them are actual CIA agents. And they have been the focal point of orchestrating all elements of governmental power when we go to overthrow a government. The National Security Council pla…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Medusa File by Craig Roberts Part 4 @ 15:51
Roscoe Hillenkoetter member_of
Missouri Gang host_asserted
“The first DCI we ever had, a guy by the name of Sidney Sowers, and his background was in Missouri grocery stores. So think about that. The second DCI was also from Missouri, a guy by the name of Hoyt Vandenberg. Here's the name you knew fro…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 49 (51) @ 1:06:02
Roscoe Hillenkoetter served_on
West Virginia book_quoted
“If there was anyone who could have expected to be aware of the danger of another Pearl Harbor-ish type activity, it was Hillen Cotter. He was an Annapolis man. He had been executive officer aboard the USS West Virginia that Sunday morning i…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret wars chapter 5 @ 21:11
Walter Bedell Smith succeeded
Roscoe Hillenkoetter book_quoted
“and 74% of the budget. When Roscoe Hillencotter was gone, he turned to a sea command, a cruiser division in the Pacific, and reached Korean waters soon enough to lead the ship, giving gunfight support to the U.S. Marines in the evacuation a…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret wars chapter 5 @ 26:30
Roscoe Hillenkoetter headed
CIA documented
“that it could complete any mission assigned by the National Security Council. At first, the agency concentrated on building up capability. It occupied additional quarters in a complex of temporary buildings that had earlier been the home of…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 4 (3) @ 42:31
Roscoe Hillenkoetter recruited
Harry S. Truman documented
“Hillenotter then went to Truman with the problem. A proposal for secret propaganda was initiated for presidential consideration. In this connection, the State Department advised in December that the Soviet covert operations threatened to de…”
▶ The Colonels Corner - Book Club about real history @ 1:13:51
Roscoe Hillenkoetter resigned
CIA documented
“While the cost of NSC-68 was still being calculated in June of 50, North Korea, this is the old version of it, North Korea invaded South Korea. We know the real story. Within days of the attack, Admiral Hilton Cotter requested sea duty and …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 5 @ 1:02:39
Roscoe Hillenkoetter member_of
CIA book_quoted
“working in the executive branch, when in fact many of them are actual CIA agents. And they have been the focal point of orchestrating all elements of governmental power when we go to overthrow a government. The National Security Council pla…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Medusa File by Craig Roberts Part 4 @ 15:51
Roscoe Hillenkoetter member_of
Missouri Gang host_asserted
“who's from Missouri, is surrounded by a group of people called the Missouri Gang, a bunch of people he brought to D.C. with him that were loyal to him. And there are a couple of names that are worth mentioning. One guy, Roscoe Hillenkotter,…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Book Club Prelude to Terror Chap 25 @ 1:48:06
William D. Leahy recommended
Roscoe Hillenkoetter book_quoted
“He had served as a naval attache in Paris, which that's interesting because that's exactly where they set up NATO originally. Helen Cotter was also an associate of Admiral William Leahy, who at the time was advising President Truman on inte…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret wars chapter 5 @ 22:10
Mentions (29)
▶ 1:11:51
And if the resources were made available, the CIA at that time was building up their capabilities. And the newly assigned Director of Central Intelligence, Rear Admiral Roscoe Hillenotter, H-I-L-L-E-N-K-O-E-T-T-E-R, was obviously out of the…
▶ 1:12:22
had spent a lot of time trying to kind of fill out the compliment of what he viewed the CIA mission was going to be all about. And it says that, but the CIA was not ready to take on any covert operations when initially asked. Plus, there we…
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counsel for his opinion. And that's the guy Houston that I read to you earlier. And he basically gave the opinion that there was that loophole. And in the published letter, 35 years later, Houston recalled that Hillenotter expressed concern…
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other considerations in the matter, whereupon the lawyer provided a second memorandum where Houston stated that, quote, if the president, with his constitutional responsibilities for conducting foreign policy, gave the agency the appropriat…
▶ 1:13:51
Hillenotter then went to Truman with the problem. A proposal for secret propaganda was initiated for presidential consideration. In this connection, the State Department advised in December that the Soviet covert operations threatened to de…
▶ 1:48:06
who's from Missouri, is surrounded by a group of people called the Missouri Gang, a bunch of people he brought to D.C. with him that were loyal to him. And there are a couple of names that are worth mentioning. One guy, Roscoe Hillenkotter,…
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And so then after World War II, he's in the CIA again, but he's wearing an army uniform. That's why this stuff is bullshit. Desmond Fitzgerald was another former officer who had been in Burma and an advisor to the Nationalist Army. As early…
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that had originally housed the OSS during the war. After the formation of the CIA, its headquarters was placed in the OSS building because the OSS had been deactivated. From there, Rear Admiral Roscoe Hillencotter became the DCI and preside…
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If there was anyone who could have expected to be aware of the danger of another Pearl Harbor-ish type activity, it was Hillen Cotter. He was an Annapolis man. He had been executive officer aboard the USS West Virginia that Sunday morning i…
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ship before it began sinking. He returned to the Pacific later in the war to create a functioning joint intelligence center for the theater commander in only six months time. And the theater commander at the time would have been who? MacArt…
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He had served as a naval attache in Paris, which that's interesting because that's exactly where they set up NATO originally. Helen Cotter was also an associate of Admiral William Leahy, who at the time was advising President Truman on inte…
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There were many conflicts between Hill and Cotter in the main office and Frank Wisner, who ran his fiefdom from a different building. Intelligence authorities like Ray Klein argue that Hill and Cotter lacked the rank, prestige, and politica…
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and 74% of the budget. When Roscoe Hillencotter was gone, he turned to a sea command, a cruiser division in the Pacific, and reached Korean waters soon enough to lead the ship, giving gunfight support to the U.S. Marines in the evacuation a…
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was General Walter Bedell Smith, who assumed office in October 7, 1950. Beadle, which was his nickname, had the prestige and contact that Hill and Cotter lacked. General Smith had been General Dwight Eisenhower's chief of staff during the w…
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that it could complete any mission assigned by the National Security Council. At first, the agency concentrated on building up capability. It occupied additional quarters in a complex of temporary buildings that had earlier been the home of…
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most were former OSS people. But in truth, the CIA had yet to attain readiness for covert operations and in important ways, it lacked authority to engage in them. Responding to the initial Pentagon inquiries, Admiral Hillencotter asked the …
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The memo then declared that we believe this would be unauthorized use of funds made available to the CIA. If such operations were ordered by the NSC, Houston concluded, it would, we feel, still need to be authorized by Congress with an appr…
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The admiral asked whether there was offsetting considerations in the matter, whereupon the lawyer provided a second memorandum. Here, Houston stated, quote, if the president, with his constitutional responsibility for the conduct of foreign…
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threatened to defeat American foreign policy objectives absent this Cold War tool. He wanted the U.S. Directorate for Political Warfare. At its very first meeting on December 13th, the National Security Council discussed a program for secre…
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A week later, Admiral Hillenkotter ordered his OSO chief, Donald Galloway, to plan a covert psychological campaign using existing CIA resources where possible. Galloway formed a special procedures group within the Office of Special Operatio…
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The first DCI we ever had, a guy by the name of Sidney Sowers, and his background was in Missouri grocery stores. So think about that. The second DCI was also from Missouri, a guy by the name of Hoyt Vandenberg. Here's the name you knew fro…
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Yeah. First director of the CIA, Annapolis grad, total linguist. He was a military assay in World War I. He had probably more intel experience of the founders of the CIA, and he left the fewest footprints, which was an interesting comment. …
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Funny story about Hill and Coder. He transfers back to the Pacific Fleet just in time to have his ship sunk from underneath him in Pearl Harbor. And he was the senior surviving officer. And then, of course, he would become the chief of Admi…
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was out in the field playing games. As Admiral Hill and Cotter struggled to establish the CIA, officials at the NSC wrestled with how to control it. Secretary of Defense James Forrestal wanted supervision by the NSC executive secretary. At …
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William Jackson, and Mattias Correa. All three were lawyers. All three had done intelligence during World War II. All three were part of the Praetorian Guard. The report considered every aspect of U.S. intelligence and had much to do with t…
▶ 1:02:39
While the cost of NSC-68 was still being calculated in June of 50, North Korea, this is the old version of it, North Korea invaded South Korea. We know the real story. Within days of the attack, Admiral Hilton Cotter requested sea duty and …
▶ 1:03:41
Truman already had Hill and Cotter's successor lined up. He was going to ask Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith. The 54-year-old officer had been a wartime chief to Dwight D. Eisenhower. From 46 to 49, Smith had served as a U.S. ambassa…
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Many of the CIAs vehemently opposed any association with this organization, including Admiral Roscoe Hillenkotter, the agency's first director, who in 1947 strongly urged President Truman to liquidate the Galen organization. The following y…
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working in the executive branch, when in fact many of them are actual CIA agents. And they have been the focal point of orchestrating all elements of governmental power when we go to overthrow a government. The National Security Council pla…