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| − | [[Richard Bissell]] (1909-1994) was the [[CIA]]'s Deputy Director For Plans from 1959 to 1964.<ref>Phillip Frazer, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-richard-bissell-1426661.html Obituary: Richard Bissell], ''Independent'', 3 March 1994.</ref> | + | #REDIRECT [[Richard Bissell]] |
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| − | According to the ''Independent'', Bissell was "the central covert operations man in the Central Intelligence Agency for the central period of the cold war":
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| − | ::Not the most well-known nor the highest-ranking official, Bissell was the man who planned and gave the orders for such low points in American cold-war dirty tricks as the overthrow of [[Patrice Lumumba]], the disastrous invasion of Cuba and the numerous (failed) attempts to assassinate [[Fidel Castro]].<ref>Phillip Frazer, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-richard-bissell-1426661.html Obituary: Richard Bissell], ''Independent'', 3 March 1994.</ref>
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| − | ==Affiliations==
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| − | *[[Ford Foundation]]
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| − | *[[Central Intelligence Agency]]
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| − | ==External Resources==
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| − | *Namebase [http://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Bissell,+Richard+Mervin Bissell Richard Mervin Jr]
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| − | ==Notes==
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| − | [[Category:Spooks|Bissell, Richard]][[Category:CIA|Bissell, Richard]]
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