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This became Allen Dulles's responsibility to carry out

This became Allen Dulles'sresponsibility to carry out. He asked his CovertOperations...

Mafia Spies • S01E01 • 2024

This became Allen Dulles's
responsibility to carry out. He asked his Covert
Operations Director Bissell to take on the project. Bissell proposed
in a written memo to Dulles "the elimination
of Fidel Castro." Well, Dulles, perhaps a little
more politically savvy, suggested "elimination"
had more than a tinge of murder in it and edited that to say,
"the removal of Castro from power." And that's when
the ball started rolling

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This became Allen Dulles's responsibility to carry out.

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He asked his Covert Operations Director Bissell

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to take on the project.

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Bissell proposed in a written memo

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to Dulles "the elimination of Fidel Castro."

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Well, Dulles, perhaps a little more politically savvy,

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suggested "elimination" had more

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than a tinge of murder in it

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and edited that to say, "the removal

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of Castro from power."

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And that's when the ball started rolling.

Duration

35 seconds

Views

39

Timestamp in Movie

00:40:06

Uploaded

Apr 08, 2025

Season

1

Episode

1

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Movie Summary

Reveals the startling tale of the CIA's, the mob's, and Sinatra's Rat Pack's connections from Vegas to Miami to Havana, exploring America's most amazing espionage operations ever.