What if that gangster was the Boss of DC? Browse the Collections | Advanced Search | Search Help, Approved For Release 2003/07/01 : CIA-RDP80R01731R001200020021-8 The boomerang effect also explains why the CIA has proven highly successful at overthrowing democracies, but a wretched failure at overthrowing dictatorships. I had a life changing experience that opened my little mind to things i had never thought before. It uses every trick in the book: propaganda, stuffed ballot boxes, purchased elections, extortion, blackmail, sexual intrigue, false stories about opponents in the local media, infiltration and disruption of opposing political parties, kidnapping, beating, torture, intimidation, economic sabotage, death squads and even assassination. Paul Mellon from his autobiography. These efforts fail to win the hearts and minds of the South Vietnamese because the Diem government is opposed to true democracy, land reform and poverty reduction measures. El Salvador An idealistic group of young military officers, repulsed by the massacre of the poor, overthrows the right-wing government. Mill Reef was the #8 rated horse in the world for the 20th Century in A Century of Champions, by John Randall and Tony Morris. "It's a crush." Does it say when he died? Many thanks for all of your hard work! PAUL MELLON, ESQ. Donovan recruits so many of the nations rich and powerful that eventually people joke that OSS stands for Oh, so social! or Oh, such snobs!. Hitchcock, then a 34yearold multi-millionaire, told the jurors that for years he and the defendants were close friends. As Jackie Kennedy's closest confidante, she helped decorate the White House, redesigned the Rose Garden, presided over the floral arrangements for JFK's bier, and remained an intimate to the first lady until Jackie's death. "I had a serious operation a little while ago, and ever since then I've been very, very weak," Mellon says. The CIA backs the brutal leader of UNITAS, Jonas Savimbi. To our eyes, the open-source material on Hitchcock and his operations look rather scrubbed and memory holed. William Billy Mellon Hitchcock (1928-1989) was heir to the Gulf Oil fortune and nephew of Pittsburgh financier Andrew Mellon. The Nixon and Rebozo involvements with Resorts Intl. - mu General William Wild Bill Donovan heads the new intelligence service. Richard Helms was a frequent weekend guest of the Mellon patriarchs in Pittsburgh, Penn., during his tenure as CIA director (1966-1973), according to Martin A. Lee and Bruce Schlains book Acid Dreams (1985). He gave her a life of infinite luxuryThe Washington Post once pronounced Bunny the "Most Envied Hostess in the Country Today"but at a cost. The CIA trains the dictators security apparatus to crack down on the traditional enemies of big business, using interrogation, torture and murder. For more information, please see our ", The events of the past five yearsthe death of her daughter, Ken Starr's betrayal, the indictment of Edwardsmight leave less hardy souls reaching for Prozac. MASSACHUSETTS Vice President Carlos Arosemana replaces him; the CIA fills the now vacant vice presidency with its own man. After only eight months in power, however, the CIA-backed military deposes him. Guatemala CIA overthrows the democratically elected Jacob Arbenz in a military coup. The Gulf War The U.S. liberates Kuwait from Iraq. In the late 50s, the CIA even creates an Armee Clandestine of Asian mercenaries to attack the Pathet Lao. At 7:40 AM, a CNN analyst named Josh Campbell tweeted some of. First it identifies right-wing groups within the country (usually the military), and offers them a deal: Well put you in power if you maintain a favorable business climate for us.. An agency that is above criticism is also above moral behavior and reform. She was his only daughter; there was also one son, David, who married Mary Grandin, Patricia's roommate at boarding school, and heiress of a wealthy Philadelphia family. Bolivia A CIA-organized military operation captures legendary guerilla Che Guevara. The favorite to win was George Papandreous, the liberal candidate. Curiously, little jail time was served by anyone in the group. TELEGRAM TO ALLEN DULLES FROM PAUL MELLON Document Type: CREST Collection: General CIA Records Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R001200020021-8 Release Decision: RIPPUB Original Classification: K Document Page Count: 1 Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016 Document Release Date: June 26, 2003 Sequence Number: 21 Case Number: The CIA had moral options available to them, but did not take them. Soon, things are back to normal the military government is repressing and killing poor civilian protesters. So, on behalf of American business, and often with their help, the CIA mobilizes the opposition. OSTERVILLE MASS JUL 16 1015AME Lloyd, who was questioned by the grand jury about whether she was coerced, says with a laugh, "You can't tell my grandmother what to do. For the rest of the Cold War, Washington and the CIA will back notorious Greek leaders with deplorable human rights records. During the defense's cross-examination of E. Jean Carroll, Trump's attorney asked the writer why she "did not scream" when she was "supposedly raped.". Its charter allows the CIA to perform such other functions and duties as the National Security Council may from time to time direct. This loophole opens the door to covert action and dirty tricks. Charles Moscowitz and Russ Winter Discuss the Deep Rabbit Holes of Red Symphony, Dollar Shortage Forces One of Kenyas Largest Factories to Close, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Niederhoffer#1997_losses, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnoUdtjMEPk&t=914s. So I was freshening up my recollection of Senator Henrik Shipstead and came across the Roosevelt Corollary. That may have been so, but the book, considered an authority . Ecuador A CIA-backed military coup overthrows President Arosemana, whose independent (not socialist) policies have become unacceptable to Washington. PAUL MELLON She's going to do what she wants, and that's the way it's going to be.". KOWU G005 PD The new CIA director is William Colby, who is relatively more open to CIA reform. Watergate Scandal The CIAs main collaborating newspaper in America,The Washington Post,reports Nixons crimes long before any other newspaper takes up the subject. She contributed more than $3.5 million to Edwards's issues organization and to PACs supporting his candidacy. Just plain bad." His affairs were an open secret. We had a deep spiritual commitment to what we were doing, Leary wrote. 1.5 JULY 1953 The CIA is accountable to the president through the NSC there is no democratic or congressional oversight. He claims, "Bunny and I were the last people on earth who knew about the girlfriend and the baby. About Mayo Clinic. Approved For Release 2003/07/01 : CIA-RDP80R0l731 R001200020020-9, Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room. View the profiles of people named Paul Mellion. Haiti The U.S. military helps Papa Doc Duvalier become dictator of Haiti. What if that Boss ran an extortion racquet, rooted in the sex trade, and with the goods on Congressmen that no one has even heard of? [1] He is one of only five people ever designated an "Exemplar of Racing" by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Given the CIAs clear preference for dirty tricks over mere information gathering, the possibility of serious criminal behavior is very great indeed. Chile The CIA overthrows and assassinates Salvador Allende, Latin Americas first democratically elected socialist leader. That would have made him ten years older than Leary. In the next two years, dictator Hugo Banzer will have over 2,000 political opponents arrested without trial, then tortured, raped and executed. M. ", Her birthday plans are uncertain but are likely to mimic last year's modest festivitiesa lunch at the farm for family members plus Caroline Kennedy, Huffman, and Forger. He developed his great love of England and English culture while studying at Clare College from 1929-1931. Mellon has not been accused of wrongdoing (she even paid gift taxes), but Edwards was indicted in June for violating campaign-finance laws. He was a great benefactor of his alma maters, donating to the Forbes-Mellon Library at the University of Cambridge, the Mellon Arts Center and the Mellon (now Icahn) Science Center to Choate, two residential colleges, and the Yale Center for British Art. Bunny), his children, Catherine Conover (first wife of John Warner) and Timothy Mellon, and two stepchildren, Stacy Lloyd III and Eliza, Viscountess Moore. More military dictators brutalize the country, as thousands of Haitian refugees escape the turmoil in barely seaworthy boats. The CIAs continuing failure results in escalating American intervention, culminating in the Vietnam War. Jane Stanton Hitchcock says, "Jackie told me that she thought Bunny was a visual genius." Verification of State Business Filings For business types that require a Secretary of State filing, we confirm that the . During Camelot, Mellon was ever-present at the White House, quietly underwriting Jackie's extravagant entertaining. Paul Mellon was OSS station chief in London and a liaison to British intelligence. Mellon commissioned I. M. Pei to build the East Building and, with his sister Ailsa, provided funds for its construction in the late 1970s. Paul Mellon was a trustee of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame and one of the only five people ever designated an "Exemplar of Racing" by the Hall of Fame. OSTERVILLE For example, a bipartisan Congressional Committee of 40 members could review and veto all aspects of CIA operations upon a majority or super-majority vote. Enter your email address to subscribe to Winter Watch and receive notifications of new posts by email. Paul Mellon is its president. COI created In preparation for World War II, President Roosevelt creates the Office of Coordinator of Information (COI). Basically, I think that you will continue to find very interesting people and subjects in the history of the American apparatus, and yet there will not be a whole lot of focus on these very interesting people in more major media, due to the whole story just being too big for most minds to even grasp. He was wise, he was clear, he was a very good person. This information is later reported to Congress. Bunny Mellon is aristocratic American history personified, a woman who has entertained two generations of British royalty (Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1957 and, three decades later, Charles and Di), lent her jet and accompanied Jackie Kennedy to Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral, gardened in clothes designed by Givenchy, and searched the world for art treasures with an open checkbook and an astute eye. Paul Mellon recalled later: "I remember showing John Russell Pope's preliminary but awe-inspiring plans and elevations to my father only days before he died in the summer of 1937, and I have always hoped that he was aware enough of them to have made him happy, and to have realized fully what a . She had not given an extended interview in more than a quarter century. Until recently the philanthropist, whose net worth exceeds $400 million, was primarily known as a passionate gardener and discreet woman with a discerning eye. He graduated from The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in Wallingford, Connecticut, in 1925, where he wrote for the literary magazine. Elected Chairman in 2018. The country soon dissolves into civil war, with the peasants in the hills fighting against the military government. Resorts Intl. She quickly divorced her husband, and in May 1948 she and Mellon wed. Yet what of United States Senator Henrik Shipstead? President Reagan vows that the Sandinistas will be pressured until they say uncle. The CIAsFreedom Fighters Manualdisbursed to the Contras includes instruction on economic sabotage, propaganda, extortion, bribery, blackmail, interrogation, torture, murder and political assassination. Four years of political turmoil follow. Examples of this boomerang effect include the Shah of Iran, General Noriega and Saddam Hussein. In 1957, when Fortune prepared its first list of the wealthiest Americans, it estimated that Paul Mellon, his sister Ailsa Mellon-Bruce, and his cousins Sarah Mellon and Richard King Mellon, were all among the richest eight people in the United States, with fortunes of between 400 and 700 million dollars each (around $3,900,000,000 and $6,800,000,000 in today's dollars).