CIA • 1975
CABLE (Sanitized)
c~ INFO : FI E ~ ~ l C ~ CCI,~~ 0 INDEJC DISSErd 9Y:~X1A J/ V HO I1VOFi 1? WASHINGTON POST FRONT PAGE ARTICLE 11~OCTOBER 1975 BILL RICHARDS BYLINE HEADLINED ^CIA PLOTTED POISONING OF LUMUMBA^ SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS {NOTE DIRECT QUOTES}~ "A FORMER TOP CIA SCIEN'T'IST HAS TESTIFIED THAT THE AGENCY PREPARED AND SENT TO THE CONGO A DOSE OF LETHAL POISON INTENDED FOR USE IN AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST FORMER CONGOLESE PREMIER PATRICE LUMUMBA IN 1961?" UNNAMED. SOURCES SAIA SIDNEY G 0 T T L I E B,...
C
Declassified
Timeline
- Created
- Dec 12, 2016
- Released
- Jun 4, 2001
- Publication
- Oct 11, 1975
- Case number
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Metadata
Document #
CIA-RDP77M00144R000400050050-1
Case #
—
Document Type
CREST
Collection
General CIA Records
Release Decision
RIPPUB
Original Classification
C
Sequence
50
Pages
3 pages
File Size
131.09 KB