Birch Dilworth O'Neal (c.1913 – August 28, 1995) was the CIA station chief in Guatemala in 1953, succeeding Collins Almon.[1] When the CIA began Operation PBSuccess, whose goal was to overthrow Guatemalan president Jacobo Arbenz, O'Neal objected, so director Allen Dulles transferred him out so that the operation could proceed.[2][3]

O'Neal was born in Bainbridge, Georgia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Immerman, Richard H. (1982). The CIA in Guatemala: The Foreign Policy of Intervention. University of Texas Press. p. 134. ISBN 0-292-71083-6.
  2. ↑ Kinzer, Stephen; The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and their secret war; 2013; p. 165
  3. ↑ Kinzer, Stephen (2006). Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq. Henry Holt and Company LLC. ISBN 0-8050-8240-9.
  4. ↑ "Obituary". Tallahassee Democrat. 30 August 1995. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.