The Invisible Goverment

byDavid Wise

Random House published The Invisible Government by David Wise & Thomas Ross in 1964, exposing the role the CIA was playing in foreign policy. This included the coups in Guatemala (Operation PBSUCCESS) & Iran (Operation Ajax) & the Bay of Pigs operation. It also revealed the CIA's attempts to overthrow President Sukarno in Indonesia & the covert operations taking place in Laos & Vietnam. The CIA considered buying up its entire printing. This idea was rejected when Random House pointed out that if this happened they would print a 2nd editionThe invisible government48 hours Build-up Invasion The case of the Birmingham widowsA history Burma: the innocent ambassadorIndonesia: "soldiers of fortune"Laos: the pacifist warriors Vietnam: the secret warGuatemala: CIA's banana revoltThe Kennedy shake-up The secret elite The National Security AgencyThe Defense Intelligence AgencyCIA: "it's well hidden" CIA: the inner workingsThe search for control Purity in the Peace CorpsA gray operator Missle crisis Electronic spiesBlack radio CIA's guano paradise-The 1960 campaign-& nowA conclusionShow more