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Fresh Air, Jeffrey Rosen and Larry Devlin, March 13, 2007
- Length: 51 mins
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Summary
Then, Larry Devlin, who was appointed CIA station chief in Zaire in the Congo in 1960 during the height of the Cold War and following the Congos independence from Belgium. Devlin has written a memoir about his experiences, Chief of Station, Congo: Fighting the Cold War in a Hot Zone. In January 1960, Congo's Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba was assassinated, apparently for accepting assistance from the Soviets. Devlin insists that the CIA didn't participate in Lumumba's murder even though the U.S. government had a plan to neutralize him. [Broadcast Date: March 13, 2007]