Birch O'Neal
American CIA station chief in Guatemala
About Birch O'Neal
Lived 1913 – 1995 (aged 81–82).
Birch Dilworth O'Neal (c.1913 – August 28, 1995) was the CIA station chief in Guatemala in 1953, succeeding Collins Almon. 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.
O'Neal was born in Bainbridge, Georgia.
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Who was Birch O'Neal?
American CIA station chief in Guatemala
When was Birch O'Neal born?
Birch O'Neal was born in 1913.
When did Birch O'Neal die?
Birch O'Neal died in 1995.
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