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any such capacity for the use of biological things. I read about that and heard about it in the Rockefeller Commission with Castro, but not about this.

Mr. Dawson. Would you expect to be told about the operational detail?

Mr. Dillon. Not in detail. But I am rather surprised that it went this far and in my position I didn't know something about it. It may be that they felt that it was so tight that there was no need to tell anyone except the Secretary of State. I assume Secretary Herter would have known about it.

Mr. Baron. Would it be possible that the CIA would feel that the "plausible deniability" would have covered someone in your position?

Mr. Dillon. It could have, if they felt that they had a clearcut --

Mr. Baron. -- mandate to proceed with an assassination operation?

Mr. Dillon. It is possible. That is just supposition, but it is possible. It may not really have been Mr. Dulles' decision.

Mr. Baron. Were you aware of any connection between the CIA and the actual death of Patrice Lumumba?

Mr. Dillon. No.

Mr. Baron. Were you aware of any CIA sponsorship for the coup which brought Mobutu into firm control of the Government

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