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IV. Findings and Conclusions ........................................ 1

A. Findings Concerning the Plots Themselves ......................... 2

1. Officials of the United States Government Initiated Plots to Assassinate Fidel Castro and Patrice Lumumba .............................................. 2

2. No Foreign Leaders Were Killed As A Result of Assassination Plots Initiated by Officials of the United States .............................................. 3

3. American Officials Encouraged or Were Privy to Coup Plots Which Resulted in the Death of Trujillo, Diem, and Schneider ........................................ 3

4. The Plots Occurred in a Cold War Atmosphere Perceived to be of Crisis Proportions ........................................... 3A

5. American Officials Had Exaggerated Notions About Their Ability to Control the Actions of Coup Leaders ......................... 4

6. CIA Officials Made Use of Known Underworld Figures in Assassination Efforts .............................................. 5

B. Conclusions Concerning the Plots Themselves ...................... 5

1. The United States Should Not Engage in Assassination ............ 5

a. Distinction Between Targeted Assassinations Instigated by the United States and Support for Dissidents Seeking to Overthrow Local Governments ................. 6

b. The Setting In Which the Assassination Plots Occurred Explains, But Does Not Justify Them .......................... 8

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