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This one is super complicated but basically PM Whitlam was removed from office by Queen's representative Governor General John Kerr. There's a bunch of reasons for this and it's still debated about was this correct or not. Just Google *The Dismissal* to find more info.
One thing many people don't know, even Australians, is the potential influence from the CIA.
**Kerr** was not only the Queen’s man, he had longstanding ties to Anglo-American intelligence. He was an enthusiastic member of the Australian Association for Cultural Freedom, described by Jonathan Kwitny of the Wall Street Journal in his book, The Crimes of Patriots, as “an elite, invitation-only group … exposed in Congress as being founded, funded and generally run by the **CIA”**.
The CIA “paid for Kerr’s travel, built his prestige … Kerr continued to go to the CIA for money”. When Whitlam was re-elected for a second term, in 1974, the White House sent Marshall Green to Canberra as ambassador. Green was an imperious, sinister figure who worked in the shadows of America’s “deep state”. Known as “the coupmaster”.
In the 1980s, senior CIA officers revealed that the *“Whitlam problem”* had been discussed *“with urgency”* by the **CIA’s director, William Colby**, and the head of MI6, Sir Maurice Oldfield. A deputy director of the CIA said: **“Kerr did what he was told to do.”**
If you want more details, including why the CIA wanted the change, read this.
Comment by riftwan at 04/12/2019 at 11:47 UTC
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Falcon and the Snowman. Great movie - similar vibes