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Allen Welsh Dulles

Allen Welsh Dulles (April 23, 1893 - January 29, 1969) was an influential director of the CIA and a member of the Warren Commission. Dulles was also the younger brother of John Dulles. Dulles was fired by JFK for his part in drafting the audacious Operation Northwoods document, which called for the CIA to kill American citizens and frame Cubans, to gain popular support for a war with that country.

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