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The CIA and the Stolen Hughes Aircraft
46:36 - 51:37 (05:00)
Evidence of high corruption in the Hughes Corporation was found by the FBI and LAPD, aided by a CIA document accidentally revealed to the LAPD by the CIA. There were alleged involvements by the Vegas and St. Louis mobs, but the parties they worked for were unknown until a deep throat intermediary came forward later.
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The backstory of the theft of previously secret CIA documents is discussed on the podcast, and the person who called themselves "Deep Throat" recounted having possession of the stolen papers, in which Vegas mob and St. Louis mob were implicated, but the person's employer was unknown.
46:36 - 48:06 (01:30)
Summary
The backstory of the theft of previously secret CIA documents is discussed on the podcast, and the person who called themselves "Deep Throat" recounted having possession of the stolen papers, in which Vegas mob and St. Louis mob were implicated, but the person's employer was unknown.
ChapterThe CIA and the Stolen Hughes Aircraft
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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The LAPD was looking for evidence that Howard Hughes owned many high level politicians in the United States, and they found it in a lost CIA document they didn't know they had until the CIA accidentally tipped them off.
48:06 - 51:37 (03:30)
Summary
The LAPD was looking for evidence that Howard Hughes owned many high level politicians in the United States, and they found it in a lost CIA document they didn't know they had until the CIA accidentally tipped them off. It details how Hughes had been trying to buy a Soviet submarine for the CIA, which they believed was evidence of high corruption.