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==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
In 1966, the [[US Navy]] established a covert unit, designated the '''Naval Field Operations Support Group''' (NFOSG) – also known as '''Task Force 157'''. It was founded after a memo by [[Paul Nitze]].<ref>http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB46/</ref> | In 1966, the [[US Navy]] established a covert unit, designated the '''Naval Field Operations Support Group''' (NFOSG) – also known as '''Task Force 157'''. It was founded after a memo by [[Paul Nitze]].<ref>http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB46/</ref> | ||
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| + | It might have been involved in the 1975 coup against [[Gough Whitlam]], the then Labor Prime Minister of [[Australia]]<ref>Brian Tohey; Secret:The Making of Australia's Security State p 175</ref> | ||
==Exposure== | ==Exposure== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:40, 26 October 2019
 Task Force 157(Intelligence agency)   | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1966 |
| Founder | Paul Nitze |
| Extinction | 1977 |
| Parent organization | US/Navy |
Origins
In 1966, the US Navy established a covert unit, designated the Naval Field Operations Support Group (NFOSG) – also known as Task Force 157. It was founded after a memo by Paul Nitze.[1]
It might have been involved in the 1975 coup against Gough Whitlam, the then Labor Prime Minister of Australia[2]
Exposure
Information about Task Force 157 was first published in 1977 as Edwin P. Wilson was tried in the Arms for Libya case.
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References
- ↑ http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB46/
- ↑ Brian Tohey; Secret:The Making of Australia's Security State p 175
