1951: CIA Chief Approves Covert Intervention in Romania, Codenamed "Operation QKBROIL"
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Target State: People’s Republic of Romania Dates: Approximately 1949-1956 Tactics: Covert – Dissidents, psychological warfare Type of Operation: Offensive Regime Replaced: No Primary Source Documents: • National Security Council (October 5, 1949) “NSC-58 on Policy Toward Eastern Europe,” link. • National Security Council (December 11, 1953) “NSC 174: Report to the National Security Council by the National Security Council Planning Board,” link. • Central Intelligence Agency (Undated) “QKBROIL, ”1. The Proposal,” link. • Central Intelligence Agency (1951) “Phasing of Project QKBROIL for 1951-1952,” link

Source: Lindsey O'Rourke, Covert Regime Change
1962:
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Three violations of Cuban air space are reported. Six shots are fired from the U.S. base [Guantanamo] toward Cuban installations

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