May 27, 1964: CIA Arrives in Ottawa to Dictate Exactly What Canadian Diplomat Will Say in Meeting with North Vietnam
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In order to arrange what Seaborn was to say to Ho Chi Minh and
Communist officials, William H. Sullivan of the State Departmen
Chester Cooper of the CIA visited Ottawa on 27-29 May. Paul Martin'
oirs do not mention Cooper, but they do insist that Martin forced Sull
soften the message that Seaborn was to carry to Hanoi; Martin thoug
original too threatening.