Inside the CIA’s secret role in the Tibetan resistance
In June, RFA Tibetan traveled high into Colorado’s Rocky Mountains to Camp Hale, the recently discovered exact site of a CIA mission to train Tibetan soldiers in the armed resistance movement between 1958 and 1964.
There, they got an exclusive interview with Bruce Walker, the last surviving CIA case officer at Camp Hale, who shared untold stories about life in the camp. ??
Combining extremely rare photographs and in-depth interviews, RFA Tibetan’s investigation offers new insights into Tibet’s complex history.
A covert project, uncovered
At Camp Hale, CIA trainers taught Tibetan soldiers a range of combat and operations skills. They were then parachuted back into Tibet to aid in the resistance movement.?
More than 250 Tibetans trained at Camp Hale including monks who had temporarily given up their vows to fight for the Tibetan cause. Many were in their early- to mid-20s.?
The exact location of Camp Hale was once lost to history, until recently—thanks to a dogged academic, a hiker and Walker.
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