Molly Conger

But Christopher Boyce went to prison claiming otherwise. In the 70s, Gough Whitlam was the head of the Australian Labor Party, and his administration was fairly socially progressive. He was also considering closing Pine Gap, a U.S. signals intelligence surveillance base in central Australia run by the CIA.

But Christopher Boyce went to prison claiming otherwise. In the 70s, Gough Whitlam was the head of the Australian Labor Party, and his administration was fairly socially progressive. He was also considering closing Pine Gap, a U.S. signals intelligence surveillance base in central Australia run by the CIA.

In 1975, the opposition party, which controlled the Senate, deferred the passage of an appropriations bill. I don't know and am not going to find out how the Australian government functions, but this sounds like the silly little crisis we seem to have every year where someone refuses to pass the bill that keeps the lights on at the government.

In 1975, the opposition party, which controlled the Senate, deferred the passage of an appropriations bill. I don't know and am not going to find out how the Australian government functions, but this sounds like the silly little crisis we seem to have every year where someone refuses to pass the bill that keeps the lights on at the government.

In 1975, the opposition party, which controlled the Senate, deferred the passage of an appropriations bill. I don't know and am not going to find out how the Australian government functions, but this sounds like the silly little crisis we seem to have every year where someone refuses to pass the bill that keeps the lights on at the government.

And Australia's Governor General John Kerr used the fallout of this crisis as a justification to dismiss Whitlam as Prime Minister, which is apparently the thing he had the power to do. It's like they have a guy that can fire the president. I don't know. I just thought my business what happens in Australia.

And Australia's Governor General John Kerr used the fallout of this crisis as a justification to dismiss Whitlam as Prime Minister, which is apparently the thing he had the power to do. It's like they have a guy that can fire the president. I don't know. I just thought my business what happens in Australia.

And Australia's Governor General John Kerr used the fallout of this crisis as a justification to dismiss Whitlam as Prime Minister, which is apparently the thing he had the power to do. It's like they have a guy that can fire the president. I don't know. I just thought my business what happens in Australia.

And at the time, Whitlam dismissed allegations of CIA involvement, saying Kerr didn't need any encouragement from anybody to fire him. But in his memoirs, published decades later, he wrote that in 1977, President Jimmy Carter sent Warren Christopher, the Deputy Secretary of State, to Australia to meet with Whitlam.

And at the time, Whitlam dismissed allegations of CIA involvement, saying Kerr didn't need any encouragement from anybody to fire him. But in his memoirs, published decades later, he wrote that in 1977, President Jimmy Carter sent Warren Christopher, the Deputy Secretary of State, to Australia to meet with Whitlam.

And at the time, Whitlam dismissed allegations of CIA involvement, saying Kerr didn't need any encouragement from anybody to fire him. But in his memoirs, published decades later, he wrote that in 1977, President Jimmy Carter sent Warren Christopher, the Deputy Secretary of State, to Australia to meet with Whitlam.

And Christopher told Whitlam that the United States, quote, would never again interfere with Australia's democratic processes. Never again? Never again. And Whitlam's personal secretary backs up this recollection of the use of the word again. But I'll reiterate, the CIA says they were not involved. They said they didn't.

And Christopher told Whitlam that the United States, quote, would never again interfere with Australia's democratic processes. Never again? Never again. And Whitlam's personal secretary backs up this recollection of the use of the word again. But I'll reiterate, the CIA says they were not involved. They said they didn't.

And Christopher told Whitlam that the United States, quote, would never again interfere with Australia's democratic processes. Never again? Never again. And Whitlam's personal secretary backs up this recollection of the use of the word again. But I'll reiterate, the CIA says they were not involved. They said they didn't.

All that to say, though, our pot-smoking, disaffected college dropout who was getting drunk at lunch most days and making paper airplanes out of CIA encryption code cards probably didn't know anything about the Australian Senate blocking an appropriations bill. But by his account, he did sometimes read those misdirected CIA cables that he was supposed to destroy.

All that to say, though, our pot-smoking, disaffected college dropout who was getting drunk at lunch most days and making paper airplanes out of CIA encryption code cards probably didn't know anything about the Australian Senate blocking an appropriations bill. But by his account, he did sometimes read those misdirected CIA cables that he was supposed to destroy.

All that to say, though, our pot-smoking, disaffected college dropout who was getting drunk at lunch most days and making paper airplanes out of CIA encryption code cards probably didn't know anything about the Australian Senate blocking an appropriations bill. But by his account, he did sometimes read those misdirected CIA cables that he was supposed to destroy.

And some of those messages were about a growing desire within the CIA to have Whitlam removed from office, referring to the Australian governor general as Our Man Kerr. So he stole them. And instead of going to the press, he and his childhood friend, a cocaine dealer named Dalton Lee, decided to sell the documents to the Soviets.

And some of those messages were about a growing desire within the CIA to have Whitlam removed from office, referring to the Australian governor general as Our Man Kerr. So he stole them. And instead of going to the press, he and his childhood friend, a cocaine dealer named Dalton Lee, decided to sell the documents to the Soviets.

And some of those messages were about a growing desire within the CIA to have Whitlam removed from office, referring to the Australian governor general as Our Man Kerr. So he stole them. And instead of going to the press, he and his childhood friend, a cocaine dealer named Dalton Lee, decided to sell the documents to the Soviets.