Allen Welsh Dulles
(1893–1969), lawyer, foreign service officer, and intelligence official.The grandson of one secretary of state and nephew of another, Dulles entered the foreign service in 1914. He spent World War ...
scout
N.1 a soldier or other person sent out ahead of a main force so as to gather information about the enemy's position, strength, or movements.2 a ship or aircraft employed for reconnaissance, ...
U-2 Incident
On 1 May 1960 a US high‐altitude Lockheed U‐2 spy plane was shot down by Soviet forces over Soviet territory, and its pilot Gary Powers taken prisoner. It worsened already tense relations between the ...
