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| John T. Downey |
Target Manchuria
The working methods of Chinese intelligence agencies generally remain in the dark. Very little is heard about them. There have been only two cases that throw some light on their modus operandi and efficiency. One of them is the unsuccessful operation known as “Target Manchuria”. It demonstrated to the world that the Chinese also do not lag behind in counter intelligence operations.
John T. Downey, who worked as a trainer of agents in CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) could hardly imagine that he would find himself in a soup in his very first mission. But, fate decreed that he had to spend the next twenty years in a prison. Actually, it was not his job to go to Manchurian. His job was to train the Taiwanese against for dropping into China during the Korean War. But, he decided to go with them just for his experiences.
He started from Seoul (South Korea) on November 29, 1952, with nine Taiwanese agents. They had to go to the Manchurian. These agents had to be dropped there and sum other agents working in another part of China had to be picked up. John T. Downey was accompanied by another CIA man, Richard Fecteau.
