CIA involvement in the Whitlam dismissal is an allegation[1][2] that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was involved in the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, which culminated in the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
The theory claims that the CIA bribed or unduly influenced Governor-General John Kerr to dismiss Whitlam, due to alleged U.S. government dissatisfaction with Whitlam's policies. Kerr denied any CIA involvement and Whitlam said Kerr did not need any encouragement from the CIA to sack him.
- ^ Peake, Ross (24 April 2018). "Inside the ASIO vault: What the secret files say about Gough Whitlam and the dismissal". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
Conspiracy theories surrounding the alleged CIA involvement in the overthrow of the Whitlam Government are dismissed in an official history of the domestic spy agency, launched on Friday
- ^ McDonald, Joshua (17 July 2020). "New Light Shed on Australia's Greatest Constitutional Crisis". The Diplomat. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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