TWO POSTERS for "CAT THE MANDARIN JET OF THE ORIENT" - AIRLINE AS A FRONT FOR COVERT CIA OPERATIONS IN ASIA
CAT - THE MANDARIN JET. THE GRACIOUS SERVICE OF THE ORIENT.
Two original, vintage POSTERS, 24x36 inches, undated but circa 1960.
Posters issued by the CIVIL AIR TRANSPORT "CAT", a CIA controlled airline which ran commercial routes as a front for its clandestine operations.
The two posters are in GOOD condition, edgewear, a small brown stain to the white border of one poster, a few small holes, one has "Travel Posters / CAT" written on a corner of its blank backside; overall the posters are bright and clear. NOT linen backed. The posters have been stored rolled, which is their natural state.
Will be shipped safely rolled in a sturdy mailing tube.
About CAT / CIVIL AIR TRANSPORT (from Wikipedia):
******Civil Air Transport / CAT was a Nationalist Chinese airline created in 1946. After the fall of Nationalist China the airline was owned and operated by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The airline's public face was as a legitimate airline offering "Gracious Service" to exotic travel destinations, but in reality it was a front for the CIA's covert operations throughout East and Southeast Asia.******
You can read all about the history and operations of CAT - CIVIL AIR TRANSPORT on Wikipedia and elsewhere on the Internet.