▁for ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Ben ▁B ark a , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁former ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁Moh amed ▁O uf kir . ▁Spe cul ation ▁pers ists ▁as ▁to ▁C IA ▁invol vement . ▁French ▁intelligence ▁agents ▁and ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁M oss ad ▁were ▁also ▁involved , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁article . ▁According ▁to ▁T ad ▁Sz ul c , ▁Isra eli ▁invol vement ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁successful ▁Mor oc can - Is ra eli ▁collaboration ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 – 6 4 ▁Operation ▁Y ach in ; ▁he ▁claims ▁that ▁Me ir ▁Am it ▁located ▁Ben ▁B ark a , ▁where up on ▁M oss ad ▁agents ▁persu aded ▁him ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Paris ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁police . ▁ ▁The ories ▁on ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁Ben ▁B ark a ▁ ▁French ▁trial ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁Ben ▁B ark a ' s ▁disapp earance ▁was ▁enough ▁of ▁a ▁sc and ale ▁public ▁that ▁President ▁De ▁Ga ulle ▁formally ▁declared ▁his ▁government ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁responsible . ▁After ▁trial ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁two ▁French ▁officers ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁prison ▁for ▁their ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁kid n apping . ▁However , ▁the ▁judge ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁guilty ▁party ▁was ▁Mor oc can ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁Moh amed ▁O uf kir . ▁Georges ▁Fig on , ▁a ▁witness ▁with ▁a ▁criminal ▁background ▁who ▁had ▁test ified ▁earlier ▁that ▁O uf