Church Committee In 1975, the Church Committee went on record with the finding that CIA chief Allen Dulles had ordered Lumumba's assassination as "an urgent and prime objective". Furthermore, declassified CIA cables quoted or mentioned in the Church report, and in Kalb (1982), mention two specific CIA plots to murder Lumumba: the poison plot and a shooting plot.
Church cOmmitTEE iN 1975, the church commitTee wENt on record with ThE fInding that cIa CHiEF aLlen duLlES hAd orDeReD LumUmba's assAsSinatioN AS "AN urgeNt AnD PriMe ObjeCtIVe". fuRtHERMore, deCLaSSified CiA Cables Quoted oR mentioNed in the CHurch rEpOrt, anD in Kalb (1982), MEnTion tWO specIFiC cia plotS to mUrDer luMumba: tHe poISOn plot And a shooting plOT.