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36. A Star-Crossed Love Affair
The scheme to hook up Jordan’s king with Susan Cabot evolved into more than a temporary fling, and led to a star-crossed affair between the Muslim monarch and the Jewish actress. From the start, the CIA’s matchmaking scheme was a sensitive matter. As hard as the duo tried to keep the relationship a secret, details began to leak out.
According to the declassified CIA memo: “During the stay at the Long Beach site, [Cabot] discussed the publicity in the case at some length with the Security representatives … She speculated about the possible sources of certain personal information that she felt had been leaked to the press“.