[1] It should also be noted that Edwards was the principal architect of the 9th Fighter Command in 1943, an act which earned him the Bronze Star Medal.

[4] During Senate investigations into the operations of the CIA, Edwards was revealed to be one of two men who planned several failed assassination attempts of Fidel Castro, the other man being Richard Bissell.

[7] During Phase I of that operation, which called to use the Mafia to smuggle Botulinum toxin in pill form into Cuba, and feed them to Castro.

[8][9] Edwards and William King Harvey allegedly hired Sam Giancana and John Roselli for a contract hit on Castro, but the CIA soon learned that the two men were being investigated by the office of Robert F.

"[10] Under Edwards, the Office of Security also engaged in mole hunts to find traitors and suspected Communists.