It was only after he died that the CIA pushed her to leave the company. The new boss even wanted her to cut off her ties with Taiwan altogether, because "Chennault was seen as being too close to Chiang Kai-shek."
而這件事陳香梅一直不知情，直到陳納德將軍過世後，中情局就急於請陳香梅離開公司，新老闆還要她離棄台灣，因為「陳納德的親蔣色彩太濃」。