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He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1912 and attended the University of Virginia, where he took a law degree in 1936.<ref name="NYTObit">[http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/03/obituaries/john-m-maury.html JOHN M. MAURY], ''New York Times'', 3 July 1983.</ref> | He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1912 and attended the University of Virginia, where he took a law degree in 1936.<ref name="NYTObit">[http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/03/obituaries/john-m-maury.html JOHN M. MAURY], ''New York Times'', 3 July 1983.</ref> | ||
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| + | Maury visited the Soviet Union prior to World War Two, during which he served in the Moscow Embassy representing the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref name="Weiner126">Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin, 2008, p.126.</ref> | ||
He served in the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] as an expert in the field of Soviet and East European intelligence.<ref name="NYTObit">[http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/03/obituaries/john-m-maury.html JOHN M. MAURY], ''New York Times'', 3 July 1983.</ref> | He served in the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] as an expert in the field of Soviet and East European intelligence.<ref name="NYTObit">[http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/03/obituaries/john-m-maury.html JOHN M. MAURY], ''New York Times'', 3 July 1983.</ref> | ||
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| + | Maury was serving as a special assistant to [[Allen Dulles]] in the early 1950s, when Dulles asked him to join the clandestine service and train for a mission to Moscow.<ref name="Weiner126">Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin, 2008, p.126.</ref> | ||
Maury was serving as a CIA Congressional liaison officer when he met with Senator [[Henry Jackson]] in February 1973.<ref>Robert G. Kaufman, ''Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics'', University of Washington Press, 2000, p.317.</ref> | Maury was serving as a CIA Congressional liaison officer when he met with Senator [[Henry Jackson]] in February 1973.<ref>Robert G. Kaufman, ''Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics'', University of Washington Press, 2000, p.317.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:51, 11 January 2013
John M. Maury (1912-1983) was an Assistant Secretary of State during the US Presidency of Gerald Ford.[1]
He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1912 and attended the University of Virginia, where he took a law degree in 1936.[1]
Maury visited the Soviet Union prior to World War Two, during which he served in the Moscow Embassy representing the Office of Naval Intelligence.[2]
He served in the Central Intelligence Agency as an expert in the field of Soviet and East European intelligence.[1]
Maury was serving as a special assistant to Allen Dulles in the early 1950s, when Dulles asked him to join the clandestine service and train for a mission to Moscow.[2]
Maury was serving as a CIA Congressional liaison officer when he met with Senator Henry Jackson in February 1973.[3]
He was later appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs from 1974 to 1976.[1]
Maury died of Cancer in 1983, at the age of 71.[1]
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