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'''James Jesus Angleton''', (1917-1987) was head of [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] counterintelligence for more than 20 years. <ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE0DD1239F931A25756C0A961948260 JAMES ANGLETON, COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FIGURE, DIES], by [[Stephen Engleberg]], [[New York Times]], 12 May 1987.</ref> | '''James Jesus Angleton''', (1917-1987) was head of [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] counterintelligence for more than 20 years. <ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE0DD1239F931A25756C0A961948260 JAMES ANGLETON, COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FIGURE, DIES], by [[Stephen Engleberg]], [[New York Times]], 12 May 1987.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | James Jesus Angleton was born in Boise, Idaho, on 9 December 1917, the son of [[James Hugh Angleton]] and his wife Carmen Mercedes Moreno.<ref>Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.10.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==OSS== | ||
| + | Angleton was inducted into the US Army on 19 March 1943. By August, he had been offered work in the [[Office of Strategic Services]] (OSS), thanks to the efforts of his father and his former professor [[Norman Pearson]], both already OSS officers.<ref>Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.16.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==CIA== | ||
| + | Angleton joined the [[CIA]] in late 1948 as an aide to the director of the [[Office of Special Operations]].<ref>Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.23.</ref> | ||
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| + | Under [[Walter Bedell Smith]] in the early 1950s, Angleton served as Chief of Staff A (foreign intelligence operations.<ref>Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.27.</ref> | ||
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| + | In early 1951, Angleton acquired responsibility for liaison with Israel, as head of the newly created [[Special Operations Group]].<ref>Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.28 | ||
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| + | In December 1954, Angleton became chief of the newly-formed [[CIA Counterintelligence Staff]].<ref>Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.29.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 08:16, 16 January 2013
James Jesus Angleton, (1917-1987) was head of CIA counterintelligence for more than 20 years. [1]
Contents
Background
James Jesus Angleton was born in Boise, Idaho, on 9 December 1917, the son of James Hugh Angleton and his wife Carmen Mercedes Moreno.[2]
OSS
Angleton was inducted into the US Army on 19 March 1943. By August, he had been offered work in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), thanks to the efforts of his father and his former professor Norman Pearson, both already OSS officers.[3]
CIA
Angleton joined the CIA in late 1948 as an aide to the director of the Office of Special Operations.[4]
Under Walter Bedell Smith in the early 1950s, Angleton served as Chief of Staff A (foreign intelligence operations.[5]
In early 1951, Angleton acquired responsibility for liaison with Israel, as head of the newly created Special Operations Group.[6]
In December 1954, Angleton became chief of the newly-formed CIA Counterintelligence Staff.[7]
American Security Council
Angleton began working at the Washington office of the American Security Council in the summer of 1976. He served as President of an organization created by ASC and run out of the Council’s offices, known as the Security and Intelligence Fund.[8] According to the ASC, Angleton gave a grim summary of the outlook for the CIA, during his first visit to the Council's Congressional Conference Center.
- According to Angleton, the CIA’s counterintelligence division was effectively disbanded, and for all practical purposes covert operations were also shut down. He also said morale at Langley was dismal.[8]
The ASC gives the following account of comments by Angleton, apparently at an ASC luncheon in May 1976:
- Angleton said it was essential for America’s national security for both the CIA and the FBI to be rescued. He thought William Colby’s firing was an excellent start, and he had a high opinion of the current Director, George H.W. Bush. Because of the Church Committee and other investigations, he thought Bush needed considerable support. “This is the first time in history that the CIA needs overt public support, and we have to let the American people know what is happening,” Angleton said.[8]
Affiliations
Connections
- Raymond Rocca - Deputy Chief of the CIA Counterintelligence Division
- William J. Hood - executive officer of the CIA Counterintelligence Division
- Newton S. Miler - chief of operations of the CIA Counterintelligence Division
- Jay Lovestone
Resources, Notes
Resources
- Spartacus Educational James Angleton, accessed 28 March 2009
- Edward Jay Epstein, James Jesus Angleton: The Orchid Man, edwardjayepstein.com
- David Robarge, Moles, Defectors, and Deceptions: James Angleton and CIA Counterintelligence, The Journal of Intelligence History, Winter 2003.
- Ronald Kessler, James Angleton’s Dangerous CIA Legacy, Newsmax, 28 March 2012.
Notes
- ↑ JAMES ANGLETON, COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FIGURE, DIES, by Stephen Engleberg, New York Times, 12 May 1987.
- ↑ Tom Mangold, Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter, Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.10.
- ↑ Tom Mangold, Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter, Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.16.
- ↑ Tom Mangold, Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter, Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.23.
- ↑ Tom Mangold, Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter, Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.27.
- ↑ Tom Mangold, Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter, Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.28 .
- ↑ Tom Mangold, Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter, Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.29.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 ASC's Security and Intelligence Fund, American Security Council Foundation, archived at the Internet Archive 12 October 2003, accessed 15 January 2013.
