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Roosvelt joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1947. From 1947 to 1949,he was an attaché at the American embassy in Beirut. | Roosvelt joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1947. From 1947 to 1949,he was an attaché at the American embassy in Beirut. | ||
From 1949 to 1951 he was Chief of the Near East Section of [[Voice of America]]. From 1951 to 1953 he was posted as Consul to Istanbul, where he was the CIA station chief. From 1953 to 1958 he was officially assigned to the State Department, while in fact working for the CIA in Washington. In 1958, he was special assistant to United States ambassador to Spain, while chief of the CIA station in Madrid. | From 1949 to 1951 he was Chief of the Near East Section of [[Voice of America]]. From 1951 to 1953 he was posted as Consul to Istanbul, where he was the CIA station chief. From 1953 to 1958 he was officially assigned to the State Department, while in fact working for the CIA in Washington. In 1958, he was special assistant to United States ambassador to Spain, while chief of the CIA station in Madrid. | ||
| − | From 1962 to 1966, he was attaché, special assistant, at the American embassy in London, where he was [[CIA London Station|CIA station]] chief.From 1966 to 1974, he worked for the CIA in Washington, again under State Department cover.<ref name="Register4">Michael Spangler, [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2007/ms007104.pdf Archibald Roosevelt:A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress], Library of Congress, 2008, p.4.</ref> | + | |
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| + | From 1962 to 1966, he was attaché, special assistant, at the American embassy in London, where he was [[CIA London Station|CIA station]] chief.<ref name="Register4">Michael Spangler, [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2007/ms007104.pdf Archibald Roosevelt:A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress], Library of Congress, 2008, p.4.</ref> | ||
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| + | During his tenure, he was friendly with Labour's [[George Brown]].<ref>Robin Ramsay and Stephen Dorril, ''Smear! Wilson and the Secret State'', Fourth Estate Limited, 1991, p.16.</ref> In 1962, when [[Chester Cooper]] and [[Sherman Kent]] flew to Britain to brief the government during the Cuban missile crisis, Roosevelt invited Brown and [[Hugh Gaitskell]] to his home to view the pictures.<ref>David Leigh, ''The Wilson Plot'', Mandarin, 1989, p.63.</ref> | ||
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| + | During this period, CIA counter-intelligence chief [[James Angleton]]'s handling of defector [[Anatoly Golitsin]] sparked a widespread molehunt in Western intelligence agencies. Roosevelt said of this: "It did affect us all in poisoning the atmosphere."<ref>Robin Ramsay and Stephen Dorril, ''Smear! Wilson and the Secret State'', Fourth Estate Limited, 1991, p.16.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Later career== | ||
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| + | From 1966 to 1974, he worked for the CIA in Washington, again under State Department cover.<ref name="Register4">Michael Spangler, [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2007/ms007104.pdf Archibald Roosevelt:A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress], Library of Congress, 2008, p.4.</ref> | ||
After retiring from government service in 1974, he became vice president, director of international relations, at the [[Chase Manhattan Bank]].<ref name="Register4">Michael Spangler, [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2007/ms007104.pdf Archibald Roosevelt:A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress], Library of Congress, 2008, p.4.</ref> | After retiring from government service in 1974, he became vice president, director of international relations, at the [[Chase Manhattan Bank]].<ref name="Register4">Michael Spangler, [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2007/ms007104.pdf Archibald Roosevelt:A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress], Library of Congress, 2008, p.4.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:53, 23 June 2013
Archibald Roosevelt Jr (1918-1990) was a US soldier and intelligence officer.
Roosevelt graduated from Harvard in 1939 and went to work for the New York Herald Tribune. He joined the US Army in 1942, serving in North Africa and the Middle East.[1]
Roosvelt joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1947. From 1947 to 1949,he was an attaché at the American embassy in Beirut. From 1949 to 1951 he was Chief of the Near East Section of Voice of America. From 1951 to 1953 he was posted as Consul to Istanbul, where he was the CIA station chief. From 1953 to 1958 he was officially assigned to the State Department, while in fact working for the CIA in Washington. In 1958, he was special assistant to United States ambassador to Spain, while chief of the CIA station in Madrid.
London Station
From 1962 to 1966, he was attaché, special assistant, at the American embassy in London, where he was CIA station chief.[1]
During his tenure, he was friendly with Labour's George Brown.[2] In 1962, when Chester Cooper and Sherman Kent flew to Britain to brief the government during the Cuban missile crisis, Roosevelt invited Brown and Hugh Gaitskell to his home to view the pictures.[3]
During this period, CIA counter-intelligence chief James Angleton's handling of defector Anatoly Golitsin sparked a widespread molehunt in Western intelligence agencies. Roosevelt said of this: "It did affect us all in poisoning the atmosphere."[4]
Later career
From 1966 to 1974, he worked for the CIA in Washington, again under State Department cover.[1]
After retiring from government service in 1974, he became vice president, director of international relations, at the Chase Manhattan Bank.[1]
External resources
- NameBase ROOSEVELT ARCHIBALD B
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Michael Spangler, Archibald Roosevelt:A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress, Library of Congress, 2008, p.4.
- ↑ Robin Ramsay and Stephen Dorril, Smear! Wilson and the Secret State, Fourth Estate Limited, 1991, p.16.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.63.
- ↑ Robin Ramsay and Stephen Dorril, Smear! Wilson and the Secret State, Fourth Estate Limited, 1991, p.16.
