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1. time.com › archive › 6850875PERSONALITY: The Making of a Master Spy - TIME

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   Feb 24, 1975 · February 24, 1975 12:00 AM EDT. I n the best tradition of the spy masters, James Jesus Angleton, 57, always worked in the shadows, his identity as the Central Intelligence Agency’s chief of ...

2. theintercept.com › 2018/01/01 › the-complex-legacyLegacy of CIA Spy Chief James Angleton, Godfather of Mass ...

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   Jan 1, 2018 · Former Central Intelligence Agency Counterintelligence Chief James J. Angleton as he departs from a meeting of the Rockefeller commission on the CIA in Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 1975.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_Jesus_AngletonJames Jesus Angleton - Wikipedia

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   James Jesus Angleton (December 9, 1917 – May 11, 1987) [1] was an American intelligence operative who served as chief of the counterintelligence department of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1954 to 1975. According to Director of Central Intelligence Richard Helms, Angleton was "recognized as the dominant counterintelligence figure in ...

4. www.cia.gov › readingroom › documentJAMES ANGELTON, EX-CHIEF OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE, DIES

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   May 4, 2012 · So Colby offered Mr. Angleton a new job writing a manual on coun- terintelligence work. Mr. Angleton refused and his resignation fol- lowed. James Jesus Angleton was born in Boise, Idaho. His father, James Hugh Angleton, had chased Pancho Villa into Mexico with Gen. John J. (Black Jack) Pershing, and while in Mexico, he had married a 17-year- old woman.

5. www.nytimes.com › 1978/06/25 › archivesTHE ANGLETON - The New York Times

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   Jun 25, 1978 · From forced retirement, James Jesus Angleton wages covert war on those who, he feels, have weakened the C.I.A. The man and the issues raise important questions about the intelligence game. Early ...

6. www.tandfonline.com › doi › fullIn the Wilderness of Counterintelligence: CIA, the Force, and ...

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   Aug 5, 2019 · Jefferson Morley’s account of the life and times of Jim Angleton, The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton,1 is not unique in including a reference to the shattered career o...

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   Why did James Jesus Angleton resign?

   • On this date in espionage history, Tuesday, December 24, 1974, James Jesus Angleton resigned/retired from the Central Intelligence Agency at the request of CIA Director, William Colby. Angleton was the most controversial CIA officer of the twentieth century.

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   When did James Angleton retire?

   • James Angleton an ignoble name in the history of CIA's clandestine service, was asked to retire in 1974 by then CIA Director William Colby.

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   Who is James Angleton?

   • James Angleton, former chief of counterintelligence at the CIA, answers questions concerning the CIA’s cover-up of reading the mail of many prominent Americans, including Richard M. Nixon, before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Sept. 25, 1975. Photo: AP

   Legacy of CIA Spy Chief James Angleton, Godfather of Mass Surveillance

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   What happened to John Angleton?

   • Angleton’s career in U.S. intelligence spanned many years. He is, unfortunately remembered for the ignoble actions of the latter half of his career which overshadowed the success of his early career.

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   Who owed Angleton his rise?

   • Many of the people to whom Angleton owed his rise were men with an instinctive fear and hatred of Communism, carried over from their postwar intelligence work in Europe, who believed that the Soviet Union was waiting for American willpower to be drained away before moving directly against us.

   THE ANGLETON - The New York Times

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   Why did Colby tell Angleton he was being removed?

   • Colby explained how he had already told Angleton on December 17 that he was being removed as Chief Counterintelligence and head of liaison with Israel, and was offered an advisory role where he could continue to provide his insight, but without any oversight or responsibility.

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   Dec 24, 2021 · On this date in espionage history, Tuesday, December 24, 1974, James Jesus Angleton resigned/retired from the Central Intelligence Agency at the request of CIA Director, William Colby. Angleton was the most controversial CIA officer of the twentieth century. While the first half of his career was marked with extraordinary success, the latter ...