James Jesus Angleton
| James Jesus Angleton | |
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James Jesus Angleton
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service |
Central Intelligence Agency United States Army |
| Active | 1947–1975 |
| Rank | Counterintelligence (CI) Chief (1954–1975) |
| Operation(s) |
Enigma Code Manhattan Project Operation CHAOS |
| Award(s) | Distinguished Intelligence Medal |
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| Born |
December 9, 1917 Boise, Idaho, United States |
| Died | May 11, 1987 (aged 69) Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C., United States |
| Cause of death |
Lung cancer |
| Buried | Morris Hill Cemetery 43°36′27″N 116°13′45.83″W / 43.60750°N 116.2293972°W |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents |
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| Spouse | Cicely Harriet d'Autremont |
| Children | 3 |
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James Jesus Angleton (December 9, 1917 – May 11, 1987) was chief of CIA Counterintelligence from 1954 to 1975. His official position within the organization was "Associate Deputy Director of Operations for Counterintelligence (ADDOCI)".
Angleton was significantly involved in the U.S. response to the purported KGB defectors Anatoliy Golitsyn and Yuri Nosenko. Angleton later became convinced the CIA harbored a high-ranking mole, and engaged in an intense search. Whether this was a highly destructive witch hunt or appropriate caution vindicated by later moles remains a subject of intense historical debate.
According to one-time Director of Central Intelligence Richard Helms: "In his day, Jim was recognized as the dominant counterintelligence figure in the non-communist world." Investigative journalist Edward Jay Epstein agrees with the high regard in which Angleton was held by his colleagues in the intelligence business, and adds that Angleton earned the "trust ... of six CIA directors—including Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, Allen W. Dulles and Richard Helms. They kept Angleton in key positions and valued his work."
James Jesus Angleton was born in Boise, Idaho, to James Hugh Angleton and Carmen Mercedes Moreno. His parents met in Mexico while his father was a U.S. Army cavalry officer serving under General John Pershing. His father purchased the NCR franchise in pre-war Italy, where he became head of the American Chamber of Commerce and later joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
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