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...more details of the domestic spying surfaced, Colby continued his shakeup of the CIA. He had forced the resignation of James Angleton, 57, Counter-Intelligence's director for 20 years. Three of Angleton's top staff members retired last week rather than face demotion and transfer. They are: Angleton's chief deputy, Raymond Rocca, Executive Officer William J. Hood and Chief of Operations Newton S. Miller...
After Yale, Angleton spent two years at Harvard Law School, then followed his father into the OSS. Immediately after the war, he worked for a U.S. intelligence operation in Italy that helped pro-American politicians win election over leftist opponents. He joined the CIA when it was formed in 1947 and served for a while overseas...
...Philby, the British spy who defected to Moscow, mentioned Angleton in his book My Silent War. Philby found Angleton hard-driving and liked his American colleague. They frequently dined together, and Philby described him as "one of the thinnest men I have ever met and one of the biggest eaters...
...Angleton assumed responsibility for counter-espionage-combatting the activities of adversary spooks round the world. Victor Marchetti, the ex-CIA official who turned agency critic, said that colleagues regarded Angleton as "a gentleman, a connoisseur of fine wines, an intellectual who knew orchids, and a fanatic who was always able to keep his fanaticism in rein...
...indiscretion in dealing with Hersh astonished Angleton's friends. Mourned one: "It was wildly out of character. I can only think that Jim cracked under the strain of knowing that the Times story was coming and there was nothing he could do about...