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If you missed any of our stories for , you can read them all here: !
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A planning its trick-or-treat route? Hopefully the shows houses with the best . “As he turned a corner, he saw a man bending over a table, looking at a map. It caught him off guard to see someone so late at night.”
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Fedora? A spook with style? “She caught a glimpse of a man in the office, wearing a suit & fedora, holding the phone…But, when she looked into the office not even a moment later, she discovered it empty, without a phone installed.”
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practicing free throws? “When I was making my security/safety rounds, I heard what sounded like someone bouncing a basketball…As I entered the room, there were no lights on and the dribbling of the basketball stopped.”
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But was someone there? “Occasionally, the elevator would stop and the doors would open at a floor with no one there, and no one on the elevator had requested that floor…”
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. The CIA is famous for them. But this , we’re sharing a different kind of story. Like everyone else, Agency officers love a good story. Here are some of our favorites we collected from them.
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CIA Artifact of the Week: Advanced Flaps and Seals Kit In this “flaps and seals” kit for advanced users, tools handmade of ivory in a travel roll were used for the surreptitious opening of letters and packages during the 1960s.
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On Saturday 20 October, the Office of Strategic Services Society presented Director Gina Haspel with the William J. Donovan Award in recognition of her service to the United States of America. Read more:
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As DDCI, Vernon dealt with major international develop­ments including the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, the turbulent end of the Vietnam conflict, and the Chilean military coup against the Allende government. Learn more: Story 3
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Vernon's linguistic skills afforded him a myriad of opportunities. His simultaneous translation of a speech by Nixon in France prompted President Charles de Gaulle to say, "Nixon, you gave a magnificent speech, but your interpreter was eloquent."
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Vernon loved and enjoyed a friendly competition with fellow . He would engage two others in conversation and each time a person spoke, they had to talk in a new language. Once you ran through your repertoire of languages, you were eliminated.
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President Nixon appointed General Vernon Walters as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence in 1972. Vernon spoke French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Chinese and Russian fluently.
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Fluent in Pashto? US citizen with a 4-yr college degree? Interested in national security? Your skills are needed here.
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Both Joe and Hugh received the Distinguished Intelligence Medal along with several other prestigious awards. Learn more: Story 2
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Hugh followed in his mother’s linguistic footsteps and learned eight languages fluently. He spent 24 years serving CIA overseas. In Moscow, Hugh was involved in handling the agent who many believe was the most valuable Russian asset ever run by the Agency, Colonel Oleg Penkovsky.
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Joe was born in Italy and graduated with a major in . He joined the OSS and continued on after the establishment of the CIA. Former Director George Tenet described Joe as “The Father of All Reports Officers” because he pioneered many procedures still in use today.
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CIA 24. okt.
Joe Procaccino and Hugh Montgomery served under General Donovan, the director of the Office of Strategic Services, and 20 subsequent CIA Directors. Both entered the world of on the strength of their foreign skills.
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CIA Artifact of the Week: Letter from President Kennedy President Kennedy wrote this letter to CIA Director John McCone commending the Agency for its role in the peaceful resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Fluent in Dari? US citizen with a 4-yr college degree? Interested in national security? Your skills are needed here.
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During his career, Matt mastered the Arabic language and had a solid grasp of Arab culture. He also succeeded in recruiting an asset in one of the most notorious international terrorist organizations. Learn more: Story 1
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