The cia censored out any mention of his father’s name and position as COS from my book The Secret War Against the Jews. Please pass to john Haden II. He should contact me
Pardon my belated reply. I was the founding editor of CQ/Homeland Security, and later National Security Editor, from 2002 through 2009, when the company was sold. It was there that in 2005 I launched my SpyTalk column.
The facts that the CIA had a station in Israel and a country desk in Washington to support it were not exactly secrets back in the early sixties, but that the desk was located in the Counterintelligence Staff, whose chief was James Jesus Angleton, not in the appropriate area division, suggested that the Agency's relationship with Israel was a sensitive matter.
Angleton, Apollo Plant, Israel's bomb - not news, links documented long ago. Not Argentina, not foreign sources ,but 600 pounds (91–272 kg) of highly enriched uranium from Apollo.
Interesting. I had a similar experience trying to find CIA's Israel desk circa 1970. Walking a cable around which mentioned Israel. Required someone to sign off. Wandered around NE Division, unable to find it.
Not wishing to ask a dumb question, I remembered that my CT classmate Pat worked on the Turkey Desk. Figured he'd know. That's when I learned that Angleton handled the Israel account.
Apparently his relationship with the Israelis went back to OSS days. Did they only trust him? Or were we suspicious of them?
Fascinating!
The cia censored out any mention of his father’s name and position as COS from my book The Secret War Against the Jews. Please pass to john Haden II. He should contact me
Good to hear from you, John. Should I send him your email address?
Yes please. Johnloftus@live.com
Jeff did you used to write for CQ?
Pardon my belated reply. I was the founding editor of CQ/Homeland Security, and later National Security Editor, from 2002 through 2009, when the company was sold. It was there that in 2005 I launched my SpyTalk column.
The facts that the CIA had a station in Israel and a country desk in Washington to support it were not exactly secrets back in the early sixties, but that the desk was located in the Counterintelligence Staff, whose chief was James Jesus Angleton, not in the appropriate area division, suggested that the Agency's relationship with Israel was a sensitive matter.
Sensitive and fraught, indeed. Thanks for your well informed comment, Colin.
Angleton, Apollo Plant, Israel's bomb - not news, links documented long ago. Not Argentina, not foreign sources ,but 600 pounds (91–272 kg) of highly enriched uranium from Apollo.
One definition of news is stuff that people have forgotten, or never knew.
Interesting. I had a similar experience trying to find CIA's Israel desk circa 1970. Walking a cable around which mentioned Israel. Required someone to sign off. Wandered around NE Division, unable to find it.
Not wishing to ask a dumb question, I remembered that my CT classmate Pat worked on the Turkey Desk. Figured he'd know. That's when I learned that Angleton handled the Israel account.
Apparently his relationship with the Israelis went back to OSS days. Did they only trust him? Or were we suspicious of them?
Read all about it: https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Secret-Spymaster-James-Angleton/dp/1250080614?nodl=1&dplnkId=c8790182-d4e2-4598-a88a-01f36563a7b8