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DIRTY
WORK
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CIA
ln
Western
Europe
Edi+ed by philip Agee
and Louis Wolf
For the past several years, beginning in 1974,
new enemies have haunted the Central Intel_
ligence Agency-ex-agents and journalists.
These people, revolted by the CIA's dirty
tricks scenario, are bent on exposing them so
the American citizenry can see what has been
spawned and what is being done under the
guise of "national security."
John Marks, Victor Marchetti, Morton H.
Halperin and especially philip Agee have shown
considerable courage in telling the world about
the seamy side of American espionage. They
have opened much of the secret portfolio, rang_
ing from the routine planting of phony news
stories to assassinations and the overthrow of
legitimate governments.
In this book, a comprehensive picture of the
CIA emerges. More important, the authors
explain the simple way in which any compe_
tent researcher can recognize the people behind
the dirty work-thus breaking the icover', of
thousands of CIA agents in the field around
the world.
NA'IAING NA'}IES
Philip Agee, in particular, has always insisted
that^one cannot separate the responsibility of
the CIA for the outrageous thingi it does from
the personal responsibility of the agents who
do those things. He has led a three_vear cam_
paign to expose agents around the world. Now,
for the first time, a balanced sampling of the
research done by those who know, appears in
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DIRTY
WORK
The CIA in Western EuroPe
DIRT'Y
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Lyle Stuart lncorporrted 3l May 1978
lZ0 Enterpris€ Avenue
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Gentlcmen:
The Ccnlral Intclligencc Agancy has lcarncd that you n.y bc prcparcd
to publiah r book entitled Dirtv Work. It lg our undarstending th.t thi3
book contrlns tha names of many CIA cnployeca, and wc havc some rcagon
to belicvc that the author may himaclf be a formcr cmployce of CIA.
Ae you may know, ell Agcncy cmployees execute secrecy agrecmcnta The CIAin
ee e condition of their employment, Among other things, thrsc agreemcnts
requirc that thc nanuscript of any book rclating to thc Agcncyrs activltica,
based on knowlcdge acquircd in thc coursc of Agcncy cmploymcnt, be sub-
nittcd to tbe Agency prior to publication. Thc purpoae of lhls requlrancnt
ls to dford thc Agency an opportunlty to revicw such menuscripte to dctct- Western Europe
min. whcthcr or not they contain properly clasaified infofmation. To bc of
any valuc, and certalnly if it ls to sccurc to thcAgcncythclegalrishtt
created by cmployce sccrccy agrccments, that opportunity obviously must
occur prior to publicrtion, beforc any propcrly classificd informalion is
placcd in the public domain. I ghould also note that secrecy agrcemcntg
betwcen thc Agency and its cmployces have bccn rccognizcd as velid and
pcnufrosrucacnatb tloe tchoosnetr aacgtrse,e manedn ttsh, atot tshucb ombilti gmaationnuss cruipntdse rttoa kthecn Abgye cnmcyp lfooyrc pcsrc- Editeday Philip Agee
publication revicw, remain binding after the tcrminationof cmploymcnt.
Scc United States v. Marchetti, 466 F.Zd 1309 (4th Cir. 1972). andLouis Wolf
Our intercat at thi6 point ls to vcrify whethcr in fact thc author of any
book you may intcnd to publish is a formcr Agcncy cnploycc, and to lrdorrn
you that wc would regud the publication of any such book, without prlor
Agcncy review, as a violation of our contractual rights. I havc askcd John
Greancy, an Assoclate Gencral Counsel of thc CIA, to contact you promPtly
concerning this matter, and I would ask that you anange to mect with Mr.
Grcaney at your euliest possible convcnlencc.
Sincercly,
4'41 a,-
L7t++,
Anthony A. Lapham
Gencral Counscl
DORSET PRESS
New York
Credits and permis sions
"Hoy.tq Spot a Spook" by John Marks, copyright @ 1974 by the
Washington Monrhty c6., r oza co"""tti",Ii eii., Xw, rir*,i,iiri:
ton, DC 20036; reprinted with their permission.
"Expgoisningg C tohme mCiItAte"e bfyb rp ha_il iFpAifgtef_ *e;, ;c;'o,pLy'rpigihit" i@"o 1 9b75y bpye rTmhies sOiorgna no_f
Ellen Ray and William H. Schaap.
*chiefs
for ao_fF sifttah tiEosnt,""t "c; orp"ypr.iignhtt" d@1)v 1 9p75" rbryi rTihi*e oifr-gCanffi"z"in gfr "cvo mum"Ii'twteeii
liam H. Schaap.
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b.v Mc{e!y1eer,y S Hupoedgrsspoono ak'n, db iyh eG so"dnfraeiyy H-no idZgis;o rn", pcroinpyi"roigihvt @ lns
gion of Harold Matson Company, Inc. - i,-..111ir-
'lThc^ CIA in P.orrugal" by phitip. Agee, copyright @) 1975 by phitip
Agee; reprinted with nrs permtsston.
Ithang.gs
in rhe CIA in fo.rtgqal'. by phitip Agee-,' copyright @ 1976 by
Copyright @ C.I. Publication, Inc., Phitip Agee; reprinted with his;e;;i;rion'.
All rights Reserved rfThc^Letter to the Athens N9ryr" by the Committee of Greeks and
Greek_Americans, copyrigt t O' fSis bili;" Arftens-News; rel
printed with their permlsslon.
ttNcy_s
First published by Lyle Stuart Inc., 1978 Stories: Athens," copyright @) 19'7-5' , 'lW6, by the Athens
Nsles; reprinted with their'piri-,i.r6n.-
This edition published by Dorset Press, '|ltc Fifth Estate Resnonds," copyright @ lgTS by The Organizing
a division of Marboro Books Corporation, Committee for a Fifth Estatei;#;i;d Uylermission of Eilen
by arrangement with Lyle Stuart Inc, Ray and William H. Schaap.
ltCommuique"
1987 Dorset Press ' Part .copyribgyh tT @he Nlnov6em bbyer L1i7b eRreavtoiolunt;io nrearpyi inOtregia nwizitafrt io-intr,e iinr
permission.
'rWho ls Richard Welch?" by.paul Jacobs, copyright @ t976 by paut
ISBN 0-88029-132-X Jacobs; reprinted by permission of tn" brtJti paul Jacobs.
ffQlA "r
News_Management" by Morton H.. Halperin, copyright @ lg77
Printed in the United States of America by the Washington post; reprint"o *iir, ir,Jii plrmission.
M98765432 $What Uncle Sam Wants to Know About you: The K.I.e.s,, by philip
Agce and Henry Kiss.inger, in part cotricirt @ rizi b; i,ilil;
A3ee; reprinted with nrs permtssron.
llltc-Corporate
Sheil Game.. by John.Marks, copyright @ 196 by the
Washington posf; reprinted witt tt ei, pe-imiJ.ion.
"The CIA in Post-Franco Spain" by Eduardo Chamorro, Galo Freixet, "CIA Morale Plummets" by Michael Getler, copyright @ 1976 by the
Consuelo Alvarez de Toledo, Nicole Szulc and Steve Weissman, Washington Post; reprinted with their permi3aion.
copyright @ ln6by Cambio 16; reprinted with their permission. t'Whcre
Translation copyrieht @ 198 by Steve Weissman; printed with his Do We Go From Here?" by Philip Agee, copyright @) 1976,
permission. l!77,1978by Philip Agee; reprinted with his permisslon.
t'Ttt"_kp_orygtions
"CIA Operations in Greece" by Yiannis Roubatis and Karen Wynn, , of Philip Agee" by Phit Kelly, copyright @ 1978 by
copyright O 1978 by Ta Nea; reprinted with their permission. Phil Kelly; printed with his permission.
t'llrner's
'Born Again' CIA" by CovertAction Information Bulletin,
"The American Factor in Greece: Old and New" by Philip fuee, cgpyrisht @) 1978 by Covert Action Publications, Inc.; printed
with their permission.
copyright @ l976by Philip Agee; reprinted with his permission.
"Hello Hugh Montgomery" by Steve Weissman, copyright @ ln6 l,All other material copyright @ 1978 by C. l. Publications, Inc.
by La Repubblica; reprinted with their permission; English orig-
inal copyrieht @ ln6 by Steve Weissman; printed with his
permission.
"The CIA in ltaly: An IntErview With Victor Marchetti" by Victor
Marchetti and Panorama, copyright @ ln4 by Panoramai re-
printed with their permission. Translation copyright @ 194 by
IDOC-Rome; reprinted with their permission.
"CIA Funding in ltaly" by Vittorio Zucconi, copyright @ 1976by La
Stampa;reprinted with their permission. Translation copyrieht @
1978 by Steve Weissman; printed with his permission.
"What the CIA Is Looking For in France" by Rene Backmann, Franz-
Olivier Giesbert and Olivier Todd, copyright @) 1976 by Le Nouvel
Observateun reprinted with their permission. Translation
copyright @ 1978 by Anna Weissman; printed with her
permission.
"West Germany: An Interview With Philip Agee" copyright @ 1976
by Intormations Dienst; reprinted with their permission. Transla-
tion copyright O 1978 by C. I. Publications, Inc.; printed with
their permission.
"How CIA Money Took the Teeth Out of British Socialism" by
Richard Fletcher, copyright @ 1975 by Richard Fletcher; re-
printed with his permission.
"The CIA Backs the Common Market" by Steve Weissman, Phil
Kelly and Mark Hosenball, copyright @ lns by Time Outi re-
printed with their permission.
"The CIA Makes the News" by Steve Weissman, copyright @ l976by
Steve Weissman; reprinted with his permission.
"The CIA in Switzerland" by Philip Agee, copyright@ ln6 by Philip
Agee; reprinted with his permission.
"Goodbye Bruce Hutchins" by Jan Guillou and Roger Wallis, copy-
riSht @ 19?7 by Jan Guillou and Roger Wallis; reprinted with their
permission. Translation copyright @) 1978 by C. I. Publications,
Inc.; printed with their permission.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I wouln LrKE To IHANK Steven Weissman, Phil Kelly, Karl Van
Mcter, Angela Camargo Seixas, Ellen Ray and Chris Farley, by
name, and all the other counterspies around the world who cannot
bc named, for their invaluable assistance in bringing this book to
completion. I want to express my gratitude to the courteous and
hclpful staff of the National Archives in Washington and of the
British Museum in London, who have helped make my research
lcss tedious. And I would like particularly to thank Bill Schaap for
hic cfforts and good judgement while working on the first half of
tho book, as well as for his patience and good humor in abiding
wlth me during the final days.
I must also extend my deep appreciation to Lyle Stuart - a
lrrget in his own right of the American intelligence establishment
- for having the courage to publish this book. I give special
$enks to Arthur Smith, our editor, without whose knowing coun-
rcl and attention to detail the book couldn't have gotten success-
fully past the manuscript stage.
And most of all, I would like to exprpss for all of us our un-
llinching admiration for Philip Agee, whose perseverance of pur-
posc, whose integrity of research, and whose personal bravery
hrve been an inspiration to us all.
Louis Wolf
Washington, D.C.
September 1978.
Contents
Editors'Preface
Introduction:
Where Myths Lead to Murder
Philip Agee
In the Beginning
Introduction
, How to Spot a Spook
John Marks
Exposingthe CIA
Philipfuee
Chiefs of Station
CounterSpy magazine
Cord Meyer: Superspook
Godfrey Hodgson
The CIA inPortugal
Philip Agee
Changes in the CIA in Portugal
Philip Agee 72
The Turning Point:
The Richard Welch Affair
Introduction
The Letterto lhe Athens News Hello Hugh Montgomery
The Committee of Greeks and Greek-Americans 8t Steve Weissman
News Stories: Athens The CIA in ltaly: An Interview With Victor
Marchetti
The Athens News
Victor Marchetti and Panorama
The Fifth Estate Responds
The Fifth Estate What the CIA Is Looking For in France
Rene Backmann, Franz-Olivier Giesbert and
Communique OlivierTodd t74
The November 17 Revolutionary Organization
West Germany: An Interview with Philip Agee
Who Is RichardWelch? Philip Agee and Informations Dienst
Paul Jacobs
How CIA Money Took the Teeth Out of British
CIANews Management Socialism
Morton H. Halperin Richard Fletcher
The CIA Backs the Common Market
Steve Weissman, Phil Kelly and Mark Hosenball 20t
What They Do: How and Why
The CIA Makes the News
Steve Weissman
Introduction 109
The CIAin Switzerland
What Uncle SamWants To Know About You: f Philip Agee 2tl
The K.I.Q.s
lll
Philip Agee and Henry Kissinger Goodbye Bruce Hutchins
Jan Guillou and Roger Wallis 2t5
The CIA's Corporate Shell Game
John Marks
Conclusion
Introduction
What They Do: Western Europe
CIA Morale Plummets
Introduction t39 Michael Getler
The CIA in Post-Franco Spain Where Do We Go From Here?
Cambio 16 140 Philip Agee
CIA Operations in Greece The Deportations of Philip Agee
Yiannis Roubatis and Karen Wynn t47 Phil Kelly
The American Factor in Greece: OId and New Turner's "Born Again" CIA
Philip Agee t57 Covert Action Intormation Bulletin 30r
Editors'
Preface
Defectors are the scourge of any intelligence agency, and for
years Central Intelligence Agency "case officers" and their
counterparts in other countries have made a deadly game of
wooing each other to defect and to bring their secrets with them.
But ever since the late llX0s and the Vietnam War, the CIA-
indeed, the entire American govemment-has faced an even
more dangerous threat. Several of the brightest agents have quit
in disgust and, instead of defecting to the Soviets (which is the
way the game is supposed to be played), they have told their
secrets to the world, and especially to the American people.
Daniel Ellsberg, a former U.S. Defense Department official,
openly published The Pentagon Papers. Victor Marchetti, a top
aide to the CIA's Deputy Director, joined with former State
Department intelligence officer John Marks, to write The CIA
and the Cuk of Intelligence. Philip Agee wrote his Inside the
Company: A CIA Diary.John Stockwell sent his open letter to
Stansfield Turner and authored a book, ln Search of Enemies;
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