George Kalaris
| George Kalaris Spartacus (Spook) | |
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| Born | 1922 Billings, Montana,USA |
| Died | 1995 |
| Nationality | US |
| Ethnicity | Greek |
| Alma mater | University of Montana |
CIA officer from 1952 to 1980 | |
George Thomas Kalaris was a CIA officer from 1952 to 1980.[1]
Background
George Kalaris was born in Billings, Montana. In 1933, at the age of 11, Kalaris' mother took him to Greece. He remained there through the Nazi occupation under false papers. Kalaris returned to the United States[How?] when he was drafted into the U.S. Army for two years.
Career
Kalaris worked briefly as a lawyer in the National Labor Relations Board before he joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1952.
From 1952 until 1974, Kalaris spent most of his career as a clandestine operations officer in Greece, Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines, and Brazil,[2] at least the last two as Chief of Station.
On 31 December 1974, William Colby appointed Kalaris to head the CIA's Counterintelligence Division, which had been paralysed by the molehunts of his predecessor James Angleton.[3]
Spartacus Educational
Spartacus Educational has an article on Kalaris as head the CIA's Counterintelligence Division.
References
- ↑ David Binder, George T. Kalaris, 73, Official Who Changed C.I.A.'s Direction, New York Times, 14 December 1995.
- ↑ https://kalaris.org/george-t-kalaris
- ↑ David Binder, George T. Kalaris, 73, Official Who Changed C.I.A.'s Direction, New York Times, 14 December 1995.