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|birth_place=Budapest, Hungary | |birth_place=Budapest, Hungary | ||
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|death_date=22 March 1991 | |death_date=22 March 1991 | ||
|spouses=Anna Fain | |spouses=Anna Fain | ||
|children=Thomas Polgar Jr, Patricia Polgar-Bailey, Catherine Jordan | |children=Thomas Polgar Jr, Patricia Polgar-Bailey, Catherine Jordan | ||
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| + | |title=Frankfurt Chief of Station | ||
| + | |start=1949 | ||
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| + | |title=Saigon Chief of Station | ||
| + | |start=1972 | ||
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| + | '''Thomas Polgar''' was a CIA spook. | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
He was born in Budapest, [[Hungary]].<ref name=nytobit>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/world/asia/thomas-polgar-cia-officer-dies-at-91-helped-lead-us-evacuation-of-saigon.html?_r=0</ref> | He was born in Budapest, [[Hungary]].<ref name=nytobit>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/world/asia/thomas-polgar-cia-officer-dies-at-91-helped-lead-us-evacuation-of-saigon.html?_r=0</ref> | ||
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| Died | 22 March 1991 (Age 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | US | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | • Thomas Polgar Jr • Patricia Polgar-Bailey • Catherine Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Anna Fain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Polgar was a CIA spook.
Background
He was born in Budapest, Hungary.[1]
Career
Polgar became a spy during World War II and joined the CIA when it begin in 1947.[2] He was Frankfurt station chief in 1949, and Saigon station chief from 1972 to 1975. He officially retired in 1981.[1]
He appears in the Allan Francovich film Operation Gladio and testifies about Operation Gladio.
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