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| − | A Navy dive-bomber pilot with an exemplary [[World War II]] record in the South Pacific, | + | A Navy dive-bomber pilot with an exemplary [[World War II]] record in the South Pacific, Garbler spent the late [[1940s]] in [[naval intelligence]] and briefly was personal pilot to the [[ROC|Korean Republic]]'s first president, [[Syngman Rhee]].<ref name=WAPO/> |
| − | A decade into his CIA career, after stints in [[Berlin]] and [[Stockholm]], he won a prestigious appointment in [[1961]] as the first [[Moscow Chief of Station|chief of station in Moscow]]. He was officially listed as a "naval attache." | + | A decade into his CIA career, after stints in [[Berlin]] and [[Stockholm]], he won a prestigious appointment in [[1961]] as the first [[Moscow Chief of Station|chief of station in Moscow]]. He was officially listed as a "naval attache."<ref name=WAPO/> |
| − | During this period, he was a [[handler]] of Lt. Col. [[Oleg Penkovsky]], a Soviet military intelligence official who was regarded, before his subsequent unmasking and execution by the [[Russians]], as one of the most important double agents in CIA and British intelligence history. | + | During this period, he was a [[handler]] of Lt. Col. [[Oleg Penkovsky]], a Soviet military intelligence official who was regarded, before his subsequent unmasking and execution by the [[Russians]], as one of the most important double agents in CIA and British intelligence history.<ref name=WAPO/> |
| − | Then, with no apparent explanation, | + | Then, with no apparent explanation, Garbler began a nine-year stretch in professional doldrums. Without his knowledge, [[James J. Angleton]], the agency's powerful chief of counterintelligence, hoped to provoke him into retirement. He was reassigned as chief of the [[Trinidad]] station and roughly two years after stint at [[Camp Peary]] circa 1966.<ref name=WAPO/> |
| − | + | Reporting in [[Newsweek]] further asserted that Garbler was rehabilitated and led the [[CIA/European Division/Stockholm Station|CIA's Stockholm station]] shortly before his [[1978]] retirement.<ref>https://techinquiry.org/?entity=paul%20garbler%20(cia)&guard=</ref><ref name=WAPO>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/05/AR2006040502533.html</ref> | |
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| Born | 4 January 1918 Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2006 (Age 88) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | US | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US senior spook with career problems after being suspected by Jim Angleton, but a decade later cleared.
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Paul Garbler was a US spook,[1][2] and a 27-year veteran of the Clandestine Service of the CIA.[3][4]
Career
A Navy dive-bomber pilot with an exemplary World War II record in the South Pacific, Garbler spent the late 1940s in naval intelligence and briefly was personal pilot to the Korean Republic's first president, Syngman Rhee.[5]
A decade into his CIA career, after stints in Berlin and Stockholm, he won a prestigious appointment in 1961 as the first chief of station in Moscow. He was officially listed as a "naval attache."[5]
During this period, he was a handler of Lt. Col. Oleg Penkovsky, a Soviet military intelligence official who was regarded, before his subsequent unmasking and execution by the Russians, as one of the most important double agents in CIA and British intelligence history.[5]
Then, with no apparent explanation, Garbler began a nine-year stretch in professional doldrums. Without his knowledge, James J. Angleton, the agency's powerful chief of counterintelligence, hoped to provoke him into retirement. He was reassigned as chief of the Trinidad station and roughly two years after stint at Camp Peary circa 1966.[5]
Reporting in Newsweek further asserted that Garbler was rehabilitated and led the CIA's Stockholm station shortly before his 1978 retirement.[6][5]
References
- ↑ https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2022/180-10142-10373.pdf
- ↑ Jan Guillou in Phillip Agee Dirty Work, page 232
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com.au/Wages-Treason-Paul-Garbler/dp/1413451977
- ↑ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tucson/name/paul-garbler-obituary?id=26282955
- ↑ a b c d e https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/05/AR2006040502533.html
- ↑ https://techinquiry.org/?entity=paul%20garbler%20(cia)&guard=
