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|birth_place=Florence, South Carolina, USA | |birth_place=Florence, South Carolina, USA | ||
|death_date= January 1977 | |death_date= January 1977 | ||
| + | |description=US diplomat who died from a gunshot to the head, possibly due to the [[HSCA]] hearings. | ||
|death_cause= gunshot to the head | |death_cause= gunshot to the head | ||
|ON_death_cause= suicide | |ON_death_cause= suicide | ||
| − | |constitutes=spook, diplomat | + | |constitutes=spook, diplomat, HSCA/Premature death |
|spouses=Annie Hahr Dobbs | |spouses=Annie Hahr Dobbs | ||
|birth_name=William Douglas Pawley | |birth_name=William Douglas Pawley | ||
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|end=March 28, 1948 | |end=March 28, 1948 | ||
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| − | }} | + | }}'''William Douglas Pawley''' was a U.S. ambassador and [[businessman]]. |
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | Pawley contacted [[Ted Shackley]], head of the CIA's [[JM WAVE]] station in Miami. Shackley decided to help Pawley organize what became known as [[Operation Tilt]]. | + | Pawley contacted [[Ted Shackley]], head of the CIA's [[JM WAVE]] station in Miami. Shackley decided to help Pawley organize what became known as [[Operation Tilt]]. |
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| + | ==Death== | ||
| + | Pawley died from a [[gunshot to the head]], possibly due to the [[HSCA]] hearings. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:43, 17 February 2021
 William Pawley     (spook, diplomat, HSCA/Premature death) | |
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| Born | William Douglas Pawley 7 September 1896 Florence, South Carolina, USA |
| Died | January 1977 (Age 80) Miami Beach, Florida |
Cause of death | gunshot to the head "suicide" |
| Spouse | Annie Hahr Dobbs |
| Party | Republican |
William Douglas Pawley was a U.S. ambassador and businessman.
Career
Pawley contacted Ted Shackley, head of the CIA's JM WAVE station in Miami. Shackley decided to help Pawley organize what became known as Operation Tilt.
Death
Pawley died from a gunshot to the head, possibly due to the HSCA hearings.
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