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[[George Kalaris]] (1922-1995) was a [[CIA]] officer from 1952 to 1980.<ref>David Binder, [http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/14/obituaries/george-t-kalaris-73-official-who-changed-cia-s-direction.html?pagewanted=1 George T. Kalaris, 73, Official Who Changed C.I.A.'s Direction], New York Times, 14 December 1995.</ref>
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'''George Thomas Kalaris''' was a [[CIA]] officer from 1952 to 1980.<ref>David Binder, [http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/14/obituaries/george-t-kalaris-73-official-who-changed-cia-s-direction.html?pagewanted=1 George T. Kalaris, 73, Official Who Changed C.I.A.'s Direction], New York Times, 14 December 1995.</ref>
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==Background==
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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 [[Greece/WW2|Nazi occupation]] under false papers. Kalaris returned to the United States{{Comment|How?}} when he was drafted into the U.S. Army for two years.
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==Career==
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Kalaris worked briefly as a lawyer in the National Labor Relations Board before he joined the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] in [[1952]].
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From 1952 until 1974, Kalaris spent most of his career as a clandestine operations officer in [[Greece]], [[Indonesia]], [[Laos]], [[the Philippines]], and [[Brazil]],<ref>https://kalaris.org/george-t-kalaris</ref> 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]].<ref>David Binder, [http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/14/obituaries/george-t-kalaris-73-official-who-changed-cia-s-direction.html?pagewanted=1 George T. Kalaris, 73, Official Who Changed C.I.A.'s Direction], New York Times, 14 December 1995.</ref>
 
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]].<ref>David Binder, [http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/14/obituaries/george-t-kalaris-73-official-who-changed-cia-s-direction.html?pagewanted=1 George T. Kalaris, 73, Official Who Changed C.I.A.'s Direction], New York Times, 14 December 1995.</ref>
  
==External Resources==
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==Spartacus Educational==
*Namebase [http://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Kalaris,+George KALARIS GEORGE THOMAS]
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[https://spartacus-educational.com/George_Kalaris.htm Spartacus Educational] has an article on Kalaris as head the CIA's Counterintelligence Division.
 
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==References==
 
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[[Category:Spooks|Kalaris, George]][[Category:CIA|Kalaris, George]]
 

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Person.png George Kalaris SpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook)
George Kalaris.png
Born1922
Billings, Montana, USA
Died1995 (Age 72)
NationalityUS
EthnicityGreek
Alma materUniversity of Montana
CIA officer from 1952 to 1980

Employment.png Manila Chief of Station

Dates unknown
In 1974

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.

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndDescription
Colloquium on Clandestine Collection30 December 198131 December 1981A spooky colloquium in Washington DC
Colloquium on Counterintelligence24 April 198026 April 1980Spooky 1980 Washington conference
Colloquium on Intelligence Requirements for the 1990s4 December 19875 December 1987Spooky 1987 conference
Colloquium on Intelligence and Policy9 November 198410 November 1984A spooky conference in November 1984
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