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Revision as of 13:15, 28 December 2018
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| Born | Richard Mervin Bissell Jr. September 18, 1909 Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 7, 1994 (Age 84) 4), Farmington, Connecticut, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | JFK/Assassination/Perpetrators, The Georgetown Set | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Bissell was a US spook.
Contents
Bckground
Richard Bissell studied history at Yale University, and was tapped, but declined membership in Skull and Bones, although his brother William joined.
Career
Frank Wisner persuaded him to join the Central Intelligence Agency. Bissel became a senior CIA officer responsible for major projects such as the U-2 spy plane and the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
A Document by Richard M. Bissell
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Document:1968 Bissell Meeting | speech | 1968 | Spook meeting discussing the inner workings of the CIA |
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colloquium on Counterintelligence | 24 April 1980 | 26 April 1980 | Spooky 1980 Washington conference |
| Colloquium on Intelligence and Policy | 9 November 1984 | 10 November 1984 | A spooky conference in November 1984 |
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