Giovanni De Lorenzo

Giovanni De Lorenzo   (soldier, spook, deep state actor)
Born	29 November 1907
Died	26 April 1973 (Age 65) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Italy/Head of Carabinieri In office 15 October 1962 - 7 January 1966 Appointed with the help of the CIA  SIFAR/Director In office December 1955 - October 1962 Appointed by Claire Boothe Luce Preceded by Ettore Musco Succeeded by Egidio Viggiani Retained effective control of SIFAR although no longer official director

General Giovanni De Lorenzo was a deep state actor and member of the Italian deep state. He was important in the Italian Gladio network. He was head of SIFAR

Career

"In 1956, General Giovanni De Lorenzo was named to head SIFAR on the recommendation of U.S. Ambassador Claire Boothe Luce, the avidly anticommunist wife of the publisher of Time magazine. 13 A key player in Gladio was now in place. In 1962, the CIA helped place De Lorenzo at the head of the national police (carabinieri), while he retained effective control of the secret service."

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