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'''Richard S. Welch''' (1929-December 23, 1975),<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rwelch.htm Richard S. Welch, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)], [[Arlington National Cemetery]] Website.</ref> a [[Harvard]] educated classicist, was a [[CIA]] Station Chief murdered by the radical [[leftist]] organization [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]].<ref>[http://www.afio.com/sections/wins/2002/2002-31.html#Greek_Assassins Greek Assassins Arrested], ''Association of Former Intelligence Officers'', Weekly Intelligence Notes #31-02 5 August 2002.</ref><ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/137503422.html?did=137503422&FMT=ABS&FMTS=AI&date=Dec+29%2C+1975&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post++(1974-Current+file)&desc=Richard+S.+Welch ''[[Washington Post]]''], ''Obituary: Richard S. Welch.'' 29 December 1975, A16. ISBN 01908286 </ref> He had been stationed in [[Athens]] only a few months before he was murdered outside his home. He was outed by a magazine called ''[[CounterSpy]]''<ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1994_cr/s940715-halperin.htm Morton H. Halperin and National Security Issues--A Partial Record],Congressional Record, Senate - July 15, 1994, pg. S9109.</ref><ref>Counterspy: How a Group of Ex-Agents Turned on Their Bosses: and Began Publishing a Magazine That Sent Shudders Through the U.S. Intelligence Community, [[Chip Berlet]], ''Alternative Media'', Vol 9 No 5 Jan/Feb 1977.</ref> edited by [[Timothy Butz]].  Butz also served on the editorial staff of ''[[Political Research Associates|The Public Eye]]''<ref>"Public Eye Staff," The Public Eye (Vol II, Issues 1 & 2, 1979), 3.  Quoted in [http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/wilcox/5.html Laird Wilcox], ''The Watchdogs: A Close Look at Anti-Racist "Watchdog" Groups'', Second Edition, Part 2, Chapter Four: Political Research Associates, A Study in "Links and ties," Editorial Research Service, 1999, pg. 29. ISBN 0-993592-96-5. </ref> and as the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] of Nebraska Executive Director.<ref>[http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/18741prs20041005.html ACLU of Nebraska Charges State Patrol and FBI with Violating Free Speech Rights of ACLU Official], Press Release, (10/5/2004).</ref>
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'''Richard S. Welch''' (1929-December 23, 1975),<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rwelch.htm Richard S. Welch, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)], [[Arlington National Cemetery]] Website.</ref> was a [[CIA]] Station Chief murdered by the radical [[leftist]] organization [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]].
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Welch's murder lead to the passage of the [[Intelligence Identities Protection Act]] of 1982,<ref>"Agent-ID bill had its roots in R.I.", John E. Mulligan, Providence Journal-Bulletin, 22 October 2003. [http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/document?_m=b4acc26769d98ce08b65d56665d35ea6&_docnum=1&wchp=dGLbVlz-zSkVA&_md5=5eed158f0f3359d61b1cc20b473cd308]</ref> making it illegal to reveal the name of an agent who has a covert relationship with an American intelligence organization.
 
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In 2003, fifteen defendants were convicted of Welch's murder.
 
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By Presidential Order of U.S. President [[Gerald Ford]], Welch was buried in [[Arlington National Cemetery]].
 
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Revision as of 19:23, October 15, 2008

Richard S. Welch (1929-December 23, 1975),[1] was a CIA Station Chief murdered by the radical leftist organization Revolutionary Organization 17 November.

  1. ↑ Richard S. Welch, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Arlington National Cemetery Website.
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