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Spymaster James Angleton pushed back against argument that the CIA used too many cryptonyms

Spymaster James Angleton pushed back against argument that the CIA used too many cryptonyms

In late 1963, the Central Intelligence Agency’s Executive Director sent a memo to Counterintelligence Director James Angleton asking him to review the Agency’s perceived overuse of cryptonyms and excessive security, resulting in a report that would remain classified SECRET for 39 years. Angleton’s conclusion? Not his problem.

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