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    First civilian and longest-serving Director of Central Intelligence

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    Allen Dulles. Allen Welsh Dulles ( / ˈdʌlɪs / DUL-iss; April 7, 1893 – January 29, 1969) was an American lawyer who was the first civilian Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), and its longest serving director to date. As head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the early Cold War, he oversaw the 1953 Iranian coup d'état ...

  2. In 1945, The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Station Chief Allen Dulles in Switzerland negotiated the early surrender of German forces in Italy and Austria days before the final surrender of Germany, saving many lives.

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  3. Nov 13, 2015 · What if Dulles hadn’t betrayed Roosevelt and Russia to make a separate U.S. peace with Germany in Italy? What if Dulles hadn’t begun sabotaging democracy in Europe immediately and empowering former Nazis in Germany? What if Dulles hadn’t turned the CIA into a secret lawless army and death squad?

  4. Allen W. Dulles (born April 7, 1893, Watertown, New York, U.S.—died January 29, 1969, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. diplomat and intelligence expert, who was director (1953–61) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during its early period of growth.

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  5. Sep 29, 2013 · John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles were the forefathers of using covert operations to upset foreign governments — with the aim of overthrow. They learned the reach of American power abroad when...

  6. OSS spymaster Allen Dulles established a base of operations in wartime Switzerland. Dulles finally left the United States on November 2, 1942, bound for Lisbon, Portugal, via the Pan Am flying boat. His original plan was to travel by train into Spain, across Vichy France, and finally ending at his destination of Geneva, Switzerland.

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  8. Allen Welsh Dulles (April 7, 1893 – January 29, 1969) was the first civilian and the longest-serving (1953-1961) Director of Central Intelligence (de-facto head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency ), as well as a member of the Warren Commission.

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