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James William Lair (often referred to as Bill Lair) (4 July 1924 – October 28, 2014) was an influential Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer from the Special Activities Division. He was a native Texan, raised in a broken family, but a good student.
May 27, 2022 · James William Lair served as a civilian case officer in the CIA from 1951 to 1977, working in Thailand and Laos during and before the Vietnam War. This is part two of an interview with Lair ...
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Nominee for Trailblazer Award: Bill Lair (full name James William Lair) Bill Lair was the architect of paramilitary operations in Laos (1961-1973) and the hands-on boss in those operations' spectacularly successful early years.
James William Lair (often referred to as Bill Lair) (4 July 1924 – October 28, 2014) was an influential Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer from the Special Activities Division. He was a native Texan, raised in a broken family, but a good student.
The Lair story has numerous such episodes, one of them the clandestine use of a Thai Border Police airstrip, without the knowledge of the government in Bangkok, to supply Indonesian rebels in the US-supported 1957 uprising there.
May 19, 2022 · James William Lair served as a civilian case officer in the CIA from 1951 to 1977, working in Thailand and Laos during and before the Vietnam War. This is part two of an interview...
