Richard Welch
United States intelligence officer and murder victim (1929–1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Richard Welch, see Richard Welch (disambiguation).
Richard Skeffington Welch (December 14, 1929 – December 23, 1975) was a career Central Intelligence Agency officer. He was the Chief of Station (COS) in Athens, Greece, when he was assassinated by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November (17N). His assassination led to the passage of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, making it a crime to expose or identify officers working in covert roles who had not officially been acknowledged as such by the U.S. government.
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Born | Richard Skeffington Welch December 14, 1929 |
Died | December 23, 1975(1975-12-23) (aged 46) Athens, Greece |
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, US |
Occupation(s) | CIA official (Chief of Station, Athens) |
Employer | Central Intelligence Agency |
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