Counterintelligence Mission Center (CIMC) is the component of the
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...
with primary responsibility for
counter-intelligence
Counterintelligence is an activity aimed at protecting an agency's intelligence program from an opposition's intelligence service. It includes gathering information and conducting activities to prevent espionage, sabotage, assassinations or ot ...
operations. From 1953 to 1988 it was known as the ''Counterintelligence Staff'' and operated within the
Directorate of Plans; in 1988 it was succeeded by the ''Counterintelligence Center''. The Counterintelligence Center was transformed into the Counterintelligence Mission Center in 2015.
Heads of CIA Counterintelligence include
James Jesus Angleton
James Jesus Angleton (December 9, 1917 – May 11, 1987) was chief of counterintelligence for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1954 to 1974. His official position within the organization was Associate Deputy Director of Operations for ...
(from foundation until 1974),
George Kalaris (1974 to 1977), B Hugh Tovar (1977-1978), David Blee (1978-1985) and
Gardner Hathaway (1985 to 1990).
See also
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X-2 Counter Espionage Branch The head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), William Donovan, created the X-2 Counter Espionage Branch in 1943 to provide liaison with and assist the British in its exploitation of the Ultra program's intelligence during World War II. A fe ...
References
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Central Intelligence Agency
Counterintelligence agencies