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Old November 24th, 2011 #10
Mike Parker
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Originally Posted by Ian View Post
I don't know of any caste of ex-cop hardcases in the early CIA.
Interestingly, the one example was William King Harvey, who came over to the CIA from the FBI. Harvey was a crude, hard-drinking Midwestern tough guy who was completely out of place with the Ivy Leaguers. He was also the only American who figured out that Philby was the "third man."

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