William Francis Buckley
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William Francis Buckley was an American intelligence officer, and was the Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Beirut from 1984 until his kidnapping and killing in 1985.
Buckley's CIA badge photo
The CIA Memorial Wall as of 2023, with one star for Buckley
Distinguished Intelligence Cross of the CIA
Exceptional Service Medal of the CIA
Theodore Shackley
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Theodore George "Ted" Shackley, Jr. was an American CIA officer involved in many important and controversial CIA operations during the 1960s and 1970s. He is one of the most decorated CIA officers. Du
William Francis Buckley
…According to Leslie Cockburn's book, Out of Control (1987), Buckley was involved in approving CIA assassinations undertaken by controversial CIA operative Theodore Shackley. In his book, Prelude to Terror (2005) Joseph Trento claims that Buckley was "one of Shackley's oldest and dearest friends." Buckley may have been…
Thomas Polgar (far right) takes command of the CIA station in Saigon, January 1972. At left is former Station Chief Ted Shackley, heading back to a new assignment in Washington. In the middle is General Creighton Abrams, head of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV).