Japan.2C Philippines.2C 1953-1956 Ralph McGehee
mount fuji, woodblock print.
mcgehee sent japan, went work china operations group.the group s task was, in conjunction allied governments, gather intelligence on prc. group in tokyo area supervised , supported 4 other offices or bases in east asia (seoul, taiwan, hong kong, okinawa). job unfortunately file checker. yet appreciated being involved in immense , noble effort save world international communist conspiracy .
he lived wife , daughters in beautiful home in hayama. had maid , gardener, , view of mt. fuji. husband , wife became intoxicated romance of being overseas. there close knit community of agency families . son born them. yet wife repeat complaints cia rules prohibited talk of company business, within families; insisted marital bonds , trust should stronger.
after 2 , half years, china operations group moved subic bay in philippines. desmond fitzgerald, cia s chief of station (cos) there, become 1 of agency s top leaders. long-time friend of william colby (the cia director in 1970s). yet because of cia secrecy, , need know policy, mcgehee knew comparatively little operations worldwide. cia s china operations @ subic bay terminated, , mcgehees returned home.
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