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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Woods, Randall Bennett, 1944–

William Egan Colby and the CIA / Randall B. Woods.

 p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

 ISBN 978-0-465-03788-9 (e-book) 1. Colby, William Egan, 1920–1996. 2. United States. Central Intelligence Agency—Biography. 3. Intelligence officers—United States—Biography. 4. Vietnam War, 1961–1975—Secret service—United States. 5. World War, 1939–1945—Secret service—United States. I. Title.

UB271.U52C657 2013

327.12730092—dc23

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