David Murphy (CIA)
Encyclopedia
David Murphy was the CIA's station chief in Berlin
from 1959 to 1961, in which position he advised John F. Kennedy
on how to react to the construction of the Berlin Wall
. Subsequently, he became chief of the Agency's Soviet Russia
division.
In 1997, he and his counterpart - former KGB
Berlin Chief Sergei Kondrashev - co-wrote Battleground Berlin, a memoir of the Cold War
.
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
from 1959 to 1961, in which position he advised John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
on how to react to the construction of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
. Subsequently, he became chief of the Agency's Soviet Russia
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
division.
In 1997, he and his counterpart - former KGB
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
Berlin Chief Sergei Kondrashev - co-wrote Battleground Berlin, a memoir of the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
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External links
- Log of online moderated chat with David Murphy at CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
- David Murphy interviewed at Agentura.RuAgentura.RuAgentura. Ru is a Russian web-site founded in 2000 as internet-community of journalists who cover terrorism, and Intelligence agencies. Since 2000 by 2006 web-site was supported by ISP Relcom, since 2006 Agentura.Ru is the voluntary project.Agentura. Ru is considered a respected sources on...