Richard M. Bissell

Richard M. Bissell     (spook)
Born	Richard Mervin Bissell Jr. September 18, 1909 Hartford, Connecticut
Died	February 7, 1994 (Age 84) 4), Farmington, Connecticut, United States
Member of	JFK/Assassination/Perpetrators, The Georgetown Set
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office In office September 1961 - February 1962 Co-director with Joseph V. Charyk  CIA/Deputy Director for Plans  In office 1 January 1959 - 17 February 1962 Preceded by Frank Wisner Succeeded by Richard Helms  First Co-Director of the National Reconnaissance Office In office September 1961 - February 1962

Richard Bissell was a US spook.

Bckground

Richard Bissell studied history at Yale University, and was tapped, but declined membership in Skull and Bones, although his brother William joined.

Career

Frank Wisner persuaded him to join the Central Intelligence Agency. Bissel became a senior CIA officer responsible for major projects such as the U-2 spy plane and the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Description
Colloquium on Counterintelligence	24 April 1980	26 April 1980	Spooky 1980 Washington conference
Colloquium on Intelligence and Policy	9 November 1984	10 November 1984	A spooky conference in November 1984