Editing James Jesus Angleton (section)

==Other Relevant Connections==  
[[Operation Condor]]: Angleton’s counterintelligence indirectly supported Operation Condor (1975–1983), a U.S.-backed campaign by Southern Cone dictatorships. His vetting of defectors and intelligence-sharing via [[Condortel]] (a DINA network) and [[Crypto AG]], used by Condor nations like Chile, aided anti-communist regimes, including Pinochet’s, per a 1977 DIA report. He was retired during the 1976 [[Orlando Letelier]] assassination, limiting direct involvement, but his earlier support for Chile’s 1973 coup (Operation FUBELT) set a precedent.

CIA and NSA: Angleton’s **Counterintelligence Staff** collaborated with the **National Security Agency (NSA)** on signals intelligence, notably through Crypto AG and HTLINGUAL, enhancing CIA-NSA surveillance capabilities. His Operation GOLD (Berlin Tunnel, 1955–1956) with MI6 shows NSA synergy, per declassified CIA files.

- [[Condortel and [[Crypto AG]] Angleton’s Crypto AG role enabled CIA monitoring of Condor nations’ communications, including Chile’s DINA, which used Condortel for coordination, per a 1977 DIA report. His counterintelligence likely supported [[Condortel]]’s intelligence-sharing, though no specific records confirm this.  [[Operation PBSuccess]]: Angleton’s early counterintelligence vetted defectors for Operation PBSuccess (1954 Guatemala coup), but he was not a lead operative, unlike Tracy Barnes or [[E. Howard Hunt]], per *Secret History* by Nick Cullather.