Richard S. Welch: The Man, The Scapegoat, 50 Years Later

Richard S. Welch: The Man, The Scapegoat, 50 Years Later

When Richard Welch arrived in Athens to assume the post of CIA station chief, right after serving as station chief in Peru, he was returning to familiar territory. Immediately after being hired as an operations officer, right out of Harvard College, he served in Greece from 1952 to1958, an exceptionally long tour. He was then transferred to Cyprus, serving there from the creation of the republic in 1960 until 1964. Six months after his arrival i…