Conein, Lucien E.

Conein, Lucien E.
▪ 1999

      French-born American intelligence agent whose exploits during his service in the CIA and its World War II forerunner, the Office of Strategic Services, made him a CIA legend; from 1973 to 1984 he was the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's head of covert operations (b. 1919, Paris, France—d. June 3, 1998, Bethesda, Md.).

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