David Doyle
 David Doyle     ( spook) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1924 Harrow, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 February 2014 (Age 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | • US? • UK? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | • Gresham's School • Princeton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Association of Former Intelligence Officers/1996 members A-H, Office of Strategic Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CIA spook who was Chief of Station in several countries, including in the Congo during the assassinations of Patrice Lumumba and Dag Hammarskjöld.
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David Doyle was a CIA spook who was Chief of Station in several countries[1], including in the Congo during the assassinations of Patrice Lumumba and Dag Hammarskjöld.
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Background
Born in 1924 in Harrow, England, Doyle attended Gresham's School and enlisted in England’s Royal Engineers in 1942. In April 1943, he transferred to the U.S. Army, serving in the Office of Strategic Services as a driver and interpreter.[1]
Educaton
In 1945 he entered Princeton, was a member of Terrace Club, majored in economics, and graduated in 1949[1].
Career
In March 1949 he joined the CIA and held a variety of postings at home and overseas for the next 28 years. He was in its Domestic Operations Division (Aliens Branch) until 1950, followed by two years in the San Francisco Office. He then joined the Directorate for Plans (now the Directorate of Operations) and the Foreign Intelligence Staff, Projects Branch.[1]
In 1955 he transferred to the Far Eastern Division and from 1960 to 1961 was posted to the breakaway African state of Katanga, followed by two years in Burundi. In 1963 he became chief of station at Dakar, Senegal, where he remained until 1967, then was with the CIA's Soviet Bloc Division until a posting to Brussels (1969-1971) and then to the Africa Division.[1]
He retired from the CIA in 1972.
After retirement, he spent 10 years as a homebuilder and developer in the Washington DC area before moving to Hawaii.[1]
Doyle was interviewed by the Hammarskjöld Commission in 2013, regarding the assassination of Un Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld[2]
