F. Mark Wyatt
Felton Mark Wyatt (May 23, 1920 – June 29, 2006) was a
He married fellow CIA operative Ann Appleton Wyatt in 1951.[1]
First posted to Italy, Wyatt delivered large sums of cash to Christian Democrat politicians as part a large-scale operation to sway the results of the 1948 election. This operation continued until at least 1972 (24 years). In 1964 Wyatt was appointed deputy chief of the Rome station. He also helped to set up the Italian branch of the anti-communist NATO stay behind network during the Mario Scelba prime ministry, after the Italians were initially left out.[2]
In 1968–69 he worked with South Vietnamese intelligence services in
Wyatt was one of the few persons in the CIA who knew Arkady Shevchenko as a friend before his defection and also knew of Shevchenko's information given to the CIA for 2+1⁄2 years before the defection.[3][4] After Shevchenko's defection, Aldrich Ames debriefed Shevchenko.[3] Wyatt attended Shevchenko's United States citizenship ceremony.[3]
In the later years of his life he split his time between
References
- ^ a b c d Weiner, Tim (2006-07-06). "F. Mark Wyatt, 86, C.I.A. Officer, Is Dead". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-03-29.
- ^ Fenyvesi, Charles; Pope, Victoria; Strobel, Warren P.; Caryl, Christian (1999-10-10). "Cold warriors' untold tales". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24.
- ^ a b c Barnes, Bart (March 12, 1998). "SOVIET DEFECTOR ARKADY SHEVCHENKO DIES". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Stout, David (March 11, 1998). "Arkady N. Shevchenko, 67, A Key Soviet Defector, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
External links
- Transcript of CNN.com Cold War 1996 interview [1]
- Obituary at The New York Times Thursday, July 6, 2006.[2]
- Obituary at The Washington Post, Joe Holley, Monday, July 10, 2006.[3]
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