Counterintelligence Mission Center

{{Short description|Counter-intelligence component of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency}}

{{Redirect-distinguish|Counterintelligence Center|National Counterintelligence Center}}

Counterintelligence Mission Center (CIMC) is the component of the Central Intelligence Agency with primary responsibility for counter-intelligence operations. From 1953 to 1988 it was known as the Counterintelligence Staff and operated within the Directorate of Plans; in 1988 it was succeeded by the Counterintelligence Center.Nigel West (2007), [https://books.google.com/books?id=0eAHTaMMP6QC&pg=PA324 Historical Dictionary of Cold War Counterintelligence], Scarecrow Press, p324 The Counterintelligence Center was transformed into the Counterintelligence Mission Center in 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2018-featured-story-archive/counterintelligence-at-cia-a-brief-history.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328184734/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2018-featured-story-archive/counterintelligence-at-cia-a-brief-history.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |title=Counterintelligence at CIA: A Brief History |author= |date=March 23, 2018 |website=cia.gov |access-date=August 19, 2019}}

Heads of CIA Counterintelligence include James Jesus Angleton (from foundation until 1974), George Kalaris (1974 to 1977), B Hugh Tovar (1977-1978), David Blee (1978-1985) and Gardner Hathaway (1985 to 1990).{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}