Thomas J. Devine
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Thomas J. Devine in Rochester, New York
, a 1949 B.S. M.I.T. graduatehttp://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks%3A1&tbo=1&q=Matlack+lansdale&btnG=Search+Books#sclient=psy&hl=en&tbs=bks%3A1&q=%22*.+Dec-9-26+Rochester+NY.+Mass+Inst+Tech+BS+49.+State+Dept%2C+Wash+DC%2C+%22&aq=&aqi=&aql=&oq=%22*.+Dec-9-26+Rochester+NY.+Mass+Inst+Tech+BS+49.+State+Dept%2C+Wash+DC%2C+%22&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=1&cad=b, worked for the CIA, and was an oil-wildcatting associate of George H. W. Bush
. Devine helped Bush found Zapata Offshore
in 1953 and he was an unnofficial foreign affairs advisor to Representative Bush in the 1960s. He accompanied Bush on a trip to Vietnam from 26 December 1967-11 January 1968, for which he was issued an interim top-secret clearance by the US Department of Defense. http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/viewer/showDoc.do?docId=12758&relPageId=3
Devine married Alexandra Mills of Hobe Sound, FL, in April, 1973. William B. Macomber, Jr.
, best man in the 1946 wedding of Nancy Walker Bush Ellis
, was Devine's best man.http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&tbs=nws:1%2Car%3A1&q=alexandra+mills+macomber+turkey&aq=&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&psj=1&bav=on.1,or.&fp=4d42d5ed5aa1eb1e Macomber's brother, Celanese Corporation president, John D. Macomber
, appointed Devine as a vice president (1973).http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&tbs=bks:1&q=john+macomber+%22Thomas+J.+Devine%2C+an+oil+and+gas+consultant%2C+to+fill+a+new+corporate+*%22&aq=&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.1,or.&fp=e458fcba916dafce
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&q=Arthur+A.+Cooksey+Vice+President+and+Controller+Thomas+J.+Devine+Vice+President&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=thomas+j+devine+celanese&psj=1&bav=on.1,or.&fp=5e2b21bd614e0a97 John D. Macomber is the longtime mentor and business associate of Michael L. Ainsliehttp://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks%3A1&tbo=1&q=Matlack+lansdale&btnG=Search+Books#hl=en&safe=off&q=mckinsey%20macomber%20ainslie&psj=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=pw&psj=1&bav=on.1,or.&fp=e458fcba916dafce, second husbandhttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E3D7103AF934A35751C1A9609C8B63 of Suzanne B. Hooker, daughter of Edward Gordon Hookerhttp://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks%3A1&tbo=1&q=Matlack+lansdale&btnG=Search+Books#q=suzanne+hooker+braga+george+bush&hl=en&safe=off&tbs=nws:1,ar:1&source=lnt&sa=X&psj=1&ei=xoxfTezFBdLAtgf2lNmxDA&ved=0CA8QpwUoBQ&bav=on.1,or.&fp=4d42d5ed5aa1eb1e, the deceased school roommate of George HW Bush and step-nephew and oil exploration business partnerhttp://www.jfk-assassination.de/warren/wch/vol9/page195.php George de Mohrenschildt#Later life and death of George de Mohrenschildt
, a petroleum geologist and Professor who befriended Lee Harvey Oswald
in the summer of 1962 and maintained that friendship until Oswald's death two days after the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
Devine's friendship and "close relationship" with Bush Sr. continued as Bush was first made US Ambassador to the United Nations
(from 1971-1973), then nominated as Director of the CIA (November 1975).
Devine first left the CIA in 1953 to go into business. He later rejoined the CIA under non-official cover (NOC) status on 12 June 1963, as a covert commercial asset for Project WUBRINY/LPDICTUM.
When Zapata Oil was sold, Devine joined the investment firm of Train, Cabot and Associates in New York City
. He had no operational involvement in the CIA from 1968 through November 1975.http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/viewer/showDoc.do?docId=12758&relPageId=2
Gale Allen, the CIA's Director of Operations, wrote that Devine was the "most discreet and security conscious business contact" he had ever met.http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/viewer/showDoc.do?docId=12758&relPageId=3
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, a 1949 B.S. M.I.T. graduatehttp://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks%3A1&tbo=1&q=Matlack+lansdale&btnG=Search+Books#sclient=psy&hl=en&tbs=bks%3A1&q=%22*.+Dec-9-26+Rochester+NY.+Mass+Inst+Tech+BS+49.+State+Dept%2C+Wash+DC%2C+%22&aq=&aqi=&aql=&oq=%22*.+Dec-9-26+Rochester+NY.+Mass+Inst+Tech+BS+49.+State+Dept%2C+Wash+DC%2C+%22&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=1&cad=b, worked for the CIA, and was an oil-wildcatting associate of George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
. Devine helped Bush found Zapata Offshore
Zapata Corporation
Zapata Corporation is a holding company based in Rochester, New York, and originating from an oil company started by a group including the former United States president George H. W. Bush. Various writers have alleged links between the company and the United States Central Intelligence Agency...
in 1953 and he was an unnofficial foreign affairs advisor to Representative Bush in the 1960s. He accompanied Bush on a trip to Vietnam from 26 December 1967-11 January 1968, for which he was issued an interim top-secret clearance by the US Department of Defense. http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/viewer/showDoc.do?docId=12758&relPageId=3
Devine married Alexandra Mills of Hobe Sound, FL, in April, 1973. William B. Macomber, Jr.
William B. Macomber, Jr.
William Butts Macomber, Jr. was an official in the United States Department of State and a United States diplomat who later became the first full-time president of the Museum of Modern Art.- Early life :...
, best man in the 1946 wedding of Nancy Walker Bush Ellis
Nancy Walker Bush Ellis
Nancy Walker Bush Ellis is the only sister of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and aunt of former President George W. Bush and the former Governor of Florida John Ellis "Jeb" Bush. Her parents were Prescott Sheldon Bush and Dorothy Walker . Media consultant John Prescott Ellis is one of...
, was Devine's best man.http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&tbs=nws:1%2Car%3A1&q=alexandra+mills+macomber+turkey&aq=&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&psj=1&bav=on.1,or.&fp=4d42d5ed5aa1eb1e Macomber's brother, Celanese Corporation president, John D. Macomber
John D. Macomber
John D. Macomber in Rochester, New York is the principal of JDM Investment Group and was the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States from 1989 to 1992....
, appointed Devine as a vice president (1973).http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&tbs=bks:1&q=john+macomber+%22Thomas+J.+Devine%2C+an+oil+and+gas+consultant%2C+to+fill+a+new+corporate+*%22&aq=&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.1,or.&fp=e458fcba916dafce
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&q=Arthur+A.+Cooksey+Vice+President+and+Controller+Thomas+J.+Devine+Vice+President&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=thomas+j+devine+celanese&psj=1&bav=on.1,or.&fp=5e2b21bd614e0a97 John D. Macomber is the longtime mentor and business associate of Michael L. Ainsliehttp://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks%3A1&tbo=1&q=Matlack+lansdale&btnG=Search+Books#hl=en&safe=off&q=mckinsey%20macomber%20ainslie&psj=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=pw&psj=1&bav=on.1,or.&fp=e458fcba916dafce, second husbandhttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E3D7103AF934A35751C1A9609C8B63 of Suzanne B. Hooker, daughter of Edward Gordon Hookerhttp://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks%3A1&tbo=1&q=Matlack+lansdale&btnG=Search+Books#q=suzanne+hooker+braga+george+bush&hl=en&safe=off&tbs=nws:1,ar:1&source=lnt&sa=X&psj=1&ei=xoxfTezFBdLAtgf2lNmxDA&ved=0CA8QpwUoBQ&bav=on.1,or.&fp=4d42d5ed5aa1eb1e, the deceased school roommate of George HW Bush and step-nephew and oil exploration business partnerhttp://www.jfk-assassination.de/warren/wch/vol9/page195.php George de Mohrenschildt#Later life and death of George de Mohrenschildt
George de Mohrenschildt
George de Mohrenschildt was a petroleum geologist and professor who befriended Lee Harvey Oswald in the summer of 1962 and maintained that friendship until Oswald's death two days after the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. He had personal acquaintance with the Bush family,...
, a petroleum geologist and Professor who befriended Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was, according to four government investigations,These were investigations by: the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the Warren Commission , the House Select Committee on Assassinations , and the Dallas Police Department. the sniper who assassinated John F...
in the summer of 1962 and maintained that friendship until Oswald's death two days after the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
Devine's friendship and "close relationship" with Bush Sr. continued as Bush was first made US Ambassador to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
(from 1971-1973), then nominated as Director of the CIA (November 1975).
Devine first left the CIA in 1953 to go into business. He later rejoined the CIA under non-official cover (NOC) status on 12 June 1963, as a covert commercial asset for Project WUBRINY/LPDICTUM.
When Zapata Oil was sold, Devine joined the investment firm of Train, Cabot and Associates in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He had no operational involvement in the CIA from 1968 through November 1975.http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/viewer/showDoc.do?docId=12758&relPageId=2
Gale Allen, the CIA's Director of Operations, wrote that Devine was the "most discreet and security conscious business contact" he had ever met.http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/viewer/showDoc.do?docId=12758&relPageId=3