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16 June 1961

Name: James A. Noel
Grade: GS-16
Service Designation: D
Date and Place of Birth: March 19, 1911, New York, New York
Marital Status: Married
Wife: Lillian B. Noel
Son: James A. Noel, Jr.
Son: Richard A. Noel

Education and Career Outside the Agency:
1926 - 1929: San Diego Senior High School
1931 - 1944: Department of State
Ensenada, Mexico; Vice Consul
Mazatlan, Mexico; Vice Consul
Guadalajara, Mexico; Vice Consul
1944 - 1947: OSS/SSU/CIG
Spain and Guatemala; Chief of Station

Languages: Spanish; Good
Military Duty: None

CIA Experience:
Sep 1947: OSO/PBT/Guatemala; COS, GS-12
Mar 1949: Promoted to GS-13
Aug 1949: OSO/PBT/Buenos Aires; COS, GS-13
Mar 1951: Promoted to GS-14
Sep 1953: DDP/WH/Caracas; COS, GS-14
Aug 1954: Promoted to GS-15
Jun 1956: DDP/WH/Branch Chief, Headquarters
Jun 1956 - Jul 1956: DDP/WH/South America
Jun 1957: DDP/WH/Branch Chief, Headquarters
Apr 1958: DDP/WH/Havana; COS, GS-15
Apr 1961: Promoted to GS-16

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