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'''Richard Skeffington Welch''' ([[1929]]—[[December 23]], [[1975]]), a Harvard-educated classicist, was a CIA Station Chief murdered by the radical leftist organization [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]]. He had been stationed in [[Athens]] only a few months before he was murdered outside his home. He was outed by a magazine called ''CounterSpy'' edited by Timothy Butz.
Welch's murder lead to the passage of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of [[1982]], making it illegal to reveal the name of an agent who has a covert relationship with an American intellignece intelligence organization.
In [[2003]], fifteen defendants were convicted of Welch's murder.

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