Historical Dictionary of United States Intelligence

Acknowledgments

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Writing a dictionary almost certainly is a team effort, and Historical

Dictionary of United States Intelligenceis no exception. I would not

have been able to complete the project in an expeditious manner if it

were not for the meticulous and determined efforts of my two research

assistants, Sara Grace Petite and Samer Elchahabi. My friend Dr.

William Perry, of Western Carolina University, edited the manuscript

and made invaluable contributions to its content and style. Margaret

Billy’s comments and editorial suggestions certainly strengthened the

manuscript. Last but not least Jon Woronoff, of Scarecrow Press, the ed-

itor of this series, went out of his way to ensure the integrity of the book

and to hasten its publication at this critical time when intelligence is

such an important political issue. I am grateful to all of them for their

help. Thank you all.

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