Wesley Gleason Grapp (1918 – November 1, 2011) was an American FBI agent. He served as head of the Los Angeles
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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(FBI) office. He was the agent who carried out Hoover's orders to give FBI information to
University of California
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senior regent
Edwin W. Pauley
Edwin Wendell Pauley Sr. (January 7, 1903 – July 28, 1981) was an American businessman and political leader.
Early life
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Elbert L. Pauley and the former Ellen Van Petten, he attended Occidental College, in nor ...
. Pauley allegedly had a history of political connections with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), forerunner of today's CIA, as well as a close association with Allen Dulles, OSS, later to serve as director of the
Central Intelligence Agency
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, (1953–1961).
Biography
Wesley Gleason Grapp was born in
Aberdeen, South Dakota
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on October 19, 1918. He left the FBI in 1972 after 26 years of service and headed security for Flying Tigers Airlines until his retirement in 1982. During
World War II
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, he served in the
U.S. Navy
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