1. Rufus Taylor was evacuated by motor boat and submarine to Australia.
10 Facts About Rufus Taylor
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In late 1967, DCI Richard Helms asked Rufus Taylor to oversee a difficult, intra-CIA dispute involving Yuri Nosenko, who had defected from Soviet intelligence in 1964.
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Rufus Taylor conducted his "independent review" of the "immense files" and began to interview the CIA officers involved.
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Finally Rufus Taylor concluded that Nosenko was not a double agent and that Helms should set him free.
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The board was chaired by Rufus Taylor and included CIA general counsel, Lawrence Houston, and OSS and CIA veteran John Bross, assistant to the DCI.
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Rufus Taylor played a leading role in the analysis of Japanese codes in World War II.
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Rufus Taylor's efforts provided critical intelligence to naval commanders which contributed significantly to the Allied victory.
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Rufus Taylor's older brother Edmond Lapierre Taylor was a journalist and writer.
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Between September 1938 and September 1941 Rufus Taylor was assigned to the American Embassy in Tokyo.
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Karin Rufus Taylor died at age 98 on December 6,2012 in North Carolina.