John S. Warner
John S. Warner | |
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| Assistant General Counsel of the Office of Strategic Services | |
| In office December 1944 – 1945 | |
| Appointed by | James B. Donovan |
| Deputy General Counsel of the Strategic Services Unit | |
| In office 1945–1946 | |
| Serving under | Lawrence R. Houston |
| Deputy General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Group | |
| In office 1946–1947 | |
| Serving under | Lawrence R. Houston |
| 1st Deputy General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
| In office 1947–1973 | |
| Serving under | Lawrence R. Houston |
| 3rd Legislative Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
| In office 1957–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Norman Paul |
| Succeeded by | John Maury |
| 2nd General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
| In office 1973–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence R. Houston |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Lapham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12, 1919 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | April 29, 2006 Tucson |
| Alma mater | |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
John S. Warner was the first Legislative Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency and the 2nd General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and one of the architects of intelligence law in the United States of America. Warner, working alongside Larry Houston, helped draft much of the founding documents of the CIA.