CIA MAN FOUND DEAD IN GEORGETOWN HOME

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000300390047-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 47
• Publication Date: March 31, 1953
• Content Type: NSPR

MAR 3 1 1953
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WASHINGTON
CIA Man Found Dear!
in Georgetown Home
James S S. Kronthal, a 40-year-old Central intelligence Agency
administrative employe, was found dead in his Georgetown home
today, Homicide Squad detectives said.
A. note "indicating possible sui- o-
Fellow employes went to the two-
story, white-brick row house at 1662
32d.st nw about 17 a. m. because
Mr. Kronthal hadn't showed up for
work this morning, Detective
Sergts. R. E. Talbot and Bernard
Crooke said.
They found Mr. Kronthal, who
lived alone, fully dressed on a day
bed on the second floor, Police
said they don't know what caused
his death, and are trying to learn
from his maid when he was last
seen alive.
Mr. Kronthal, came from Deal,
N. J. He had worked for CIA for
some time in a minor administra-
tive capacity. He was graduated
from Yale University in 1934.
Later, he was an assistant hie-
tory instructor at Harvard.
During World War II, he rose
from private to captain in the
Army. 'A
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