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born: 1917-01-30
category: PROMIS Scandal
died: 2003-04-22
location: Hunter, North Dakota
summary: CIA officer who developed contacts with international arms merchant Adnan
  Khashoggi, factotum for the House of Saud.
tags:
- Person
- PROMIS
- CIA
---

[James H. Critchfield](/people/james-h-critchfield/) was a [CIA](/organizations/central-intelligence-agency/) officer who developed contacts with [Adnan Khashoggi](/people/adnan-khashoggi/), an international arms merchant and factotum for the House of Saud.[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.