Dulles was born into a noble family. His grandfather was the Secretary of State of President Harrison, his uncle robert lansing was the Secretary of State, and his brother john dulles was the Secretary of State of President Eisenhower. First, he put forward the concept of "peaceful evolution" for socialist countries. Dulles got married in 1920, and his wife, Clover Todd, was the daughter of a professor. However, their lives are not happy. Kraft is shy and introverted, while Dulles is handsome and charming and good at seducing women.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Dulles and his brother co-founded a law firm on Wall Street. Because of the need of work, he often goes abroad on business. It can be seen from Dulles' letter to his wife that he is not alone. In a letter, he wrote, "I brought back an ordinary but charming Irish-French hybrid tonight, and she stayed until the early hours of the morning." On another occasion, his object was "a beautiful English woman". We danced and drank champagne until late at night. He even wrote, "Mrs. Powell is the only one who can be your rival in love." She is not only witty, intelligent, knowledgeable, but also beautiful. "Her husband's extramarital affairs made Kraft very painful, but she was introverted and finally chose tolerance and forbearance, and asked Dulles to tell her these romantic details. Out of love for his wife and gentlemanly demeanor, Dulles never concealed the fact of marriage from anyone. He even said to his wife in the letter: "I have a good wife, but I don't deserve it because I like the company of other women." " "
Dulles has had a formal mistress since 1942. That year, he joined the office of strategic services and was soon sent to Switzerland. His public identity is "Special Assistant to the Ambassador" with the code name "1 10". In early February, Mary Bancroft was introduced to Dulles. This is an American woman full of rebellious spirit. Her stepfather is Byron, publisher of the Wall Street Journal. Because her husband often goes out, Mary is willing to "try some exciting jobs" and they hit it off. Dulles hopes that Mary can help him write some political analysis articles. A few days later, when Dulles was walking by the lake Zurich, he made a request with almost shameless blunt puns: "Let's cover up romance with work and cover up romance with work." Mary wrote in her future memoir, "I admire his ability and fall in love with him completely." .
Dulles and Mary achieved a high degree of harmony between work and love. Every morning, he will call her on time and tell her what reports need to be translated. To hide your eyes and ears, speak American slang as much as possible. Every week, she takes a train from Zurich to Bern, stays in a cheap hotel opposite the railway station, and then takes a taxi to his comfortable home. During the day, they prepared a report for Washington and spent the night together. After World War II, Kraft came to Switzerland to reunite with Dulles. She knew about their relationship, but she didn't interfere. "I can see that you and Allen care about each other, and I recognize you." My wife actually said it to her mistress. What is even more difficult to understand is that they have become "girlfriends" since then. Mary was also the only woman accepted by Dulles family members and became Clough's lifelong friend.
1953, Dulles, 60, became the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In fact, when 1947 established the CIA according to the National Security Law of the United States, Dulles made many suggestions on the formulation of this law and the functions of the CIA. A few years ago, the CIA was immature in all aspects. Dulles took over and ruled for nine years. He personally trained it from a "child" to an "adult" and branded this institution with his own brand, making it recognized as the "father of the CIA." Some even said, "The CIA is Dulles in Allen and Dulles in Allen is the CIA."
At this time, Dulles was still an expert in hooking up, and Claire Luce, a socialite and American ambassador to Italy, was one of his lovers. However, it is said that his relationship with Claire is more like platonic love, not as close as other lovers. Dulles likes to be with a woman with sharp words and original opinions like Claire. Claire always tries her best to accompany him when he passes through Rome. Interestingly, Claire's husband, Henry Luce, the owner of Time magazine, doesn't seem to care about his wife's affair because he is dating Dulles' old lover Mary. Another goal of Dulles' conquest was Frederick, the queen of Greece. At that time, Greece was an important overseas base of the CIA, and the power of Greece was in the hands of Queen Frederick, the biological mother of the future king. Dulles often went for a walk in Greece when he visited overseas, and soon became familiar with the Greek royal family. His love with the clever and beautiful queen happened naturally. In the eyes of the queen, the director of intelligence is not only powerful, but also charming.
1958, Queen Frederick took her children to the United States for sightseeing. At the end of the trip, she received a letter from the American government inviting her to visit Washington as a courtesy. The queen didn't say anything, but delayed her return for a week. She came to Washington for talks with President Eisenhower. Because there was really nothing important to say, they talked about "spiritual values" in a boring way. Later, she went to the CIA headquarters to visit Dulles, which was incredible to the average CIA staff. They stayed in the office for about an hour when an assistant knocked at the door. After hearing no response, he pushed open the door and found that the room was empty, but there was a strange sound from the cloakroom next door. After a while, they came out. Finally, the noble queen left under the suspicious eyes of CIA staff. On the way back to the Greek embassy, the Queen explained why Greece must strengthen its relations with the United States. "We love that man so much!"
At that time, it was no secret that Dulles liked sex, but there were few newspapers. In the eyes of American journalists at that time, this kind of thing was not worth reporting in the newspaper at all. Many upper-class women are proud to see Dulles. When Rebecca West, a British woman writer living in the United States, was asked if she was one of Dulles' many girlfriends, she replied, "No, but I really hope so." . Dulles' sister Elena once said that "at least 100 women" would fall in love with his brother.