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Pavitt has been in charge of the CIA's spies for the past five years (Photo BBC)

A second top CIA official is to retire from his post, less than a day after the surprise resignation of the agency's director George Tenet.

James Pavitt, deputy director for operations, is said to have made the decision some weeks ago.

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