F. Mark Wyatt , 86, CIA. Officer and Cold War Pioneer died in Washington, D.C. on July 5th of complications due to a stroke. Wyatt was a veteran of the CIA who had a prominent role in one of the first U.S. actions in the Cold War. As a clandestine officer serving in Italy in 1948, he funneled millions of dollars to the Christian Democrats to ensure victory over the Communist Party candidates. The Christian Democrats won, and formed a government free of Communists. afio