Creating Global Intelligence

Overview

Discover the back story of the US intelligence community by exploring "Creating Global Intelligence: The Creation of the US Intelligence Community and Lessons for the 21st Century", a collection of declassified documents from the late 1940s to the early 1950s that ultimately led to the establishment of the CIA. This 800+ collection allows history to come to life as well as giving perspectives on the complex issues that senior US Government officials grappled with when considering how to establish an enduring national intelligence capability.

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/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/CIG_12-2_Exploitation_of_American_Business_27_Aug_1946.

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392281

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CIG_12-2_Exploitation_of_American_Business_27_Aug_1946.PDF	475.22 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/CIG_IAB_Minutes_26_Aug_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d839227d

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CIG_IAB_Minutes_26_Aug_1946.PDF	1.13 MB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Comment_on_NIA_Directive_No_6_13_Aug_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d83922a6

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Comment_on_NIA_Directive_No_6_13_Aug_1946.PDF	724.09 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Coordination_on_Draft_NIA_Directive_Related_to_Atomic_E

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d839227f

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Coordination_on_Draft_NIA_Directive_Related_to_Atomic_Energy_Intelligence_12_Aug_1946.PDF	1.75 MB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/DCI_Memo_on_Soviet_Preparedness_for_War_27_Aug_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d839227b

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DCI_Memo_on_Soviet_Preparedness_for_War_27_Aug_1946.PDF	234.21 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Delegation_of_Authority_to_Use_of_Special_Fund_21_Aug_1

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392291

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Delegation_of_Authority_to_Use_of_Special_Fund_21_Aug_1946.PDF	493.94 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Delegation_of_Authority_to_Use_of_Special_Fund_Copy_21_

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d839229c

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Delegation_of_Authority_to_Use_of_Special_Fund_Copy_21_Aug_1946.PDF	571.83 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Delegation_of_Special_Working_Fund_Authority_21_Aug_194

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d83922a5

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Delegation_of_Special_Working_Fund_Authority_21_Aug_1946.PDF	640.66 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Disclosure_of_Military_Information_to_Foreign_23_Aug_19

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392294

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Disclosure_of_Military_Information_to_Foreign_23_Aug_1946.PDF	285.31 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Displeasure_of_Military_information_to_Foreign_governme

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d83922a0

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Displeasure_of_Military_information_to_Foreign_governments_23_Aug_1946.PDF	186.88 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Duplicate_DCI_memo_on_Soviet_Preparedness_for_War_-_27_

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d83922ae

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Duplicate_DCI_memo_on_Soviet_Preparedness_for_War_-_27_Aug_1946.PDF	247.27 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/ICAPS_Comment_on_Interdepartmental_Coordination_19_Aug_

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392289

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ICAPS_Comment_on_Interdepartmental_Coordination_19_Aug_1946.PDF	762.21 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/ICAPS_Memo_on_Liaison_Issues_29_Aug_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d839229e

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ICAPS_Memo_on_Liaison_Issues_29_Aug_1946.PDF	721.68 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/ICAPS_Request_for_Reports_on_Interdepartmental_Coordina

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392282

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ICAPS_Request_for_Reports_on_Interdepartmental_Coordination_5_Aug_1946.PDF	185.22 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Interdepartmental_Liaison_and_coordination_19_Aug_1946.

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d83922a4

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Interdepartmental_Liaison_and_coordination_19_Aug_1946.PDF	360.16 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Letter_from_Comptroller_on_Audit_Procedures_28_Aug_1946

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d83922a3

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Letter_from_Comptroller_on_Audit_Procedures_28_Aug_1946.PDF	195.67 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Letter_from_Comptroller_on_Procedure_for_Auditing_Payme

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d83922a2

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Letter_from_Comptroller_on_Procedure_for_Auditing_Payments_28_Aug_1946.PDF	272.85 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Letter_from_Comptroller_on_Process_for_Audits_of_CIG_Pa

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d83922ad

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Letter_from_Comptroller_on_Process_for_Audits_of_CIG_Payments_28_Aug_1946.PDF	264.96 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Letter_from_Comptroller_Re_CIG_Disbursement_procedures_

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d83922b0

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Letter_from_Comptroller_Re_CIG_Disbursement_procedures_28_Aug_1946.PDF	305.91 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/08 - August 1946/Letter_from_the_comptroller_28_Aug_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d83922af

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Letter_from_the_comptroller_28_Aug_1946.PDF	239.28 KB

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