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/1947/03 - March 1947/German_Military_Document_Section_20_Mar_1947.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392117

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German_Military_Document_Section_20_Mar_1947.PDF	389.96 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/ICAPS_Memo_on_Liaison_Relationships_10_Mar_1947.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392103

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ICAPS_Memo_on_Liaison_Relationships_10_Mar_1947.PDF	217.74 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Letter_announcing_meeting_of_DC_Intelligence_Chapter_5_M

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392109

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Letter_announcing_meeting_of_DC_Intelligence_Chapter_5_Mar_1947.pdf	383.1 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Meeting_of_DC_Chapter_of_Reserve_Officer_Association_5_M

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392119

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Meeting_of_DC_Chapter_of_Reserve_Officer_Association_5_Mar_1947.pdf	383.1 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Memos_on_CIG_enabling_act_7_and_11_Mar_1947.pdf

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d83920fb

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Memos_on_CIG_enabling_act_7_and_11_Mar_1947.pdf	881.19 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Memo_from_Vandenberg_on_delegations_of_authority_1_Mar_1

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392107

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Memo_from_Vandenberg_on_delegations_of_authority_1_Mar_1947.pdf	108.45 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Memo_from_Wright_12_Mar_1947.pdf

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392108

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Memo_from_Wright_12_Mar_1947.pdf	250.55 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Memo_on_Allen_Dulles'_comments_on_proposed_CIG_enab

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392113

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Memo_on_Allen_Dulles'_comments_on_proposed_CIG_enabling_act_5_Mar_1947.pdf	464.91 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Memo_on_merger_bill_hearings_27_Mar_1947.pdf

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392100

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Memo_on_merger_bill_hearings_27_Mar_1947.pdf	1.22 MB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Memo_on_merger_bill_hearing_25_Mar_1947.pdf

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392118

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Memo_on_merger_bill_hearing_25_Mar_1947.pdf	618.92 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Memo_on_references_to_CIG_activities_10_Mar_1947.pdf

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d839211b

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Memo_on_references_to_CIG_activities_10_Mar_1947.pdf	202.45 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Memo_on_testimony_at_merger_bill_hearings_26_Mar_1947.pd

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d839210b

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Memo_on_testimony_at_merger_bill_hearings_26_Mar_1947.pdf	441.44 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Navy_Comments_on_CIG_Enabling_Legislation_19_Mar_1947.PD

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d839210a

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Navy_Comments_on_CIG_Enabling_Legislation_19_Mar_1947.PDF	705.94 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Passport_control_State_Department_4_Mar_47.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392101

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Passport_control_State_Department_4_Mar_47.PDF	139.52 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Patterson_comment_on_Defense_Establishment_20_mar_1947.P

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d839211a

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Patterson_comment_on_Defense_Establishment_20_mar_1947.PDF	426.58 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Relay_of_letter_from_Turkey's_naval_attache_7_Mar_1

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d839211d

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Relay_of_letter_from_Turkey's_naval_attache_7_Mar_1947.pdf	249.02 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Routing_slip_Mar_1947.pdf

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d839210f

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Routing_slip_Mar_1947.pdf	328.37 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Safeguarding_information_in_communications_10_Mar_1947.P

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d839210e

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Safeguarding_information_in_communications_10_Mar_1947.PDF	256.28 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/Safeguarding_Information_on_CIG_in_Communications_10_Mar

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d83920fd

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Safeguarding_Information_on_CIG_in_Communications_10_Mar_1947.PDF	191.43 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1947/03 - March 1947/SASC_hearing_Nimitz_26_Mar_1947.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d83920fe

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SASC_hearing_Nimitz_26_Mar_1947.PDF	300.57 KB

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