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/1948/IAC_Minutes_17_Dec_1948.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392166

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IAC_Minutes_17_Dec_1948.PDF	2.19 MB

/specialCollection/cgi/1948/IAC_Minutes_3_Dec_1948.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392164

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IAC_Minutes_3_Dec_1948.PDF	2.12 MB

/specialCollection/cgi/1948/Memo_on_CIG_FY1948_Budget.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392168

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Memo_on_CIG_FY1948_Budget.PDF	208.39 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1948/NSCID_No_7_Domestic_Exploitation_12_Feb_1948.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392165

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NSCID_No_7_Domestic_Exploitation_12_Feb_1948.PDF	619.35 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1948/NSCID_No_8_Biographical_Reporting_on_Foreign_S&T_Officials_25_May_19

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392169

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NSCID_No_8_Biographical_Reporting_on_Foreign_S&T_Officials_25_May_1948.PDF	212.76 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1948/War_Dept_Memo_on_Submission_of_FY1948_Budget_-_1948.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392167

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War_Dept_Memo_on_Submission_of_FY1948_Budget_-_1948.PDF	213.08 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1949/NSCID_No_10_Collection_of_Foreign_S&T_Data_18_Jan_1949.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d83923a6

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NSCID_No_10_Collection_of_Foreign_S&T_Data_18_Jan_1949.PDF	319.65 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1949/Scientific_Intelligence_Committee_Working_Groups_28_Oct_1949.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d83923a7

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Scientific_Intelligence_Committee_Working_Groups_28_Oct_1949.PDF	239.41 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/Briefing_of_Service_Attaches_by_CIA_9_May_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d8392334

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Briefing_of_Service_Attaches_by_CIA_9_May_1950.PDF	360.62 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/Conferences_with_USG_Officials_Returning_2_Aug_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d839233c

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Conferences_with_USG_Officials_Returning_2_Aug_1950.PDF	818.93 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/DCID_14-1_Interagency_Defector_Commitee_17_Jul_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d8392341

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DCID_14-1_Interagency_Defector_Commitee_17_Jul_1950.PDF	185.42 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/DCID_4-2_Priority_List_of_National_Intelligence_Objectives_28_Sep_1950.P

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d8392346

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DCID_4-2_Priority_List_of_National_Intelligence_Objectives_28_Sep_1950.PDF	132.81 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/IAC_minutes_11_Dec_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d8392345

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IAC_minutes_11_Dec_1950.PDF	387.17 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/IAC_Minutes_11_Nov_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d839233f

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IAC_Minutes_11_Nov_1950.PDF	769.32 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/IAC_Minutes_16_Nov_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d839233d

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IAC_Minutes_16_Nov_1950.PDF	700.05 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/IAC_Minutes_20_Oct_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d8392337

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IAC_Minutes_20_Oct_1950.PDF	1.01 MB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/IAC_Minutes_21_Dec_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d8392343

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IAC_Minutes_21_Dec_1950.PDF	827.52 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/IAC_Minutes_22_Jan_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d8392342

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IAC_Minutes_22_Jan_1950.PDF	867.48 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/IAC_Minutes_26_Oct_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d8392347

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IAC_Minutes_26_Oct_1950.PDF	1.38 MB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/IAC_Minutes_28_Dec_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d839233e

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IAC_Minutes_28_Dec_1950.PDF	368.37 KB

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