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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IAC_Minutes_2_Dec_1950.PDF	463.86 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/IAC_Minutes_2_Nov_1950.PDF

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IAC_Minutes_2_Nov_1950.PDF	757.36 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/IAC_Minutes_30_Nov_1950.PDF

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IAC_Minutes_30_Nov_1950.PDF	708.85 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/IAC_Minutes_7_Dec_1950.PDF

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IAC_Minutes_7_Dec_1950.PDF	791.13 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/IAC_Minutes_9_Nov_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d839233a

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IAC_Minutes_9_Nov_1950.PDF	685.13 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/Interagency_Operating_Procedure_15_Aug_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d8392336

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Interagency_Operating_Procedure_15_Aug_1950.PDF	918.41 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/NSCID_No_11_Security_of_Sources_and_Methods_6_Jan_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d8392335

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NSCID_No_11_Security_of_Sources_and_Methods_6_Jan_1950.PDF	231.85 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/NSCID_No_12_Avoidance_of_Publicity_6_Jan_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d8392339

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NSCID_No_12_Avoidance_of_Publicity_6_Jan_1950.PDF	387.61 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/NSCID_No_13_Exploitation_of_Soviet_Defectors_19_Jan_1950.PDF

Document Number: 50dde104993247d4d8392344

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NSCID_No_13_Exploitation_of_Soviet_Defectors_19_Jan_1950.PDF	522.32 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1950/NSCID_No_14_Exploitation_of_Defectors_and_Other_Aliens_Within_the_US_3_M

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NSCID_No_14_Exploitation_of_Defectors_and_Other_Aliens_Within_the_US_3_Mar_1950.PDF	859.84 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1951/01- January 1951/IAC_Minutes_15_Jan_1951.PDF

Document Number: 50dde102993247d4d8392075

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IAC_Minutes_15_Jan_1951.PDF	377.82 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1951/01- January 1951/IAC_Minutes_18_Jan_1951.PDF

Document Number: 50dde102993247d4d8392072

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IAC_Minutes_18_Jan_1951.PDF	804.94 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1951/01- January 1951/IAC_Minutes_25_Jan_1951.PDF

Document Number: 50dde102993247d4d8392074

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IAC_Minutes_25_Jan_1951.PDF	742.15 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1951/01- January 1951/IAC_Minutes_4_Jan_1951.PDF

Document Number: 50dde102993247d4d8392073

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IAC_Minutes_4_Jan_1951.PDF	563.47 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1951/01- January 1951/IAC_Minutes_8_Jan_1951.PDF

Document Number: 50dde102993247d4d8392071

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IAC_Minutes_8_Jan_1951.PDF	474.08 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1951/02 - February 1951/IAC_Minutes_15_Feb_1951.PDF

Document Number: 50dde102993247d4d8392081

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IAC_Minutes_15_Feb_1951.PDF	709.4 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1951/02 - February 1951/IAC_Minutes_23_Feb_1951.PDF

Document Number: 50dde102993247d4d8392080

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IAC_Minutes_23_Feb_1951.PDF	493.35 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1951/02 - February 1951/IAC_Minutes_8_Feb_1951.PDF

Document Number: 50dde102993247d4d8392082

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IAC_Minutes_8_Feb_1951.PDF	720.17 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1951/03 - March 1951/IAC_Minutes_15_Mar_1951.PDF

Document Number: 50dde102993247d4d839207f

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IAC_Minutes_15_Mar_1951.PDF	837.13 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1951/03 - March 1951/IAC_Minutes_5_Mar_1951.PDF

Document Number: 50dde102993247d4d839207e

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IAC_Minutes_5_Mar_1951.PDF	411.56 KB

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