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/1946/10 - October 1946/Joint_R&D_Board_Rules_of_Organization_and_Procedur

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Joint_R&D_Board_Rules_of_Organization_and_Procedure_7_Oct_1946.PDF	2.48 MB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Letter_from_Treasury_on_Disbursing_CIG_Funds_3_Oct_194

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d83921f1

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Letter_from_Treasury_on_Disbursing_CIG_Funds_3_Oct_1946.PDF	124.1 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Library_of_Congress_Loan_Privilege_10_Oct_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d839220d

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Library_of_Congress_Loan_Privilege_10_Oct_1946.PDF	206.1 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/List_of_Intelligence_Estimates_Prepared_by_CIG_26_Oct_

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392209

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List_of_Intelligence_Estimates_Prepared_by_CIG_26_Oct_1946.PDF	379.06 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/LOC_loan_priviledges_20_Oct_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d83921eb

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LOC_loan_priviledges_20_Oct_1946.PDF	170.36 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Memo_for_the_President_30_Oct_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d83921ff

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Memo_for_the_President_30_Oct_1946.PDF	1.11 MB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Military_Transfer_of_Washington_Document_Center_to_CIG

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Military_Transfer_of_Washington_Document_Center_to_CIG_15_Oct_1946.PDF	269.73 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/NIA_Meeting_Minutes_16_Oct_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392203

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NIA_Meeting_Minutes_16_Oct_1946.PDF	794.82 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Office_of_Special_Operations_Functions_25_Oct_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d83921fc

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Office_of_Special_Operations_Functions_25_Oct_1946.PDF	685.56 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Operations_Memo_No_2_31_Oct_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d83921f2

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Operations_Memo_No_2_31_Oct_1946.PDF	485.12 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Operation_MISTY_1_Oct_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d83921f5

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Operation_MISTY_1_Oct_1946.PDF	280.83 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Partial_Document_on_Authority_to_Remove_Personnel_26_O

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392215

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Partial_Document_on_Authority_to_Remove_Personnel_26_Oct_1946.PDF	253.76 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Proposal_to_Transfer_Library_Functions_to_CIG_25_Oct_1

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392212

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Proposal_to_Transfer_Library_Functions_to_CIG_25_Oct_1946.PDF	201.81 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Reserve_Intelligence_Organizations_Chapters_and_Associ

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d83921fd

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Reserve_Intelligence_Organizations_Chapters_and_Associations_16_Oct_1946.PDF	675.21 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/RESPON~1.PDF

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RESPON~1.PDF	431.41 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Review_of_Transfer_of_WDC_15_Oct_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392205

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Review_of_Transfer_of_WDC_15_Oct_1946.PDF	711.17 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Summary_of_Activities_22_Oct_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d8392214

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Summary_of_Activities_22_Oct_1946.PDF	106.72 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Supplies_and_Equipment_for_Central_Intelligence_Group_

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d83921f3

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Supplies_and_Equipment_for_Central_Intelligence_Group_24_Oct_1946.PDF	509.99 KB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Transfer_of_Washington_Document_Center_2_Oct_1946.PDF

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d839221a

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Transfer_of_Washington_Document_Center_2_Oct_1946.PDF	1.36 MB

/specialCollection/cgi/1946/10 - October 1946/Transmission_of_Material_to_Other_Agencies_18_Oct_1946

Document Number: 50dde103993247d4d83921f6

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Transmission_of_Material_to_Other_Agencies_18_Oct_1946.PDF	93.33 KB

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