A BILL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000100030014-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: June 16, 1947
• Content Type: REGULATION

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According ly It is -hereby declared to be the policy of
the eopls of the United States that in. carder to strengthen
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