Prepared in cooperation with the Center for the Study of Intelligence. This rich mix of declassified historic material weaves a fascinating story of the twists and turns in communications, turf battles, conflicting goals, politics and events that culminated in the CIA's creation, starting with the widespread recognition that America urgently needed an expanded, permanent, centralized intelligence group to face the post-World War II world. Describes the contents of the famous "Cornerstone Box"--the time capsule buried by ...
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Prepared in cooperation with the Center for the Study of Intelligence. This rich mix of declassified historic material weaves a fascinating story of the twists and turns in communications, turf battles, conflicting goals, politics and events that culminated in the CIA's creation, starting with the widespread recognition that America urgently needed an expanded, permanent, centralized intelligence group to face the post-World War II world. Describes the contents of the famous "Cornerstone Box"--the time capsule buried by President Eisenhower and others in 1959 during the cornerstone laying ceremony of the CIA headquarters building. DVD contains copies of documents relating to the evolution of the Central Intelligence Agency spanning 1940 to 1953; multimedia images; and a PDF of the booklet.
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Very good. [6], 38 pages. DVD in pocket inside back cover. Illustrations (some in color). Endnotes. Milestones. Selected Documents. From Wikipedia: "The United States Intelligence Community (IC) is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities considered necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and national security of the United States. Member organizations of the IC include intelligence agencies, military intelligence, and civilian intelligence and analysis offices within federal executive departments. The IC is led by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), who reports to the President of the United States. Among their varied responsibilities, the members of the Community collect and produce foreign and domestic intelligence, contribute to military planning, and perform espionage. The IC was established by Executive Order 12333, issued on December 4, 1981, by President Ronald Reagan. The Washington Post has reported that there are 1, 271 government organizations and 1, 931 private companies in 10, 000 locations in the United States that are working on counterterrorism, homeland security, and intelligence, and that the intelligence community as a whole includes 854, 000 people who hold top-secret clearances. According to a 2008 study by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, private contractors make up 29% of the workforce in the US intelligence community and cost the equivalent of 49% of their personnel budgets."
