Truman signs the National Security Act which set up much of the
framework for policy making
for the next 40 years of the Cold War.
The Act established a unified Dept of
Defense. It established the Nat’l Security Council which would service as a
clearinghouse of information that gave brief but detailed reports to the
President. It established the CIA, which replaced the CIG, the Central
Intelligence Group.
The CIA, however, became much more. It was a separate
agency that would not only gather information but carry out covert operations
in foreign countries.
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