Foreign Relations of the United States, 1945–1950, Emergence of the Intelligence Establishment
Vandenberg's Tenure as Director of Central Intelligence: Document List
Document 155: Minutes of the Fifth Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Washington, June 10, 1946, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-281. Confidential. The meeting was held at the War Department.
Document 156: Memorandum From the Director of Central Intelligence (Vandenberg) to the Intelligence Advisory Board
Washington, June 20, 1946.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-276. Top Secret; Limited Distribution.
Document 157: Memorandum From C. H. Carson of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Ladd)
Washington, June 21, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 263, Records of the Central Intelligence Agency, Troy Papers, FBI Documents. No classification marking.
Document 158: Memorandum for the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Langer)
Washington, June 28, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.5/6-2846. Top Secret. Drafted by W. Park Armstrong of Langer's staff. Attached to this document was a 7-page chronology dated January 1946 and entitled “History of the National Intelligence Authority.” See the Supplement.
Document 159: Minutes of the Sixth Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Washington, June 28, 1946, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-281. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. The meeting was held at the War Department building.
Document 160: National Intelligence Authority Directive No. 5
Washington, July 8, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Top Secret; Limited Distribution.
Document 161: Central Intelligence Group Directive No. 14
Washington, July 19, 1946.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-275. Confidential.
Document 162: Memorandum From the Director of Central Intelligence (Vandenberg) to the National Intelligence Authority
Washington, August 13, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.5/8-1546. Top Secret. The source text is covered by an August 15 note from Acting Secretary of State Acheson to his Special Assistant, Herbert S. Marks, which reads as follows:”
Document 163: Minutes of the Sixth Meeting of the National Intelligence Authority
Washington, August 21, 1946, 11 a.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Top Secret. This meeting was called at the request of Acting Secretary of State Acheson; see Darling, The Central Intelligence Agency, p. 162 and p. 455, note 156. The meeting was held at the Department of State.
Document 164: Telegram From the President's Chief of Staff (Leahy) to President Truman
Washington, August 21, 1946, 8 p.m. (Z).
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 131. Top Secret. The time of transmission is taken from Truman's reply (see footnote 1 below). Also reproduced in CIA Cold War Records: The CIA under Harry Truman , pp. 79-80.
Document 165: Letter From the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Hoover) to the President's Chief of Staff (Leahy)
Washington, August 23, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Personal and Confidential.
Document 166: Minutes of the Seventh Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Washington, August 26, 1946, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-281. Secret; Limited Distribution. The meeting was held at the New War Department Building.
Document 167: Letter From the President's Chief of Staff (Leahy) to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Hoover)
Washington, September 4, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 263, Records of the Central Intelligence Agency, Troy Papers, FBI Documents. No classification marking.
Document 168: Letter From the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Hoover) to the President's Chief of Staff (Leahy)
Washington, September 6, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 263, Records of the Central Intelligence Agency, Troy Papers, FBI Documents. Personal and Confidential.
Document 169: Minutes of the Seventh Meeting of the National Intelligence Authority
Washington, September 25, 1946, 11:15 a.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Secret; Limited Distribution. The meeting was held at the Department of State.
Document 170: Minutes of the Eighth Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Washington, October 1, 1946, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-281. Secret: Limited Distribution. No drafting information appears on the source text. The meeting was held at the New War Department.
Document 171: Central Intelligence Group Directive No. 15
Washington, October 1, 1946.
Document 172: Minutes of the Eighth Meeting of the National Intelligence Authority
Washington, October 16, 1946, 11:15 a.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Secret; Special Distribution. No drafting information appears on the source text. The meeting was held at the Department of State.
Document 173: Memorandum From the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Eddy) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Russell) to Secretary of State Byrnes
Washington, October 30, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.5/10-2446. Secret. The source text bears the handwritten annotation: “I approve. James F. Byrnes.”
Document 174: Minutes of the Ninth Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Washington, October 31, 1946, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-281. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. No drafting information appears on the source text. The meeting was held at the Department of State.
Document 175: Letter From the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Eddy) to the Director of Central Intelligence (Vandenberg)
Washington, November 4, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.5/10-2446. Secret.
Document 176: Minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Washington, November 7, 1946, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-281. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. The meeting was held at the New War Department Building.
Document 177: Memorandum From the Commanding General of the Manhattan Engineer District, Department of War (Groves) to the Atomic Energy Commission
Washington, November 21, 1946.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-208. Secret. The source text is a copy transcribed for the CIA Historical Staff on January 14, 1954.
Document 178: Minutes of the 11th Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Washington, November 26, 1946, 10 a.m.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-281. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. The meeting was held at the New War Department Building.
Document 179: Minutes of the 12th Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Washington, December 17, 1946, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-281. Confidential. The meeting was held at the New War Department Building.
Document 180: Memorandum From the Chairman (Eddy) to the Members of the Advisory Committee on Intelligence
Washington, December 24, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 353, Records of Interdepartmental and Intradepartmental Committees—State Department, Lot File No. 122, Records of the Secretary's Staff Committee 1944-47, Box 94. Confidential.
Document 181: National Intelligence Authority Directive No. 7
Washington, January 2, 1947.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Confidential.
Document 182: Memorandum From the Chief of the Interdepartmental Coordinating and Planning Staff, Central Intelligence Group (Edgar) to the Assistant Director for Reports and Estimates (Huddle)
Washington, January 13, 1947.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-804, Item 29. Confidential. The source text is a copy transcribed for the CIA Historian on July 16, 1952. This copy gives no indication of the sender but the document appears to be identical to one described in Darling, The Central Intelligence Agency, p. 141. This memorandum is referred to as a draft in a memorandum from Montague to the Assistant Director for Reports and Estimates, January 29. (Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-450) See the Supplement.
Document 183: Central Intelligence Group Directive No. 18
Washington, January 23, 1947.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 130. Confidential.
Document 184: Memorandum From the Chief of the Intelligence Staff, Central Intelligence Group (Montague) to the Assistant Director for Reports and Estimates (Huddle)
Washington, January 29, 1947.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-450. Confidential. The source text is a transcript prepared for the CIA Historian on December 16, 1952.
Document 185: Minutes of the 9th Meeting of the National Intelligence Authority
Washington, February 12, 1947, 11 a.m.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-245. Top Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. The meeting was held at the Department of State. Also reproduced in CIA Cold War Records: The CIA under Harry Truman , pp. 113-121.
Document 186: Memorandum From the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Eddy) to Secretary of State Marshall
Washington, February 15, 1947.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.61/2-1547. Top Secret. Marshall annotated this memorandum “Hold. G.C.M.”
Document 187: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, February 19, 1947.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.5/2-1947. Drafted by Allan Evans. The memorandum was covered by a brief handwritten transmittal note from Evans to Eddy and had attached a paper, possibly a draft, entitled “Relations With Other Government Intelligence Agencies,” dated June 14, 1946. See the Supplement.
Document 188: Memorandum From the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Eddy) to the Under Secretary of State (Acheson)
Washington, February 28, 1947.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.61/2-2847. Confidential.
Document 189: Central Intelligence Group Paper
Washington, March 12, 1947.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-276. Confidential. For the background on this paper, see Document 185.
Document 190: Letter From the Director of Central Intelligence (Vandenberg) to the Chairman of the Joint Research and Development Board (Bush)
Washington, March 13, 1947.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-804, Item 46, Job 84-B00443R, Box 7. Secret. The source text is a transcript made for the CIA Historian on July 29, 1952.
Document 191: Memorandum by the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (Wright)
Washington, March 28, 1947.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-100, Item 5. Secret. Addressed to the CIG Assistant Directors for Reports and Estimates, Collection and Dissemination, Operations, and Special Operations and the Chief, Interdepartmental Coordinating and Planning Staff.
Document 192: Circular Instruction From the Department of State
Washington, April 9, 1947.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.5/4-947. Confidential. Drafted by P.G. Strong and T.M. Nordbeck. Addressed to American diplomatic and consular officers “except Germany, Austria, Japan and Korea.”
Document 193: Circular Instruction From the Department of State
Washington, April 15, 1947.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.5/4-1547. Confidential. Addressed to American Diplomatic Officers in the other American Republics. Drafted by Briggs on February 27.
Document 194: National Intelligence Authority Directive No. 9
Washington, April 18, 1947.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Top Secret.
Document 195: Memorandum by the Acting Secretary of the National Intelligence Advisory Board (Earman)
Washington, April 21, 1947.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-280. Secret. Prepared for the Intelligence Advisory Board.