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That's nitpicky, seeing as CIA was created as a consolidation of several preexisting organizations.
by nsajko 3y ago
That's nitpicky, seeing as CIA was created as a consolidation of several preexisting organizations.
- hguant 3y agoEh, not really, seeing as those pre-existing organizations were themselves relatively recent wartime creations. The Office of Strategic Services was created in '42, the CIA in '47. "Intelligence" in the American sphere existed in an ad hoc manner up until that point - during WW1 the US mostly relied on the Brits, and the personal insights and observations of ambassadors or military attaches.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoAd hoc groups of a few dozen competent folks each could easily start up such a program.