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   Sidney William Souers (March 30, 1892 – January 14, 1973) was an American military intelligence officer who was the first person to hold the office of Director of Central Intelligence, being head of the National Intelligence Authority, the direct predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency.

   • Deputy: Kingman Douglass
   • Succeeded by: Hoyt Vandenberg

   • President: Harry Truman

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3. www.usni.org › magazines › naval-history-magazineHow Admiral Souers Shaped the National Security System

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   The modern national security system began to take shape on 23 January 1946. At a private White House lunch, President Harry Truman appointed Rear Admiral Sidney W. Souers, U.S. Naval Reserve, as the first Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). Given its purpose, the gathering was a remarkably lighthearted event.

4. www.cia.gov › resources › csiThe Quiet Warrior Rear Admiral Sidney Souers and the ...

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   Jun 2, 2021 · Sidney Souers served as a critical founder of the CIA even after his tour as the director of central intelligence (DCI) and direc­tor of the Central Intelligence Group (CIG—the immediate successor of OSS) ended.

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   Who was Sidney Souers?

   • Sidney William Souers (March 30, 1892 – January 14, 1973) was an American admiral and intelligence expert. Rear Admiral Souers was appointed as the first Director of Central Intelligence on January 23, 1946, by President Harry S. Truman, where he would be in charge of the new Central Intelligence Group (CIG).

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   What did John Souers do before he became a Deputy Director of intelligence?

   • Prior to this, as Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence, Souers had been one of the architects of the system that came into being with the President's directive. He had written the intelligence chapter of the Eberstadt Report, which advocated a unified intelligence system.

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   What happened to Admiral Souers?

   • Admiral Souers stepped aside as executive secretary of the NSC in January 1950, but through the end of the Truman administration he remained a special consultant to the President on military and foreign affairs and regularly attended the daily intelligence briefings he initiated.

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   What role did George Souers play in the Cold War?

   • Toward the end of 1945, when the competing plans for a national intelligence system were deadlocked, Souers' views had come to the attention of the President, and he seems to have played a role in breaking the impasse. [citation needed] Souers subsequently became executive secretary of the United States National Security Council.

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6. stigostgaard.com › sidney-souersSidney Souers – On History, Verity, and Seeking the Noumenon

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   Souers was deputy director of the Office of Naval Intelligence, the first director of the Central Intelligence Group (predecessor of the CIA), and executive secretary of the National Security Council. A rear admiral, he was a close friend and advisor to Harry S Truman.

7. www.cia.gov › resources › csiArticle: The Silent Warrior-Rear Admiral Sidney Souers and ...

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   Donovan, RAdm. Sidney Souers served as a critical founder of the CIA even after his tour as the director of central intelligence (DCI) and direc-tor of the Central Intelligence Group (CIG—the immediate successor of OSS) ended. Souers understood how to move within a bureaucracy to win battles through compromise, wielding

8. www.trumanlibrary.gov › sidney-w-souers-papersSouers, Sidney W. Papers | Harry S. Truman

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   Dates: 1916-1973. Director of Central Intelligence 1946-1947; Executive Secretary, National Security Council, 1947-1950; Special Consultant to President Harry S. Truman on Military and Foreign Affairs 1950-1953. The papers of Sidney W. Souers consist of certificates, press clippings, reports, correspondence, diplomas, invitations, printed ...

9. www.nytimes.com › 1973/01/16 › archivesSIDNEY W. SOUERS INTELLIGENCE AIDE - The New York Times

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   Jan 16, 1973 · LOUIS, Jan. 15 — Rear Adm. Sidney W. Souers, U.S.N.R., retired, the first executive secretary of the National Security Council and the first director of a forerunner of the Central...