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The National Security Act (Public Law 80-253, 61 Statute 495) is signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on July 26, 1947, while aboard his VC-54C presidential aircraft Sacred Cow. The act merges the Department of the Army (renamed from the Department of War), the Department of the Navy, and the newly established Department of the Air ...
The National Security Act of 1947 mandated a major reorganization of the foreign policy and military establishments of the U.S. Government. The act created many of the institutions that Presidents found useful when formulating and implementing foreign policy, including the National Security Council (NSC).
The National Security Act of 1947 became law on 26 July 1947. The lawmakers stated their intentions in a Declaration of Policy at the beginning of the act: To provide a comprehensive program for the future security of the United States; to provide three military departments: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force; to provide for their ...
That this Act may be cited as the “National Security Act of 1947”. TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec.2. Declaration of policy TITLE I—COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY Sec. 101. National Security Council. Sec. 102. Central Intelligence Agency. Sec. 103. National Security Resources Board. TITLE II—THE NATIONAL MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT Sec. 201.
That this Act may be cited as the “National Security Act of 1947”. TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec.2. Declaration of policy TITLE I—COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY Sec. 101. National Security Council. Sec. 102. Central Intelligence Agency. Sec. 103. National Security Resources Board. TITLE II—THE NATIONAL MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT Sec. 201.
Recurrent structural modifications over the years have reflected Presidential management style, changing requirements, and personal relationships. Truman Administration, 1947-1953. The National Security Council was created by Public Law 80 (253, approved July 26, 1947, as part of a general reorganization of the U.S. national security apparatus.
(Patterson and Forrestal to the President, January 16, 1947, in Senate Report 239, 80th Congress, 1st Session, National Security Act of 1947, page 5) Truman transmitted their letter to the Congress under cover of a brief letter of his own in which he noted that "Representatives of my office and of the armed services are engaged in drafting a ...