Central Intelligence Group

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The Central Intelligence Group was the short-lived U.S. post–World War II intelligence agency that served as the direct predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

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Central Intelligence Group canonical 3

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instanceOf United States intelligence agency
activityEnd 1947
activityStart 1946
alsoKnownAs CIG
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Presidential Executive Order 9621
Presidential Executive Order 9808
dateDissolved 1947-09-18
dateFormed 1946-01-22
director Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter NERFINISHED
Sidney Souers
directorTitle Director of Central Intelligence
era post–World War II
firstDirector Sidney Souers
formedBy President Harry S. Truman
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
historicalRole direct predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: Federal government of the United States
legalBasis National Security Act of 1947
Presidential directive of 22 January 1946
mandateFrom President Harry S. Truman
notableFor centralizing peacetime U.S. intelligence coordination for the first time
operationalStatus defunct
parentOrganization National Intelligence Authority
partOf early U.S. national security structure
predecessor Office of Strategic Services
Strategic Services Unit
predecessorOf Central Intelligence Agency
reasonForDissolution implementation of the National Security Act of 1947
replacedBy Central Intelligence Agency
responsibility conducting strategic intelligence analysis
coordinating U.S. foreign intelligence activities
performing services of common concern for U.S. intelligence agencies
scope foreign intelligence
succeededBy Central Intelligence Agency
supervisedBy National Intelligence Authority
typeOfAgency civilian

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OSS dissolvedInto Central Intelligence Group
Strategic Services Unit dissolvedInto Central Intelligence Group
Strategic Services Unit relatedTo Central Intelligence Group