Existing comment:
From OSS to CIA:
1945. The war was over. So too, many felt, was the need for a spy agency. President Truman dissolved the OSS. But as Cold War tensions grew, it became clear the US needed to ensure it would never again be blindsided by a surprise attack.
What was a peacetime spy agency's role? Some feared creating a "Gestapo," the Nazis' dreaded secret police. Finally, in 1947, Truman approved formation of the Central Intelligence Agency, staffed by many OSS alumni. |