The Central Intelligence Agency CIA was formed during World War II to coordinate espionage activities against the Axis Powers for the branches of the United States Armed Forces. The National Security Act of 1947 established the CIA affording it "no police or law enforcement functions either at home or abroad".
Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter (May 8 1897 – June 18 1982) born in St. Louis Missouri graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland in 1919. Rear Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter was the first director of the Central Intelligence Agency CIA created by the US Congress National Security Act of 1947.
Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter (May 8 1897 – June 18 1982) born in St. Louis Missouri graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland in 1919. Rear Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter was the first director of the Central Intelligence Agency CIA created by the US Congress National Security Act of 1947.
The CIA is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States Government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence with responsibility for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers. Intelligence gathering is performed by non-military commissioned civilian intelligence agents many of whom are trained to avoid tactical situations. The CIA also oversees and sometimes engages in tactical and covert activities at the request of the President of the United States.
