National Security Act of 1947

Third main part of the Act

Establishment of the CIA.

Second main part of the Act

Establishment of the NSC

Purpose of the establishment of the CIA

Gather intelligence as well as carry out covert operations in foreign nations

Which President signed the national Security Act?

Harry S. Truman

What was the purpose of the NSC

Served as a coordinating agency, sifting through the increasing flow of diplomatic and intelligence information in order to provide the President with brief but detailed reports

First main part of the Act

Streamlined and unified the nation's military establishment by bringing together the Navy Department and War Department under a new DoD

What organizations combined to form the Department of Defense

War Department and Navy Department

The CIA....

replaced the Central Intelligence Group.

What organizations were created?

-CIA - Department of the Air Force