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Harry Truman: “It is my desire, and I hereby direct, that all Federal foreign intelligence activities be planned, developed and…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 1946
It is my desire, and I hereby direct, that all Federal foreign intelligence activities be planned, developed and coordinated so as to assure the most effective accomplishment of the intelligence mission related to the national security.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Directive on Coordination of Foreign Intelligence Activities

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