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What group formed to investigate the influence of communist in the US?

Cia


What group was formed to investigate the influence of Communists in the US?

Cia


When was the CIA found?

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was formed in 1947. The CIA reports to the Director of National Intelligence and is the only independent intelligence agency in the United States.


Who is the father of the CIA?

The "Father of the CIA" was US Army Major General William J. Donovan, who formed and headed the OSS during WWII.


Where was the CIA formed?

the first building was on east street in Washington dc. in 1947


How did Camp X lead to the CIA?

Camp X = Training British, Canadian AND American spies and special agents. Americans took the idea and formed the CIA.


This U.S. Organization Was Formed To Closely Watch Activities In Other Countries.?

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Who was the president to create the CIA?

The CIA was formed in 1947, when Truman was in office, by the National Security Act of 1947. However, the predecessor to the CIA, the Office of Strategic Services, had been around since 1942, when Franklin Roosevelt was president. Roosevelt was rather more directly instrumental in the founding of the OSS than Truman was in the founding of the CIA.


What U.S. organization was formed to closely watch activities in other countries?

The Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA.


What US organization was formed to observe the activities of other countries?

The Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, was established in 1947.


What was US President Kennedy's 303 Committee?

After the Bay of Pigs disaster, President Kennedy formed the 303 Committee. This was a mechanism to have control over CIA activities. Despite this, the CIA continued to shelter its activities in Southeast Asia.


OSS is to CIA as FBI is to united state?

The OSS (office of Strategic Services) was the predecessor organization of the CIA that was formed during WWII. It was disbanded at war's end. but recreated as the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) in 1947 by President Harry Truman. The CIA is charged with gathering foreign intelligence. The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) is charged with the responsibility of gathering domestic intelligence, and investigating Federal crimes.