CIG

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CIG was the post–World War II U.S. intelligence agency that served as the immediate predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

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CIG canonical 2

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instanceOf United States intelligence agency ⓘ
predecessor organization of the Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
abbreviation CIG ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
directorTitle Director of Central Intelligence ⓘ
dissolvedOn 1947-09-18 ⓘ
establishedBy President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
followedBy Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
formedOn 1946-01-22 ⓘ
fullName Central Intelligence Group ⓘ
governingLaw National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
historicalSignificance immediate institutional predecessor of the CIA ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
keyDocument National Intelligence Authority Directive ⓘ
legalBasis Presidential Directive of 22 January 1946 ⓘ
notableDirector Hoyt S. Vandenberg ⓘ
Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter ⓘ
Sidney W. Souers ⓘ
operationalPeriod post–World War II era ⓘ
parentOrganization National Intelligence Authority ⓘ
precededBy Office of Strategic Services ⓘ
primaryFunction collection and analysis of foreign intelligence ⓘ
coordination of U.S. foreign intelligence activities ⓘ
production of national intelligence estimates ⓘ
reasonForDissolution reorganization of U.S. intelligence under the National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ
relatedOrganization Department of State ⓘ
Department of War ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
reportedTo National Intelligence Authority ⓘ
scopeOfOperations foreign intelligence ⓘ
supersededBy Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
transferredFunctionTo Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ

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