CIA/Directorate of Plans

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Predecessor• Strategic Services Unit
• Office of Policy Coordination
SuccessorCIA Directorate of Operations
Formation1 August 1952
Extinction1 March 1973
LeaderCIA/Deputy Director for Plans
Typeintelligence agency
A branch of the CIA for just over 20 years.

The CIA's Directorate of Plans was an arm of the CIA.

Formation

The Directorate of Plans was formed in 1 August 1952 from a merger of Strategic Services Unit and the Office of Policy Coordination.

People

Deputy Director for Plans

Full article: CIA/Deputy Director for Plans

Replacement

On 1 March 1973 the Directorate of Plans was replaced by the Directorate of Operations.[2]

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References

  1. William H. Webster, Chronology of CIA's Senior Management Structure, CIA, 2 July 1991, archived at Federation of American Scientists.
  2. CIA Celebrates 60 Years, CIA, 15 March 2010.

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