A LOOK BACK … WALTER BEDELL SMITH BECOMES DCI
October 02, 2008
October 02, 2008
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Central Intelligence Agency issued the following feature story:
The fourth Director of Central Intelligence, Gen. Walter Bedell Smith (1950-53), was one of CIA's most successful and influential directors. A forceful manager with decided ideas about running CIA, Smith:
* Established a permanent system for daily intelligence reporting to the President
* Reorganized CIA missions at a crucial time in its history-the period of the . . .
The fourth Director of Central Intelligence, Gen. Walter Bedell Smith (1950-53), was one of CIA's most successful and influential directors. A forceful manager with decided ideas about running CIA, Smith:
* Established a permanent system for daily intelligence reporting to the President
* Reorganized CIA missions at a crucial time in its history-the period of the . . .