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Sidney William Souers (March 30, 1892 – January 14, 1973) was an American military intelligence officer who was the first person to hold the office of Director of Central Intelligence, being head of the National Intelligence Authority, the direct predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency.
The modern national security system began to take shape on 23 January 1946. At a private White House lunch, President Harry Truman appointed Rear Admiral Sidney W. Souers, U.S. Naval Reserve, as the first Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). Given its purpose, the gathering was a remarkably lighthearted event.
Sidney Souers served as a critical founder of the CIA even after his tour as the director of central intelligence (DCI) and director of the Central Intelligence Group (CIG—the immediate successor of OSS) ended.
Sidney Souers served as a critical founder of the CIA even after his tour as the director of central intelligence (DCI) and direc-tor of the Central Intelligence Group (CIG—the immediate successor of OSS) ended.
Souers was deputy director of the Office of Naval Intelligence, the first director of the Central Intelligence Group (predecessor of the CIA), and executive secretary of the National Security Council. A rear admiral, he was a close friend and advisor to Harry S Truman.
16 de ene. de 1973 · ST. LOUIS, Jan. 15 — Rear Adm. Sidney W. Souers, U.S.N.R., retired, the first executive secretary of the National Security Council and the first director of a forerunner of the...
Sidney William Souers. (26 January 1946–10 June 1946) A successful business executive and veteran naval intelligence reservist, Rear Admiral Sidney Souers was the first Director of Central Intelligence, a post created by a presidential directive on 22 January 1946.
