LECTURE 22: THE SECRET CONDUCT OF FOREIGN POLICY

Lecture Outline

1. The Pearl Harbor lesson.
2. The rise of the CIA.
3. CIA "special operations."
4. Special ops under Reagan.

Important Information, Terms, and Names from this Lecture

National Security Act (1947):
  • National Security Council - NSC
  • National Security Agency - NSA
  • Central Intelligence Agency - CIA
    CIA directorates:
  • Intelligence (3,000)
  • Directorate of Science and Technology (5,000)
  • Administration (9,000)
  • Operations (5,000)
    Office of Strategic Services (1942) - OSS
    "unconventional warfare"
    J. Edgar Hoover
    Allen Dulles
    Aldrich Ames
    Special Operations Group - SOG
    Iran Coup (1953)
    Guatemala Coup (1954)
    Bay of Pigs (1961)
    Laos
    Laotian Secret Army (1961)
    Executive Order 11905 (1976)
    Intelligence Oversight Act (1980)
    Iran Hostage Crisis (1979)
    Intelligence Support Activity (1980) - ISA
    U.S. Special Operations Command (1987) - SOCOM:
  • Army Special Forces (1952) - "Green Berets" (30,000)
  • Navy SEALs (1962) (5,500)
  • Air Force SOC - "Air Commandos" (9,500)
  • Delta Force (1977) (800)
    Boland Amendment (1982)
    The Enterprise (1984)
    Oliver North
    Iran-Contra Scandal (1986)
    Watergate (1972)

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