The CIA had different demands placed on it by the different bodies overseeing it. Truman wanted a centralized group to organize the information that reached him, the Department of Defense wanted military intelligence and covert action, and the State Department wanted to create global political change favorable to the US. Thus the two areas of responsibility for the CIA were covert action and covert intelligence. One of the main targets for intelligence gathering was the Soviet Union, which had also been a priority of the CIA's predecessors. COUNT 4
QSN1 Who wanted the CIA to have a central group that organized information for him? ANS1 Truman QSN2 What did the Department of defense want from the CIA? ANS2 military intelligence and covert action QSN3 What was the State Department hoping for the CIA to do? ANS3 create global political change favorable to the US QSN4 What was one of the main targets of intelligence gathering? ANS4 the Soviet Union