National Clandestine Service
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National Clandestine Service | |
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Predecessor | Directorate of Operations |
Formation | 13 October 2005 |
Parent organization | CIA |
Subgroups | • “Counterterrorism Center” • Operation 40 • Special Activities Division • CIA Near East and South Asia Division |
The clandestine arm of the CIA. |
The National Clandestine Service (NCS) is the clandestine arm of the Central Intelligence Agency and coordinates clandestine operations across the US Intelligence Community.[1]
The NCS was created on 13 October 2005. Its role was previously played by the Directorate of Plans from 1952 to 1973, and by the Directorate of Operations from 1973 to 2005.[2]
Strucuture
- Operation 40 is a former CIA hit squad which was probably long ago moved off the books into the preserve of deep state control
- The Counterterrorism Center, not to be confused with the National Counterterrorism Center (ODNI)), was established in 1986
People
Directors
- Jose Rodriguez 2005-2007[3]
- Michael Sulick 2007-[4]
Employee on Wikispooks
Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
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Chad Sweet | Involved in clandestine operations | 1991 | 1993 |
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References
- ↑ Clandestine Service, CIA, accessed 15 March 2010.
- ↑ CIA Celebrates 60 Years, CIA, 15 March 2010.
- ↑ CIA Director's Statement on the Upcoming Retirement of the NCS Director, CIA, 8 August 2007.
- ↑ Director's Statement on New NCS Director, CIA, 14 September 2007.