Sidney Souers

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President Harry S. Truman Name Sidney Souers Residence St. Louis, MO		Nationality American Preceded by N/A Succeeded by Hoyt Vandenberg

Born March 30, 1892 Dayton, Ohio ( 1892-03-30 ) Relations Edgar Daniel Souers (father) Catherine Rieker Souers (mother) Alma mater Purdue University Miami University Died January 14, 1973, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Education Purdue University, Miami University

Sidney William Souers (March 30, 1892 – January 14, 1973) was an American admiral and intelligence expert. He held the posts of:

Director of Central Intelligence, Central Intelligence Group, 1946

Executive Secretary, National Security Council, 1947–1950

Special Consultant to the President on military and foreign affairs, 1950–1953

Rear Admiral Souers was appointed as the first Director of Central Intelligence on January 23, 1946 by President Harry S. Truman. Prior to this, as Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence, Souers had been one of the architects of the system that came into being with the President's directive. He had written the intelligence chapter of the Eberstadt Report, which advocated a unified intelligence system. Toward the end of 1945, when the competing plans for a national intelligence system were deadlocked, Souers' views had come to the attention of the President, and he seems to have played a role in breaking the impasse.

Timeline

1892 Born Dayton, Ohio 1911-1912 Student at Purdue University 1914 A.B., Miami University, member of the Kappa chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon 1920-1925 President, Mortgage & Securities Company, New Orleans 1922-1928 President and founder, First Joint Stock Land Bank 1925-1926 Executive, Piggly Wiggly Stores, Memphis 1925-1930 Executive Vice President, Canal Bank & Trust Company, New Orleans 1927-1930 Member, New Orleans Port Authority 1929 (April 29) Appointed Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve 1929-1934 Member, Board of Directors, Aviation Corporation 1930-1933 Vice President, Missouri State Life Insurance Company, St. Louis 1932-1940 U.S. Naval Reserve, Intelligence Officer, inactive status 1933-1973 Executive, General American Life Insurance Company 1940 (July 22) Called to active duty 1944 (July 24) Became Assistant Director, Office of Naval Intelligence, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department 1945 (November 8) Designated Deputy Chief, Naval Intelligence, with the rank of Rear Admiral 1946 (January 23) Appointed Director of Central Intelligence, Central Intelligence Group 1946 (July 22) Relieved of active duty 1947-1950 Executive Secretary, National Security Council 1950-1953 Special Consultant to the President on military and foreign affairs 1973 Died, St. Louis, Missouri

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