Preparing for Martial Law: Through the Eyes of Col. Ryszard Kuklinski by Central Intelligence Agency - HTML preview

The National Clandestine Service (NCS) operates as the clandestine arm of the CIA, and serves as the national authority for the coordination, deconfliction, and evaluation of clandestine human intelligence operations across the Intelligence Community. The NCS supports our country's security and foreign policy interests by conducting clandestine activities to collect information that is not obtainable through other means. The NCS also conducts counterintelligence and special activities as authorized by the President.

The Historical Collections Division (HCD) of the Office of Information Management Services is responsible for executing the CIA’s Historical Review Program. This program seeks to identify, collect, and review for possible release to the public significant historical information. The mission of HCD is to: •

• Provide an accurate, objective understanding of the information and intelligence that has helped shape the foundation of major US policy decisions.
• Improve access to lessons learned, presenting historical material to emphasize the scope and context of past actions.
• Improve current decision-making and analysis by facilitating reflection on the impacts and effects arising from past decisions.
• Uphold Agency leadership commitments to openness, while protecting the national security interests of the US.
• Provide the American public with valuable insight into the workings of their Government.

The History Staff in the CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence fosters understanding of the Agency's history and its relationship to today's intelligence challenges by communicating instructive historical insights to the CIA workforce, other US Government agencies, and the public. CIA historians research topics on all aspects of Agency activities and disseminate their knowledge through publications, courses, briefings, and Web-based products. They also work with other Intelligence Community historians on publication and education projects that highlight interagency approaches to intelligence issues. Lastly, the CIA History Staff conducts an ambitious program of oral history interviews that are invaluable for preserving institutional memories that are not captured in the documentary record.