Domestic Contact Service organization
also: DCS, DOS
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CIA founded
Domestic Contact Service documented
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“The Domestic Contact Service originated in the Central Intelligence Group in 1946 as an outgrowth of the World War II effort to insure that all domestic sources of information on foreign activities were contacted by the Government…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.270
Domestic Contact Service merged_with
CIA Directorate of Plans documented
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“It maintained this separate status after the founding of CIA but in 1951 joined the Directorate of Plans…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.270
Contact Division renamed_to
Domestic Contact Service documented
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“With the abolition of 00 in 1965 CD became an independent office known as the Domestic Contact Service (DCS) and continued in that status until the appointment of William Colby as DCI…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.270
Domestic Contact Service merged_with
Deputy Directorate of Operations documented
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“Accordingly the DCS was transferred to the Clandestine Service and renamed the Domestic Collection Division…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.270
Domestic Contact Service renamed_to
Domestic Collection Division documented
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“Accordingly the DCS was transferred to the Clandestine Service and renamed the Domestic Collection Division…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.270
Domestic Contact Service subsidiary_of
CIA documented
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“CIG had two overt collection components... The Domestic Contact Service (DCS)…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.18
Domestic Contact Service renamed_to
Domestic Contact Division documented
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“Renamed the Domestic Contact Division in 1951…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.109
Domestic Contact Division renamed_to
Domestic Contact Service documented
document
“renamed the Domestic Contact Service in 1965…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.109
Domestic Contact Service renamed_to
Domestic Collection Division documented
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“transferred to DDO in 1973 and renamed the Domestic Collection Division…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.109