Sidney Souers
Sidney William Souers (
March 30,
1892 -
January 14,
1973) was an
American admiral and intelligence expert. He held the posts of:
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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.
: 1892 Born
Dayton, Ohio: 1911-1912 Student at
Purdue University: 1914 A.B.,
Miami University: 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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Truman Presidential Library*
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