Preamble Well the precursor to the CIA was theOffice of Strategic Services (OSS). TheOSS was formed during World WarTwo at the behest of US PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt. Rooseveltwanted the OSS to be setup becauseBritish advisers to Roosevelt suggestedthat the US ought to establish its ownforeign intelligence agency so thatthey could gain intelligence useful fortheir troops […]
