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THE CIA AND THE CULT OF INTELLIGENCE

by Victor Marchetti and John D. Marks, Introduction by Melvin L. Wulf
© 1974 by Victor Marchetti and John D. Marks

The CIA book that the agency itself tried to suppress.  The book in which Victor Marchetti, former high-ranking CIA official, tells how the agency actually works and how its original purpose has been subverted by its obsession with clandestine operations. The first book the U.S. Government ever went to court to censor before publication. Published with blank spaces indicating the exact location and length of the 168 deletions demanded by the CIA

AND YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE. -- John, VIII: 32
(inscribed on the marble wall of the main lobby at CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia)

Table of Contents:

• Inside Cover
• Publisher's Note
• Authors' Prefaces
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction by Melvin L. Wulf
• Part 1
  • 1. The Cult of Intelligence
  • 2. The Clandestine Theory
  • 3. The CIA and the Intelligence Community
• Part 2
  • 4. Special Operations
  • 5. Proprietary Organizations
  • 6. Propaganda and Disinformation
  • 7. Espionage and Counterespionage
• Part 3
  • 8. The Clandestine Mentality
  • 9. Intelligence and Policy
  • 10. Controlling the CIA
  • 11. Conclusions
• Appendix: The Bissell Philosophy
• Index