sidney souers

Sidney William Souers (March 30, 1892 - January 14, 1973) was an American admiral and intelligence expert. He held the posts of:

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 by President Harry S. Truman as the first Director of Central Intelligence on January 23, 1946. 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. Biographical sketch :

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