The craft of intelligence : America's legendary spy master on the fundamentals of intelligence gathering for a free world

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A personal note -- The historical setting -- The evolution of American intelligence -- America's intelligence requirements -- The task of collection -- Collection--enter the machine -- Planning and guidance -- The main opponent--the Communist intelligence services -- Counterintelligence -- Volunteers -- Confusing the adversary -- How intelligence is put to use -- The man on the job -- Myths, mishaps, and mischief-makers -- The role of intelligence in the Cold War -- Security in a free society -- The intelligence service and our freedoms.

This classic of spycraft is based on Allen Dulles's incomparable experience as a diplomat, international lawyer, and America's premier intelligence officer. Dulles was a high-ranking officer of the CIA's predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services, and was present at the inception of the CIA, where he served eight of his ten years there as director. Here he sums up what he learned about intelligence from nearly a half-century of experience in foreign affairs. Dulles reveals much about how intelligence is collected and processed, and how the resulting estimates contribute to the formation of national policy; methods of surveillance, and the usefulness of defectors from hostile nations; how the Soviet State Security Service recruited operatives and planted "illegals" in foreign countries; not only the techniques of modern espionage but also the philosophy and role of intelligence in a free society threatened by global conspiracies.--From publisher description.