The National Security act of 1947 created the National Security Council. This Council would include the President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense and other people whose opinion would be useful to the President when dealing with foreign policy issues.
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The National Security Act of 1947 forbids the CIA from conducting domestic surveillance. The act was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman.
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To organize and coordinate military and political leaders
In 1945, Truman recognized that inter-service rivalries reduced the effectiveness of US armed forces, and proposed uniting all forces under the same leadership. In 1947, Congress passed the National Security Act, which created the National Military Establishment (NME). This combined the Department of War(army) and the Department of the Navy. The NME was renamed the Department of Defense in 1949.