The Federal Bureau of Investigation Meets the Test of War: Emerging as a Law Enforcement Agency and Americas National Security Stalwart

Abstract

Since its inception, the primary focus of the FBI has been law enforcement. Its law enforcement role expanded during World War I with the new responsibilities to investigate foreign related activities, including enemy agents and counter external threats. During World War I and the succeeding years, the variety and type of threats against the US increased. As a result ,the FBI was incrementally assigned new missions that recreated the agency as Americas national security stalwart. On August 24, 1936, President Roosevelt invited Director Hoover to the White House for a private meeting.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 2016
Accession Number
AD1176142

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  • Gary Fernandez

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  • Marine Corps University

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  • Agreements
  • Central America
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
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  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Law
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  • Military Intelligence
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  • Second World War
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  • Surveillance
  • United States

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