ABSTRACT
The US perception of Soviet intelligence, along with perceived Soviet intentions to acquire converts throughout the world, fueled Washington's fear and helped shape postwar American counterintelligence. This chapter discusses the building and rebuilding of Counterintelligence since World War II. American counterintelligence was able to benefit greatly from the counterintelligence resources of scores of governments around the world. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, or rather a section of it, became the premier American counterintelligence service during the cold war. During the early cold war, counterintelligence, though distinct from criminal work, was conducted similarly with regard to collection or investigation. The Central Intelligence Agency's counterintelligence was heavily influenced by the experience of World War II—tutorials and techniques learned from the British, and work conducted against Nazi and fascist intelligence organizations. The Navy and Air Force continued to see their counterintelligence mission in much more defensive and parochial terms than did the Army.
