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Sherman Kent signed national intelligence booklet. The CIA man inscribes ''For Bill / Who learned all this the hard way as did his greatest admire[r]. / Sherman / 6 November '46'' to the top right corner. Kent himself authored the booklet, titled: ''Prospects for the National Intelligence Service''. He also writes on the bottom of the page, ''Beware optimism of last pp. Doesn't hold as well now as at time of composition''. Booklet comprises 15pp. excerpted from the 1946 Yale Review detailing the formation of the CIA and its modus operandi during WWII. Measures 5.5'' x 8.5''. Toning and the faintest creasing, else near fine.
'Father of Intelligence Analysis,'' Sherman Kent Signed CIA Booklet -- With His 1946 Autograph Inscription, ''...Beware optimism of last pp. Doesn't hold as well now...''
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