Talk:National Clandestine Service

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[edit] Dubious statement

If the NCS absorbed the CIA, then why would Jose report to Porter Goss? It should be the other way around...can anyone substantiate that claim? freestylefrappe 20:23, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

This is answered in the article and links. NCS is absorbing part of the CIA: E.g. one directorate (department.) I fixed a fragmented sentence for you. Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 20:39, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merger

The merger suggestion is inappropriate. One article is discussing a specific agency, and the other is discussing a class of agencies, of which the NCS is a member. —Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 17:52, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

No. They are one and the same as presented here Clandestine service (the article) refers specifically to the US goverment body, not to a general category of covert operations institutions. I say mine Clandestine service for whatever info is valuable and insert into the other. Then redirect Clandestine service into a general espionage-related article. Alcarillo 18:59, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category: NCS is not an independent federal agency

Just a point of clarificaiton, or maybey I'm missing something. NCS is not a separate, distinct federal agency. It is a part of the CIA. See the official press release annoucing its creation where it discusses the "the creation of the National Clandestine Service (NCS) at CIA." It has duties that extend beyond the CIA, but for organizational purposes it is a part of the CIA.

I recommend removing the category that lists this as an "indepdenent federal agency" but leaving the rest that identify its relation to the CIA and US intelligence activities. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dcmacnut (talk • contribs) 23:19, 13 February 2007 (UTC).

You're right. I will fix accordingly. Alcarillo 17:31, 20 February 2007 (UTC)