▁similar ▁intelligence ▁work ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Str ateg ic ▁Services ▁Unit ▁( SS U ), ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁called ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁( OS O ). ▁Hel ms ▁focused ▁then ▁on ▁esp ion age ▁in ▁central ▁Europe ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁and ▁his ▁work ▁included ▁the ▁v et ting ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Ge hlen ▁sp y ▁organization . ▁When ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁( CI A ) ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁O SO ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁Tr uman ▁appointed ▁General ▁Walter ▁Bed ell ▁Smith ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁director ▁of ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁( D CI ). ▁The ▁C IA ▁became ▁established ▁institution ally ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Int elligence ▁Community . ▁D CI ▁Smith ▁merged ▁the ▁O SO ▁( be ing ▁mainly ▁esp ion age , ▁and ▁newly ▁led ▁by ▁Hel ms ) ▁and ▁the ▁rapidly ▁expand ing ▁Office ▁of ▁Policy ▁Co ord ination ▁under ▁Wis ner ▁( cover t ▁operations ) ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁unit ▁to ▁be ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁deput y ▁director ▁for ▁plans ▁( DD P ). ▁Wis ner ▁led ▁the ▁Director ate ▁for ▁Pl ans ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁with ▁Hel ms ▁as ▁his ▁Chief ▁of ▁Oper ations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁D ul les ▁became ▁the ▁fifth ▁D CI ▁under ▁President ▁Eisen h ower . ▁His