Historical Dictionary of United States Intelligence

tense diplomatic exchanges, Moscow backed down on 29 October

1962 and agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba, in exchange for

an American pledge not to invade the island nation and to dismantle

American Jupiter missiles that were stationed in Turkey.

CULPER SPY RING.SeeTALLMADGE, BENJAMIN; WASHING-

TON, GEORGE.

CURRENT INTELLIGENCE.Current intelligence is processed and

analyzed intelligence information on daily or ongoing international

matters. Because of its emphasis on the current aspects of world af-

fairs, current intelligence is highly perishable and must be delivered

to the consumers in a timely manner. Moreover, policymakers tend to

prefer current intelligence to long-term intelligencebecause it is im-

mediate and more relevant to their daily needs. The president’s daily

brief (PDB) and the senior executive intelligence brief (SEIB) are

among the dozens of current intelligence publications available to in-

telligence consumers.

CURRENT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT (CMA).The current man-

agement account is the part of the National Foreign Intelligence

Program (NFIP) that funds current intelligence activities. See also

INTELLIGENCE BUDGETS.

CUSHMAN, PAULINE (1833–1893). AUnion spy during the Ameri-

can Civil War, Cushman provided intelligence information to the

federal Secret Service Bureau and military intelligence in

Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee. On a mission behind

Confederate lines, she was captured and sentenced to death, but was

left behind when the Union army forced the Confederates to with-

draw. After the war, President Abraham Lincolnbestowed on her

the honorary rank of major. Pauline Cushman later traveled around

the country, touting her exploits as a Union spy.

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DCI CRIME AND NARCOTICS CENTER (CNC). Established in

April 1989 by Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)William H.

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