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From September 1943 onward he was the senior Army member of the Joint Intelligence Staff (corresponding to the JIC), with the grade of colonel. MS 0446. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia. For the next two decades, he worked primarily in this capacity.[6]
Montague later wrote an official CIA book about Smith, which was declassified and published decades after Montague died.[7]
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Identifier: MS-0446
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of transcriptions of Ludwell L. Montague's outgoing correspondence (dated 1924-1956), which were compiled and edited by two of his daughters.
He subsequently earned his PhD in History fom Duke University and served as an Assistant Professor of History at VMI. During World War II he served on the War Department General Staff his post-War career was spent at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The letters are arranged chronologically and the editors have included explanatory notes, photographs, and other relevant supplementary material.
Biographical / Historical Ludwell Lee Montague (1907-1972) graduated from VMI in 1928. He was a major architect of the United States intelligence system, being present during the creation of the Office of the Coordinator of Information (COI), and watching William J. Donovan transform it into a worldwide intelligence collection and propaganda agency.[1] He remained in the intelligence community following the dissolution of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the initial postwar period prior to the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
from Duke University in 1935.[5]
He was an assistant professor of history at VMI from 1934 until 1940, when his academic career was interrupted by World War II.[5]
In October 1940, he was ordered to active duty in the Military Intelligence Division at the War Department General staff as a reserve captain.
The bulk of the letters date from Montague years at VMI, and they provide a detailed view of cadet life during the 1920s. His father was Major Jeffrey Montague, a retired US Army officer. Subsequently he served in various senior positions in ORE.[5]
From 1947 until 1951, Montague was assigned as the CIA representative of the National Security Council staff.[6]
In the autumn of 1950, when Walter Bedell Smith became the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), Montague was put in charge of the production of national intelligence estimates.
He subsequently earned his PhD in History fom Duke University and served as an Assistant Professor of History at VMI. During World War II he served on the War Department General Staff his post-War career was spent at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Ludwell L.
Montague letters, 1924-1956.
The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Subsequently he served in various senior positions in ORE.[5]
From 1947 until 1951, Montague was assigned as the CIA representative of the National Security Council staff.[6]
In the autumn of 1950, when Walter Bedell Smith became the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), Montague was put in charge of the production of national intelligence estimates.
Life
Ludwell Lee Montague was born in Richmond City, Virginia. MS 0446. From September 1943 onward he was the senior Army member of the Joint Intelligence Staff (corresponding to the JIC), with the grade of colonel. His mother was Harriotte Lee Taliaferro Montague, who was described as a scion of the Catlett family of Timber Neck and of the Nelson family of Yorktown.[4] The Montague family home, Lowland Cottage in Gloucester County, was one of the few early Colonial houses that was still in use at the time.[4]
Montague graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1928, and received his Ph.D.
from DukeUniversity in 1935.[5]
He was an assistant professor of history at VMI from 1934 until 1940, when his academic career was interrupted by World War II.[5]
In October 1940, he was ordered to active duty in the Military Intelligence Division at the War Department General staff as a reserve captain.
Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script . Scope and Contents This collection consists primarily of transcriptions of Ludwell L. Montague's outgoing correspondence (dated 1924-1956), which were compiled and edited by two of his daughters. For these services he was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Order of the British Empire.[5]
On the establishment of the Central Intelligence Group in 1946, he became Acting Assistant Director for Reports and Estimates.
His mother was Harriotte Lee Taliaferro Montague, who was described as a scion of the Catlett family of Timber Neck and of the Nelson family of Yorktown.[4] The Montague family home, Lowland Cottage in Gloucester County, was one of the few early Colonial houses that was still in use at the time.[4]
Montague graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1928, and received his Ph.D.