[DOC] [TLE] Central Intelligence Agency - Wikipedia [PAR] The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of 
the United ... Despite transferring some of its powers to the DNI, the CIA has 
grown in size as a ..... The role and functions of the CIA are roughly equivalent to 
those of the .... One of the main targets for intelligence gathering was the Soviet 
Union,... [DOC] [TLE] The Minnesingers were this present day country's counterpart of ... [PAR] Jun 25, 2016 ... Theo James Talks Insurgent and Meets His Barbie Counterpart at ... The CIA's 
main rival for much of its existence was this Soviet counterpart... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter IV  Central Intelligence Agency - CIA [PAR] Mar 16, 2007 ... Thus, the need for scientific and technical intelligence on the Soviet .... with much 
of its urgency arising from the demise of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold 
War. .... A significant and critical counterpart of technical collection was the .... 
Before this committee came into existence the US Air Force had a... [DOC] [TLE] History of the CIA  Central Intelligence Agency [PAR] Apr 15, 2007 ... Donovan's civilian and military rivals feared he might win his campaign to ... were 
transferred to the State and War departments, but on a much smaller scale. ... 
With the threat of the powerful communist Soviet Union and the Cold War ... The 
CIA carries out its responsibilities subject to various directives and... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter III  Central Intelligence Agency - CIA [PAR] Mar 16, 2007 ... From the outset, much of the analytic work of the CIA revolved .... and it presented 
as its main conclusion that the Soviets would be ..... They stand as testament to 
the importance CIA was willingearly in its existenceto place on ..... States 
globally on an economic base only half the size of their rival's. [DOC] [TLE] Introduction  William Blum [PAR] The women don't really believe that their beloved would do such a thing, even if 
... For more than 70 years, the United States convinced much of the world that .... 
When the Dalai Lama was asked by a CIA officer in 1995: Did we do a good or 
.... US journalists were quick to criticize their Soviet counterparts for speaking in... [DOC] [TLE] intelligence - National intelligence systems | international relations ... [PAR] Mar 13, 2015 ... The decision to establish the CIA reflected the United States's experience ... At 
the close of the war there was intense debate about how much centralization was 
needed. .... Other intelligence agencies existed in the Soviet Union, the most ... 
indeed, the British government barely acknowledges its existence,... [DOC] [TLE] Read the CIA Director's Thoughts on the Paris Attacks | TIME [PAR] Nov 16, 2015 ... CIA Director John Brennan talked about his thoughts on the Paris attacks, ... 
JOHN O. BRENNAN: Thank you very much, John. ... with one of my Russian 
counterparts over the past several weeks about ways to ... its territorial claims, 
including actions that rival claimants perceive as violating their sovereignty. [DOC] [TLE] Preface  Central Intelligence Agency - CIA [PAR] Mar 19, 2007 ... At midcentury the Soviet Union's main strength was "human" intelligence--the 
collection of ... Soviet intelligence fared much better. ... were stronger than their 
Axis counterparts, with better leadership and more resources. ..... America 
became in Russian eyes a rival and even a threat to the Soviet Union itself. [DOC] [TLE] The Prediction of Soviet Intentions  Central Intelligence Agency - CIA [PAR] May 8, 2007 ... We were much too tardy, for example, in coming to realize the ... Their main task 
has been the survival of the "home of socialism" and the ... Yet after a decision is 
made, the plan is still subject to alteration and modification throughout its 
existence. ... A political equivalent is suggested by Soviet initiatives for a... [DOC] [TLE] The 1983 War Scare: "The Last Paroxysm" of the Cold War Part I [PAR] May 16, 2013 ... Others, such as the CIA's national intelligence officer for the Soviet Union, Fritz .... 
effort among the KGB and their GRU (military intelligence) counterparts,

Question: The CIA's main rival for much of its existence was this Soviet counterpart
Answer: KGB