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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR YOReI'. tUSTORICAL RESEARCH A GENC\l (AFHRA)
MA-XWELL AlR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA
Augtl$t 26, 2009
FOlA 2009~03268-F KFI # 2009-65674
AFHRAIRSA 600 Chennault Circle
Maxwdl AJ-:a, AL 36112-6424 USA
Mr. John Greenewald. Jr.
Dear Mr. Greenc'.vaJd.
This i5. in response to your Freedom of Infomlation Act (FOIA) request received in th is office on 25 August 2009 pertaining to the document with IRIS nllmber 00214615, Inception. Org(lni=lJliol1. and FUllctions of Headquarters. As a FOTA request. it has been oss igned the identification of20 09-03268-F. Thl:: A ir Force Historical Res<arcb
Agency {AFHRA) has assigned it the Request fOf rnfonnntion (RFJ) ml m~er of 2009-6567-1.
A s requested. I han~ copied and enclosed the docu ment with IR IS Number 002]4615. Please be addsed that under the Freedom oflnfonnation ACl you can be charged S.l5 per page copied. The first 100 pt1ges are prilvitled 1u you for fr~c. H(lwever, the document you requested is a total of 107 pages. The TOtal that you owe for the rcmaining 7 pages is SI.05. Please send a check or mOlle), order l>3yable to AFO MAXWELL AFB. Mail the check or money order 10: AFHRAlRSA ATTN: ForFOTA 600 Chennault Circle Maxwell ArB, AL 36112-6424
Ir is my pleasure wel l.
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giYe you any information \....e have nnd my sincere hope that the infonnation provided serves you
Respectfully'.
LLlIJUf'1lL
Cathy Cox rchivist AFHRiV esearch Enclosure:
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I respectfully request a copy of the following document: IRIS Number: 00214615 Main: INCEPTION, ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF HEADQUART Call: 519.01 V.I CHAPTER I
If the document is considered currently and properly classified. I respectfully request a mandatory declassification review (MDR) of the document, as it is more than 25 years old and should be considered for declassification. Thank you so much for your time, and I am very much looking forward to your response. Please know that
~lectronic delivery of the requested material or correspondence related to this case is preferred and accepted in heu of paper copies via snail mail. .
Sincerely. John Greenewald, Jr.
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IRIS Public Record
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Key Info~lill Main:
INCEPTION, ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF HEADQUART Rcvd:
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519.01 V.l CHAPTER 1
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VOL 1. CHAPTER 1 AbSlract TIllS STUDY DEALS WITHo TIm DIVISIONS BY DIREcrORATE; TIm FUNcrJON OF TIm DEPIITY COMMANDING GENERAL FOR OPERATIONS; TIm DIREcrORATE OF WEATIiER SERVICES; TIlE DIRECTORATE OF PLANS; INTER·AllIED RELATIONS; AND ANGLO-AMERICAN COOPERATION. VOLUME AND CHAPTER. NUMBER SUPPLIED. ITEM IS A STUDY DONE BY TIm mSTORlCAL SEcrJON, USSTAF.
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DlRECTORi.1}; OF PCBT- HCS'llUTIES F~IHG. PCST..F.C6TIllTIES PUNNING ,
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A SUBJECT. I
.As ta aubjoct Post- HostlU tics I "lWlIling is ona of considorabl e I
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offorts hed boeD made in the past to obtcio a. voice for UBi":'? at ;LEivels oolo'U the Suprcme
COlilUlOp.dor~
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1 944 to :!Ilo.jor General F .. L.. .ianacrson he
rcco~nds
th&t all nir po,licy
plr.nning 'should be ;ntegrokd at llHi>W JBvol bet'i/Oen Eri tlsh nnd .4mer1c~n
air rcprosontc.tivcs rather th\lll betr:cen various
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of
of combinod EIlJ sepcreto OClll!':lE;D.ds 01"' undor any suph cCl!jIID.od except
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t ,;;; J.~;
the
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l evel
ColODel ii111iomaon offQrs soJ:!&j observations tbat are worthy of
quotatiO:I:l et SO!!le lepgtb,,· liThe :particular p}iot under consider£:tica is the atscnc<Jl of any
~ricc.o oOU!ltcr~rt
to the quasi_of,ficicl influanec of the
Letter, Lieutenc.:l.t Ceno;::c.l Ct.rl Sp(;.ctz, CG} USCT';Ji', · 1;0 Ceneral ir.ig.'1~ D. EisCilho..-:cr. DC..\EF I 26 July 1944~
4,.
esc l~li tory i,.1r to ~c.jor Ccndrc..l 1.L...:.nderson, 17 .....ugust 1 944-,·
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T'I'elirr.':'r!8.ry ::Jraft Ho . 1
Bri tis~ OOvr;rnwnt on locally dotennincd rtl.lic:d policies and
plQD.s~
.hdmi ttin~ first tht;.t tbere ON differences bet\ieti.n Bri tish and
l.m",ricen points of vie'.:· .... -diff(;I'(;nces ,/hlch rightly bev,;; t>cen sub ordinetcd to the comr.:.on mili wry eim - tht; approach of the cnd of
hostill ties necessi tatos e rcva}uoti on of the effect upon t he. future stetu~
of the
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full
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1~dlate
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sCCQa
appropriate to
avDilcbUi ~y of the Brl tif'h m1ll1strles, plus thc::ir control of
~ritish compo~cnt6,
ish govel"JlIllCnt alm.ost to participate directly eve n sta~es
even be
of
0.
contact, \;bilc (lffeo~ivcne$s
SQems
DO
enables the 1~
B~t -
tho oo.rly
dofect .. might
fE.:aturc ~ if tile V.S. govcl"!l.Qent coul9: w .r tici
pate equclly ,;C:lllj but
It
That ..ould be
plannios operation..
a desircbl€
poi~t
t~e
probl~m
of distance precludes o.iroct system tends to ruduce the
th~ ~clricon c~nd
of r ritt.:m cClJII;lunicotions , fI. to CO!.Jnc!
':;il~icmsoll
thc.t suff:icicnt coordination
of strictly ~ricen policies is .retcrded by tho fact th&t Gonerol Ei s onhO".Jc r
I
os Supremo Comr.•r",.daX" ,
Q
cannot o).lov:' any oc tioD io his
oome that might i-mp:!y a bir..sed ott:!, tudo~n
Hv feels that some of the
p.l:ennin& difnculti cs ponslbility.
to \'! rl t'.ys I t.tcr
not long in doubt_
J~IF IS
c c ti on :3..;: re CO!il-
~hut
EIi.gcdiel' Gc-nercl R. B. Lovott
• JOur nco:.dquortc-rs 1.s s pec lficclly
tha respoaslbili ty of d.o~Z7.:d.iUng , subject to t he 012
provol of the ,+hl"lcter
t ho policie s ()t the U. S . i1¥TIJY M .r
Coo:£.!ld~r ,
For ces in this th-::at ur , on ell post _hosti li t1 Q~ :nc.tto rs. lI· This responsibili ty cc:.rri od ";Jitb it ev(.:r
di scberac its tunc tions U.3ST...F' cro~te
Host ili'ti ll ~
roor~oni
c nO\. Di:rectorc.ttl ,
tiona ,
~J&
obti gc. tioDS
T'O cGttcr
zt;::1 its senerc.+. ple.ppinB f&0 1
knO\;'U
(;.s tho Dircctort:.tu of Foet
:planning, \j,th Bri ,E;cdier Gen&rcl Iod::.und Si ll ['5 Diroc
ij3 \:05 to &ct unda r t h:1 Leputy Coc::oo.nd!D6 Gont:.'rc l
tor.
l2
i n cr~ c. ~iIl8
and dutios end :iCi l y grow in signifi c c.nee to.nd i mpoctLnce .
l1t1 o s to
tor Opera _
jar Oonuro. l F . L• .I.nderson"
Tht::ro
\It..:5 SOr.t.
tUfi\.:rcnco
t he DCG/Cf,O as to t h o Dlractol't:ttinct
2) .
fro~
the
(l c C1 1 ~tion
21 Air Force , "
~(1ITI(lrRnd l1mJ R£:l\OTt on !iifSicll of Po;t..Ho: t.llitiee- Plenn i n;:z COl""li ttee tc the Hntted St:-tf:Ei , Col rne) ~!'.J colm D, J ones , Jr- . , to Direct or , PH/Fl a nnln~ , Hqs . , 11Sf,TA?, 27 November 1944 .
(- 0,
rrelimiDSrY Draft No . 1
The ebave
of t he genercl
tr eat~ent
lities planning 1$
8
a s ~ cts
of post- host i
mere sketch , ccntain1ng gars too obvious to
In t ruth, as a prelimi nary survey, it is intended
nention .
to
do nc r.tor e than just that J (\nd han the gr.ps been pointed out 8S
they appeared , about one hQlf of the s pa ce 1.'ould he.vc
~E'!en
consumed in that all,:ays bf'gul1ing but cften profitless proce
dur e.
Once cautioned thet he n ill encounter
Canyon, it is ouite 8tten~ion
to
unnecessa.r~r
t o each one
8S
it
drO'fl
Dp~ ar s .
8
series of Grp,nd
the s{>as('lned tr(1.velcr' IS
It is true that clearly
r.t8rked ,,"arning sifns announcing the next abye,;: rnav prevent precipitous descents and obviatr thn
~om c
ab ~ut
f or r opes to r oech the surfaco
even the r ope s oro often
n ~ c e~ti t ~
a?ain ~
of groripg
But the fact tbet
in this repor t morely serves to
rois~1ng
emphasize tho urgent need for some sturdy
~idge~ .
C"tnc gul.f, ho.-evcr, should bP. cited, and that concerns the
post -hostiliti Q8 aetj vlties of USSTAF prior t o the establish_ ment of tho Director a t e .
seetions did
B ~ ro e
It is sus pected that th p various staff
of the necesBary plenning that
th oir sph('lrcs of nativi t.y.
"'0
do
to conserve per sonnel nnd avoid
kn Of7 ,
estnhl ish
8
Central
Ir.t ~J ligcnce
r. .
uit hin
thoUfth, that in order
c~usi on
telligence , Bri gadiClr General George
rc l~
the Director of In
'!cDonE'~d , ,}C15
Section to
s~rvn
directed t o
nIl proper
post - hostilit.ie s req,uir('1l':ents. Onf'
further statc.l!]cnt on IntelJ igAnce should
The scope of the
proble~ ~~ nt
of
end it i B assu~cd
Intell1 g~n c e ,
be
included .,
faced the Post- Hostilities SEction
, i
~
.
th~t
the problen
ep~llod
gen
•
ITelimincry !)raft I·:::>· 1
cro.lly to all
po~t -host11it1(.'s nct1viti ~s ,
meeting of thE A2s of the
A.lt..-~
,ms rE':vC'elcd ('t a
h£lld on 23 January 1945.
There
the problo~ "as dividod into periods , as follo?~: (1) the SHAfF
or TJJ..IS!.wf period, l est lng until Crertlnn::r rurrcndcrEd , (2) thlJ ECL!FSE pc- r iod of B- Fnrtito contr ol and ()) the Tri - F'llT\jlto 22
period .
------------~ , -
•
22 .
Col onol H.D , ~hcldon , Assistont Djr, US~T.AF J t'1nuto5 1 t~cct
ing of A-2s of AA.F in Europe, 23 January 1945.
\ DIILCTOR f!F
FOn m
For
Q.
.~R ,;CTIVITI~
CGI'l'ROL OF . ~S!.·:,ty
bri c.f pe:rioc. of l£: ss tb£l.n
1n Hl: c.dquc.rtt.rs ,
U I~ '
thr~c:
o:7uc.ks t he re arose
stn.to@. c Ar Forces , under t hcIX: };uty
ComroE.Ildi De, Gcnc rL l for Opcr c.tions , D 0.0\1 dircctorLtc r.i t h
functions c£ c purt;ly
p05t - bo5t~ll ti;..s
nLturo.
On
31
Octotor 1944 . :Mc. j~+ 06n.:.:rc..l Ro bert , ·;•• ~ rp(.r ".'7 CS t.'pp~ lnt.;;d
to t ho
nU\1
pc'Isl tJ.on of Diroctor !'.tt.
of..iJ.r
.;..etlv!tios fOT t he
Cont rol of Gcnac.:oy. 1.
'!his office
j ~r For~(;s
h:ilitLIY t i!o ~
t,'f..S
to ;':or!t
;;:i t
h the- Director of r06t
e:.nd Sn:..E:F . u . s , bali t c.ry ;.i r
~ ctious
t.nd
I
r..nj
~.dvl sor
to Ji.uropcQIl
ot h...r . tlli .:..d i!.e.c.ncl ':: B t b c.t oxisted
or Dis,ht c ow.: t o ... X1st . l c tl..l . p_itt.i!li ne; to c ir cc.tt...nI
c.,ffoc tiDf!; t bL; control of Gcrr..lL!1Y , ;rc prosClnt (..tiv-.: of
lit.cci.qU~ t...1.5 .
It p cs to
U. S •
.8tr~
hi.;
t he cbi of
to &1c ,;.:ir For cc:s
on t hi.: U. S, ("roup Ccnt rc.l Coun to 00 t he kputy for the . cilj . . COmIUUldin{:. Celle r " l,
U . ~ •..:.rGY
•.j.r Forces in Gc.,rrr:o.ny, in tho
':.ir Divi310n of r.hc.t...vor Control emmet1 t ho;; ".111
In October , 1944, Grncr a1 McDonald stcted : " At this junct.ure it night b l'" "l':e11 to pause and r c f1 e:ct or. the r CSponsibilities of Ai r IntcJli~C'nco to the Air Forces. I hf've tocen in s·:-rvicc cnd c onncctrod nth Ai r Int olligc-ncc ~c tlv! tio:s l ong cno:u......h to lmo,,", t ha t this irnporUmt section of fundcnc,ntal nc :- d s Cl.r.d rr-quirerr;cnts has been seri ously n('gl octed r.nd has hf"'. d to contend with d isccurap,c"coz:nt FI"OO 1 9n~iny b( ycnd that of thr. other ru~dr~c,r.tal s~ctions under the COnBnnd lng Gcnorc1 of tho ~rmy hiT Forcee.
19.
Hono, tubj:
Donald D o"f
r
Lint of PXlct.inp:s , Brig G, n Gcor go C. Me t o D of Ops, 7 Aug . 44
,
PrclL'1!inory Dr:!f,t No. 1
I
I
I
" This ncr hc s taught
UI5
the need for 2doquatc and
tinoly tntcll1gcnec. This cnD only bo achieved by having sl1t fic i cpt trained personn.:·l , cquiprnc'nt and other f acilities
I
! I
t~
a chieve this ond . "20
The original orga nizcti 0n of the Diroctcrctc of Intelli gence 2) eonsi~tcd of f our s ec tions. 0n 16 February 1944 there ~e rc
•
,
38 officers, 1 rmrrcnt officer aod J C? e nlisted personnel essign.. 22 (:d to the Directorc t e . Bv the ond of 1944 thore T1er c _ __
scctions
23
~i th
n totel Qf 126
and 162 enlisted perscnncl
U.
~rfic er~
pO rf ~rm ln ~
2
warrant cffic ers,
thp duties of the j n
tclligcncc directorate . The enlarged intelligence orgc.nizQtion 110 S brought primarily, t o
i~cr ("asc
the. e f f ici e ncy of fulfilling
~ho
gina l int(:lligcncc corllitnonts of U.S. Strt.tcg ic .Air
a~out ,
ori
Forcc~
in Europe o.nac.rins on
.
to ~l'U(;et t;rOo. 011 sour.c es
- -
c.l~ ~Cfs:etfJ ~ll ~n l:r~
tGrJ'1 tOf'Y GIld
thei1 trc.nslc.to it into B~ tc.tlo operc.tionc.l o:lLter"icl to'1-" the
US~ Qt p)cpnufs, br1ef1n~ offic~rs cod t+14nb pe~SO~l~~ . . -
•
IDto~tio~ ~bGct8 ~Vtn8
dos cri ptions ot
."
~~
tor~tp.
l oc[l 8t~Cto~c
!nfot""..lCttpn on toctiou '
tc.r&etI'J!
tCl"t,l co ~ntor.,c.t1on ~~
·p:-oduccd e;}tijrel>,
();).e the. personnel . third of .' .
o~~i~rs
•
m .d
en!i~ted
~4 d1aset:4u;:..t~on
wo.{I
~4W+u:~1 ble
of Flc..k ~ 4for..:..ct1on .
"tib~ .
for
- dls4~td!l(;'"Qn
the
i,..:en , l7AQ uac d· ln the,
.
COP,.f;lGt~on,
Unae~
. .
collo.tloQ.
J,t.Colonel
aupplfina ot porst;mncl
~o ~t }: ,·15
I '
for
of q.o:.k i:;,.for-c..ion, tllld for tJ;ae coorr!1nc.tioq
of Flak -P.f(!tllei.J:$ CLl)DS .the Uni ted stc..tee 4 ;r Forees 1n ~qrope.
In Ootoi?e1 ~
+~r; t;:coorcl ~P~C 1;~ cn~ ...nderson
rellJ,i z,:..d the e~8tenee or ~ ~rotle;. in the i n crease
.
~u~ to OUGt:I¥ f',lc..k .
-
it!, ~our '
~O"se8
Tb~>, expressed: t~~c ~r r..IlJt1e~y · Qld c jo1n.t
Inta·lllbOncc/OpQrct1on=8t~~Y of tllo probl f:!·.l wos in1t1o~d, .95 ,
,
.'
i
,
lJelX>, Erii.~GCn . 039rli,O' C. Moton.:.l d t Djr USDTtJ!', tp Col lJ>:"'U P"•• ~ollor •. j/ej>l
Fo. ce~
in
~~~,~nct1ng w.d · coordinc~~ng .
to n,e:.l\.; the
.
o~ apec;1c.l . flc~ e~udie~~
Q
4°
U . S~trcd;~~c
~dE:r~Qkun tllQ auil. Y~J,
i ~ ~gqd
flck CQn1'ure;.lce
.
cxporionce O1P 9tfiocrs wI th
cotlbe.~
'l~ Inw~~u~E!'
e_
iGc1.uded tJtct1sticitnS . ;,nt!...... J.re~_ott
~q.u1~ccm~s
'
~.
ru1d · 8to.pdordfu.~on ot
prepq:'t:.~i~n opd' d1s~ribut1on
.
"
the DUPQrv;sion ' of, ~nter":"c.l:r· fo~~
lJ. i4.eon ct th c.+l
~U ...d
flc..k
Q~na 1 e8 i
t he · eol~uc~ion . Cistri~utl~n ~~ pUbli~~g of. opclQtioncl I.
3e t ' J~;
40,
"
.,
I
II
I!
).tOOD , ~ubj, ~~6:Jdod - F+c.k ~',nclys1~ SQctiPJl of D~ ~S:Ti.F , 1.'.001 :r.l.. ~Om.l£,ll , :P.' 4·~1 CJ If'J;b ~ . ~~1d.
··
ort.Q.u.z,-~onu
. .'
CIlq't.
.
l'ropo~cd
u::.s.r;.t
f10k s..~t1on , 7 feb
4,5.
80 ---
- - - --
I Prel1:::d.nc.ry LrLft No . 1 tlck 1 nfo r ,.lc.tic.n, ' . ."l.a th~ o~).r..lysis of O!1(J;:::Y flc.k equ1;:t::ent.
I t I
t
4!
The. need for" Dor", hl&hly sp...citc!l , t1l.jor
for Flak
iJ.:.; .
Q.,:~ere:l
I :ltcllie~neo .
In
C16fic.:lc1 orrl.;red "eleli tio:t.:J. offi co rs
Vie~7
of tMs , tho ilc.k
personne l to supply i t5 nucds. L
of
!
~trc.t"8ic .>ir FOlces in I.uropr:. r OQ.uvsted flck ClKlysis
c.nd cnti - urcrcft '-It111e:ry officers
of
~ ...ction
tClCt--t COl_pl<Jx ..
43
42
':::.lle:.
ot!lcr sJ:.Ocir..lizud
Fl.:.k hi;:,G r 9cchcd the Inportc..nec
en!! th.... rcwizc.tion of this rcJsultod
in thu croct1on c.nd oINH.tiol) of tCis ('lltircly Dew sot_up to
i.j()(.; t
th... ;:rcblc3l.l.
.:olons this lint; hurc.
Inror~ t10n
>;J [.S
Wic;. lJx}(. l'ic nco
to t..... used
i ll
8ci,:~cd
(;11 oth.:.l" t hcc.ters
of ncr , both in th" trdilil18 of :rc.rBonnol for Flak Intollis,c.nco
,iork Lncl in our
op'rt.t1onc.~
~pr,,:SCj:~ tc.tiv(..s
plC.:'l&li i1£!.
fro:_~
t h..:. vu ;'ouo t!ivi,sio!l.O of the
T£:r!&&ts subsuct10n sel"VlJc1 Oll tho Co;.:bin_cl :3tr itc&ic T'::Z8ots Corm ttc o . i7hich \,,"8 for_.:..t.: d of Eri Ush c.nd..i.u.... r1ec...;.l p.;rsonnol
for tht-.l ;-urPOSQ of
'S Si~i16
}. :l C!cvbloINd opc.rLtioncl
f~r
Unl t....c;. ,stctcs i n1;e..lli.:..oncc offic(.:rs to
I.,;fflciVD ~ iu..."'lCtio:nilll;:: of til... Uni t...:e. :3t L t ..:.s
..
~ l cc~d
'i'ho i.1r Ministry
.:.~n.ci~s
,
~dr ~orC{. s.
the t incluclud Uni tt.:e. utott.s \"iorldng
personnel ,";hen the L1r.:.ctorc to of I:1t1..1lic!.!lcu , U . ~ . f..l~rc.tuGic i.ir For"c .. s i n :t::uropt;r, ,_ cs est(.bliGhod •.15(0)
0 •
.14 0 •.13(c) Z o:od ;.Ii:: (Ph . )
,",,1'1-
(1) .'J.5~b), {-l2(c) .
T!lc C. GO~1CY , ;.l.3(b)
\'1C.S
Fore... s of' ~n:c.:. .1Y for ;._2 Opalctio:.c.l In"tt:.l1i,-c:.c~ :...... Ct! O:1 , Lt Col .:'".lli..r 45 &. In! . Cl.-OO . Bri l:. Gen LeorE,..... C. t l6r;c.ncld I L of I . U~";~oJ.i' I to/J.lcj Cen Fred L . ..'1&'r3Con/ ,C/CG (ips &: /Co l ~(c:u.:;th P... Li tt1n~/D !'flI.son~le l,
23 Jul 44. 58. I:lf L.tn:.D ,Dri e.
G...n lrt.;ort.... C . h:c~n{.lC: , D of I . U.i':>·"l':$ To I 1JC j Ge:', FI.,;d L.:•.nC:.• r sonJr,. CG CpS j & ICollw!'l."ll.th H.b tUillhl D 1~crsoa;lc l , 23 July 44.
I'relio1n::: ry Dro.ft No ... 1
b.... t:.ec..u tl'1C dilcctorc.tcs ... 59
0 :'
.
trLined p.. . rsotli!\,,;! i t
so thc.t II ot ~c r
lIe
~t
ri C5
Colone l H..G. b1,mk;::.r . Liroctor
i r.:.possitL t o divid,;; his or gc.n1ze tion
of it uoule r,:. ::.c.i:l in t he !)(.nrieo
COi:l~L"l.d
\:'hil..: t he
p£rt would fU,,' lction under t ho Dir.:. etol at Into lliE,Cnco .
\i C.S
I n t c.ct~
\"! 11lirle. 1 hO'iK:v ur , for th,;, T.:.:ctmiccl ,:J-;. etlor. to bGcoi-lO
Gen.... rel
i.n~c rsoil :rc~c.l'ii(.)Ci
oetter \',ith G
tho rcsj-orlsi!::1li ty for this
~ t1Po rtc.nt
1nto 111 e,o:'1ce
In ot:h.. r \":orcs . I lIrC"poso to unscrcbblc , \:-!u.t nO";:'
·c.p:pe::rs to
~
en urwCcu ssc..ry .a::dUl " of
in ta lli~e :1CC . L 1C ~d1f1crotio:l
0:1(, •...,
of ov.r on1 U.,:.,.
air tcchnlcc.l l.;ir
.Forco
cqu1;:ce:'!t . '1
•
On 4 Nove...ber 1 944
G.!::'K,rc.l . ~r t l.tz
Di r v ctorc. to of I n t..:.llli;,.. . ;lCO riou..!C: be
c!ecidce t hc.t too
~s pons1 bi\..
GGnc rel 1 s decisio;1·WBS t ho.t 'Th(..rt.. \·. 111 no t be
tor all
t~·; o
cg,c:lcic:J
of this ac:clqucr .:crs r o!.:1ng orOU!li: J.:ourop;: \1I'1L.er s t!pu c. to
Intelli t,&:Jce is ..,1 l :.ltu lli bOIlCC f!mction .
.-
The oporction ~ll
hLve to be. ·tl (..cl in such c.
'fiE:y
OBC~cic s
trG'Ccl n{!. on I,,:cc h otb.::r 's toc.s all
gOi :l r. . LJound
1::;'lcl.
over t he fr..ctu of J:ourop·... . u 63
t l~C:t
t h..:. r es is no CUlllico.tio:l of
In !l (.eorg C, UCDollll l d , D of I
U$T;Jo' , to Llc.. j Gun Fre d L •• ;d.. . r:H:'H , fJ/CG Cps, UWT4~ . 9 oct J..; ~'1' .h ~ley , ~.3s t D of I , U~""'l' . yt M1.nu t
C:.vcilcbk to
tru 'subord~ :lC:te
...4r
~:OIC .... S of your c Ot~d . ' 83
No S"llch m.:roctcrcte -;:r:.s deoucd nocc5s£. r y ln U. :3.
:Jtr~tesic
~p v~ ~h1 n
the
;.j.r FOl"c.l.=s . hO""7t:ver , but c t1~ctorc. tu
;roconnc,issO!lcc policie s
' of
LS I'tI
I n tolli e6 ~l C O
cC.rtJ.5
t be
Hce.~qu"rtc;· Ts
sub _ s~ction
,,[.,s Bot
to cen trol photo&)",ephic
ltlc o~m uiss£' li. ~O
unt ts
unCier
82. Ltr Col Elliott 11ooscvelt . 0.0 . 50th ReCO:l '.•ine . ~o CG US.3T.i~\ ~8 Jall
44.
83. Mooo ,Col J c;-;;.,; s C, tel l. Hq ;...z$ I t o UD.:3'i'n:i." I 8 ~·.'pr 1 ';44,
fLt
Con Ccrl, 3P£et!.TeG ,
u.s::rr:.oF,
Q"l.C
to };crfo I'r."J Fho t o
I'reli! .1 o( l")' Drc ft No . 1
functi ons .
I ntoll~eence
F,,¥cho1 oE i cc1 -.I(l.rfElrc I n te llh.e n ce
ru IG u
rc h
1941. a u . s . ntrcteGic :.1r
FOIC tl S I Fsycho1og1cal
""arf £.rc. s u ction hc.d bown cliItc.blishc d u.'1.C:('; x t hu ~iI ", ct or of
Int~ili&cilccB4 ·"c.rrue
"teo
c.e.~n oios
pI'ovi ~e could
an 4,enc), throueh r.hi ch thE: Fsyeholog1ca1
l"iOr"~ E.!ld
c oordi n£.to U.U. at r t.t... gic .»ir
Forc~ s in Europe resourws dth t be ir l"lbtlc 5. B5
Thw r vsponsibiliti tl 6
of thu orgnrJ.zc.t1on ...."" J'\. • t o t.:.ctivcte end coorainctc ticrf e.re 'iii t h
I .~~hc r. l om~ r ,
pS yc~o+.o!ic(;l
nci e,htori ne o.ne:. i.llh·d 4chc.l.ons .
Its duc..l purposu is "to c1es troj t hlJ .. nc=...:y l s \1111 t o r ... sist a;.d
t o fortify For
~he bo~s of pcopl~ a of occupi ~ d countri ~ s •• 86
coo~1nc.t io n
l-urpos,-, s f.'Ockly U.[i . St r ctu (J.c
:~ir
Forces 1n Europe's
.'
p&ychol oeicc.l w