CAPTAIN LUCIEN CONEIN

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00356151
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: December 7, 2022
• Case Number: F-2019-01624
• Publication Date: June 19, 1946

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STRATEGIC SERVICES UNIT, WAR DEPARTMENT
MISSION TO GERMANY
U.S. Forces. European Theater
APO 757
19 June 1946
SUBJECT: Captain Lucie 4 Conein
TO: Director SSU/WD, Wee:into:1
Attentidu Chief, Personnel Branch
1.� Reference is made to AMZON Cable No. 313 and
Washington No. 911, above subject.
2. In the overall planning for the reorganization of
AMZON and the streamlining of Services personnel (as discussed
by Mr. Lewis on his recent trip to Washington), it was decided
to combine responsibilities of several Services Branch officers,
thus automatically eliminating the position of Ness and Club
Officer.
3. Original plans called for the recruitment of two
junior officers from the United States, both of whom have indicated
they are not interested in the assignment offered. In addition
it has become an urgent necessity to innediately assign a junior
officer :to -conducting and liaison duties out of the f;y:frt., of 'Chief
of Etonian. Captain Conein has been aitigM04;t0:iftliti'44.in
addition to his duties as Mess and Club Officer. The time spent on
supervisory control of the messes and clubs has readied the point
where it .entails a total of only about four or five days per month.
These duties are principally accountability both for supply and
cash funds connected with the messes and clubs. The duties of
the conducting and liaison officer are most peculiar in nature
in that no set schedule of duties can be outlined at least with
respect to time. There have been individual conducting assign-
ments that involved a tatiniAnsi of a few hours of ,a given day and
other tines such conducting assignment actually lasted two or :three
or more .idays. These ,assignments come up at s-untistaill tines and it
is imperative that ,we have available such Junior offieera-tOlOet
all demands made .upon us when they'aetually.arlee. On the Otb.er
hand, the essential mess and Club.duties'04-:'11*lier
widhed ing between the more important duties of the COO
officer.
lrhere has been some discussion as to the unreliability
of stiblectefficer for reasons unknown to the writer. WhileAt
� is perhaps ,true that during the war no one aver took a din View
of free wheeling operations, sufficient time has indicated by
daily observation both on duty and in social activities that
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subject officer now realizes that the war is over and we are only
interested in that type officer personnel who have their feet on
the ground. He has demonstrated from time to time since he has
been on his present assignment that he can do almost any job asked
of him. He has shown imagination, initiative and energy in over- �
coming obstacles encountered in setting up our two messes *0 clubs,
Which are currently operating with maximum efficiency and smoothness.
5. In view of the above, we are retaining subject in
his new assignments.
For the Chief of Mission:
LOUIS E. KUHLER,
Lt. Col., Ord. Dept.,
Executive.
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