ATTACHED HEREWITH IS A SUMMARY OF SOMEWHAT VOLUMINOUS FILES IN THIS AGENCY CONCERNING THE HOLOHAN CASE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06747428
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: November 8, 2021
• Case Number: F-2021-02370
• Publication Date: September 11, 1951

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
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11 September 1951
The Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tenth and Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.
Washington 25, D. C.
Attention: Mr. C. D. DeLoach
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Attached herewith is a sif
in mary of somewhat voluminous file
in this Agency concerning the Hol han case.
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If the FBI needs more detailed information, we Will be glaa'to
'have one of your agents call on us and will make same ,available.
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BACKGROUND:
On 26 September 1944, an OSS team known as the Chrysler Mission, was
parachuted into the zone of Mount Mottarone� Northern Italy, to work with
Italian Partisans in carrying out intelligence operations beh0d enemy
lines. American members of the mission were, Major William VHOLOHAN, ASN
0318094, Chief of Mission; Lt. Aldo Lorenzo ICARDI, ASN 0521212, and Sgt.
Carl George LO DOLCE, ASN 32687257, 14/T Operator. Subsequently, the mission
was joined by two Italian Partisans, GiuseppiOANNINI and Gua1tieroOZZINI.
On the night of 6 December 1944, while the Chrysler Mission was operating
in the Lake Orta Region, Northern Italy, Major HOLOHAN disappeared. It was
reported by. the remaining members of the mission that HOLOHAN disappeared follow-
ing an ambush by Nazi-Facist forces.
In the early part of 1949, evidence was uncovered which indicated that
Major HOLOHAN had been murdered by one or more of the other members of the
NChrysler Mission.
In June 1950, the two Italian Partisans,,