OSS MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORTS - SOUTHEAST ASIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS, 1943

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• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 1, 1943
• Content Type: REPORT

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TAR EAST THEATER
SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMAND
REPORT DIGEST
DECEUBER, 1943
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Total
Civilian
Giild
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Allotment
148
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55
77
2
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763
Recruited
132
313
9
17
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472
Unobli gated
16
168
46
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291.
Over
58
79
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164
45
209
A.
Following the reorganisation of the Theater in Novem-
bers tae following assignments were made for the Southeast Asia
Command:
B.
C.
Chief ? ***** .Lt. Col. R. P. Heppner
Special Assistant
and Liaison Offi-
cer with SEAC
Division . . . . Lt. Cmdr. E. L. Taylor
Liaison Officer
with British . ? Captain Sherman Joost
Adjutant Major Jack Lanterman.
Lirector .
Chief SI
Chief MA - to be assigned -
Chief X-2 - to be assigned -
? ? ? . Lt. Col. Robert Hall
Dr Dillon Ripley (acting)
OutrOiong
Director
Chief SO ? ? ? ?
Chief MO
Chief Maritime
Chief OG
to be assigalid
? - to be assigned -
to be assigned -
. Lt. Fisher Howe
Captain Fedicord.
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Chltf, It. Co]. Harry Brno
Svbcial Pasta
Officer to be assigned
F. Securitv Offict
Officer to be assigned
Chief, Captain Charles *Compton (acting)
II. Scnooli and Tr4v,fn.
Chief, liajor Seders (acting)
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Commandant Captain John Diffenbaugh
GB Camp ... . ? ? . Captain Red:Wood
Sumatra Camp Captain R, Koko
Thailand Camp . . Captain Webster
French Indo-China Camp - to be assigned -
Ualay Camp to be assisned -
Burma Camp ? ? . ? ? * Captain Pittard
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II. ,MABalt
The following report is digested from communications
received from Lt. Co]. Richard P. lleppner during the month of
December:
As SEAC activity is to be cocrdinated with the Office
of the Supreme Commander, it has been necessary to organize for
the establishment of the OSS base in Ceylon. The acquisition
und construction of bases are proceeding rapidly. The area has
been requisitioned on the shore at Trincomalee and a headquarters
in Colombo. Additional headquarters and eamps are being re-
sAtaitiesed in the hills near Kandy, which will be near the
hoadquarteta of Admiral Mounthat*.m.
III. IBULLICANCI =Ina
A* .?Lainifigh
An WS overall intelligence program has been submitted
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and officially approved by the RP* Division and by the ADCOS/A.
To this basic program, additional new assignments have been
added.
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This Branch will be organised under the supervision of
Colonel Rubenstein who is enroute from London to the theater.
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Inasmuch as there is no similar organization availa-
ble in the Allied Command, it is proposed to push vigorously
the development of a Research and Analysis Unit of OSS. To this
end, it is believed that Theater Commander approval can be se-
cured for the employment of female civilians.
IV. STRATZGIC mum OPERATIONS
A. ZULTA
1. An outline of proposed lines of expansion of
O&3/SLAC mission has been presented and a proved by the *P*
Divlsion.
2. A deception project is being planned, but held in
abeyance, pending the arrival of Captain Garnons-Willians. A
list of special weapons and suppliss has been submitted to the
IT' Division.
3. Program of current and future OSS operations in
the North Burma area has been submitted.
B. 11.2nask
A deception plan has been submitted and approved by
the *P* Division which contemplates: (1) the establishment
of deceptive WIT stations behind enemy lines; (2) distribution
of leaflets and proclamations; (3) spreading of black rumors
by native agenta mingling with civilian population.
C. MU Branc4
Great emphasis on maritime operations has been placed
by the supreze Allied Com-ander.
The acquisition of four fast surface craft has been
approved, to be placed on Trincomalee, a large naval base.
Three groups of thirty men each are to be trained for amphibious
operations in Sumatra.
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OSS has bean particularly lucky in securing the
services of Captain Pedicord who is one of the Army's outstand-
ing experts on amphibious warfare, having served in the Italian
campaign with gallantry and distinction. Upon his arrival, he
will be assigned to a recruiting trip through the other thisaters
where ne knows the key personnel in amphibious operations.
V. ..g0UMUNICATIOAILitaing
Plans have been submitted for the establishment of a
comprehensive network throughout the area,
VI. UMW Igiatcit
The setting up and supplying of the new Ceylon base
will occupy the Services Branch for some time to comes
VII. scHolauiAn TRAINIFG VANCU
Plans have been made to establish training camps as
indicated in Paragraph I, above. The immediate problem will
be to train operational groups in the following subjects:
1. Jungle craft
2. Ambushes
3. Combat Intelligence
4. Demolitions
5. Night operations.
VIII. AIR AgLamw
Theater Commander approval has been secured for the
acquisition and transport of a few light planes for OSS activi-
ties.
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Allotment 145
Recftited 128
Unobligated 17
Overseas 54
481 35 77 2 o 760
252 12 17 1 0 430
229 23 60 1 0 330
79 10 17 1 0 141 210
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During November this Theater of OBS was reorgamised by
General Donovan, at the time of Ilia visit to Mew Delhi.
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The following report was digested from the War Diary of
Captain Miles in Chungking, received during- November. The
operations described, however, took place in October:
A. gamma
The Commanding Officer maintained liaison with all
of the various intelligent* agencies in the field, and in
addition had a long conference with Admiral Lord Louis
Mountbatten regarding OBS Activities in the area, past,
presenti and future.
B. Zatiadjsamsamp_aacnaalt
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The au:mai= at this camp remains unchanged since
its evacuation from Uweichowe Plans are being made for its
reestablishment, after a conferenee between Major Masters and
the Chief of SACO.
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Plans were wide to instruct a raiding squad and an
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intelligesee group conceived by Lt. Stewart as being approved
by Gemara' Tat Li eh* has agreed to assigm a group froa the
Chinese Cement? Army' for duty at Camp No. 2. Routine
intelligent,. regarding Occupied China was =mimed.
Camp O. 3 -- War Dow. AUL
Captain Gleason and the remainder of the personnel
for Camp Mo. 3 arrived on 22 October* Radio eomemnieatioa
has been set up, but there has not been sufficient time te
report an other activities.
Camp 19. A -- Cartain Bisceells. arAC
This group has been delayed, due to the non-arrival
of medical equipment from Kunming, eat has beam redeem& es to
size, due to shortage of food and other faeilities in the
arise. It is expected that the camp complement will get under
way early im November.
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The- or of this group), With- n VAR rs-4111-t: izw-eve -Ago
is still being held up due to dissension among the Presseh sad
Chimes* officers in high position, but it 3**213 prbbible that
these difficulties will as ironed out shortly, and that
work cam bewails mom effective.
Inigelligenee is being received from French Lido-
Shine regularly ant treasaittetto General Pechkeff, eho at
the present tine is in North Africa.
Operation of this group is waiting preparatioa is
the forward area Mr. Nularaksa and Mr. Make, reprommata-
tie's of the Free Thai movement, are proceeding to the U.S.
for consultation.
lboilAndLODerationx
At a meeting in Chungking, 26 October 1943, between
General Ti Li, General Chang at ming, General Tee, and
Captain Miles, it was agreed that forward bases for Thailand
operations should be establisher& at Fuevh and/or Chell for
the training of 3,498 troops by 60 instructors.
The target of the operation is to subvert a That
only of approximately 30,000 men located in the northwest
corner of Thailand.
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These troops are to be trained in groups of from
200 to 600, which will be knovo raiding battalions and
will operate as such in the field.
The training will celn.sist of:
(1) Jungle combat
(2) Sabotage and guerrilla warfare
(3) Communications
(4) Subversion of the Thailand trnoos which
are now serving with the Japanese
It was agreed that Colonel Kunjare shuld be used
in conneetion vith the Thailand Operations, provided no
political implications shauld ba assumed by his to emanate
fres the aid which will be Elven to his and his iseple.
It was agreed that the tra?ming emirs* should take
at least six weeks and that an effort should be made to
train approxiAately 600 at a tile*.
Eventually, it was agreed that a wirelass trans.
mitter snould be established at Pur h and a field hospital.
C, Communicatiqp1
Aside from regular comnunications between Head-
quarters and the camp*, work ha: been Inadertaken in the
location of enemy agent radio stations in Fres China.
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The Photographic Section completed imrentories of
equipment swat to Chungking.
Vork is in progress to remodel a house for a
photographic laboratory in Calcutta.
A photographic anit nas cumpletiod tht assemblins
of * group to proceed to Chungking. This group will under
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take planning for the setup of devilloping still ;tures and
for shooting both 16 mu. and 35 am. motica pictures in blast
and whits and in color.
Tb* Calcutta unit coa7,1eted the Kodacolor *booting
of the recent Aoslms festivities in Calcutta, which film was
forwarded to OSS, Washington.
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