SUMMARY OF OSS RECORDS IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

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These f i.Zns, thicih a 'e described in detail in the l ational archives public
catalog (see excerpts, in annex L) , `. Jere a-11 l _ _,_S the
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2. Property records of various 0SS field installations, i9!.' -
about 1;43 linear feet in bulk. This file, contains requisitions, ':urcil se
orders, and. similar papers relating to OSS procurement of property, ecyuil-p-
itient, supplies, and seYVices. There have hever been any public inquiries
about this file, so it is .understood from the National Yirchives official in
charge of the file. Both the National irchives and the OIL'. Records i'=,nage-
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lc Staff info=11_y have favored the dispos l > o `i,' ._ ;_~ e as useless
records.
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its ,T ashington and :yew 1crlc Offices , 19/+2-,,5; 33
Pictorial iecorcis :section was part of the t". ^C'_ __":G :branch,
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and is apparently an "once atorir of the present ter:: phi c, : Ne aster, GC . irn1.S
file was part of the OSS .tL-i archives which were .nher~_ted by the Otate
apartment in the liquidation of October 1945. Subsequently, however,
the file was transferred by State to CIA, and in :y 1943 it was in tarn
offered by 'CI.a to the National archives. For a more detailed description,
see annex B, pp. 3, 5.
i`a te. LiLfit other CCC files on teE':ios!t il. the National archives
were transferred by the State Department, and - .rc under State control. For
a detailed inventory of the entire deposit from both agencies, see :? nnex B.)
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P?LLl~!NN RY 1GV.I"NTO -iY 0] TH a COFm"
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`Record Group 226)
Compiled by
iV,cqui-
sition of Foreign Publications, showing country, title and type of publi-
cation, and roll nu_rnber. Arranged by roll number.
LISTS C ' P BLIC.iTI01dS `i'PW'si~S ST` CD TO ~d {S ING~iON AND LONDO;V. 1943-45.
2 in.
These show date, packet nu;fber, and title of publication. Arranged
chronologically under Washington and London.
IAPORZ TS ON POUCNSS RCCFI ED F ZOM STOCKHOLMM. 1944-45. 1 in.
Weekly reports to ;S?tockholsn from the Interdepartmental Committee for
the Acquisition of Foreign Publications showing pouch number, date
pouched, and date received. ;arranged chronologically. Confidential.
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~li~_I 1 .1.J L1S1~IJ A ~.~1l~JV1`i
1943-.5.
7 ft.
.. card file of publications transmitted to the Interdepartmental Com-
mittee for the :-acquisition of Foreign Publications in W.;Washin~ton and
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n ' r r i rl~i'ae t :;le of t,c-.nd t. d- tr
London sn.~win ; `autlo_ s , .'_' publication, ' e
of publication. arranged alphabetically by author's name under the 'ol-
lowinr hr tidings : Germany (4 boxes) , u.ropean Countries .xce.t Germany,
Sc'_.ndinaviat, and _''inlana (2 boxes, arranged alphabetically by country),
Denmark and Zorway (1 box, arranged by country) , Sweden and 'inland (1
box, arr.n ed by country) .
~u'CCaL, OF Cz I.:.- N SOCKS ,J,.LL_lh 'KD i\IO _t.~liTh D. 194' -45. 3 ft.
Cards showing author's narmle, title of book, and u::tte and lace of
y ublication. arranged alphabetically by author's name.
: COhD C .,z,, :iioJIC?L LISP='.TCh.sJ TO 6L 3Hi~C''O'J. Undated.
1 ft. ~.,
Card record of newspapers and periodicals sent to the Interdepartmental
Committee for the ycqulsi'tion of Foreign Publications in ~dashington, show-
ing title of newspaper or periodical, dates of issue, and reference to the
dispatch number (IT" followed by a nlrmmber, possibly indicating pouch ntun-
her). arranged by country and thereunder by title in two groups, one for
newspaper s .and the other for periodicals. There is a notation that the
file is incomplete.
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Card record of subs crinntions to newspapers and periodicals showing
title of n wspaper or periodical. arranged under the headings G lend,ar
Year and ,,uarterly, Alphabetically by country and thereunder alph.abeti-
cally by title.
i SCLLL NkOUS x :AGO:i~S. Undated. 1 in.
an envelope containing photographs and negatives, chiefly relating to
sabotage, and mimeographed and printed material in German.
cords of -the -view belhi nd~utnos
194/.- -45. ,.. in.
C ..bles, haemorunda, and letters exchanged between represent'at'ives of
the Interdep r"~T_ ent; l Comuaittee _-~'or the .,ccul.sitlon of Foreign Publica-
t:ions regarding publications and microfilm of publications. .rranged
under tear the headings: Kl _r_ t 11g, Cables \.J /'Utg01 .. l1-, Ghi7Yl"ki.i1Z, C v::L1CUt V
Va, lvy,
Cables incoming, ~fashi?? ton Incoi i_ng, and `Y.,ashing,ton Outgoing. :secret,
coni.idiential, and restricted.
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k'Ioi,:ion pictures .'r'oducoa by the Office of u r tegi c Services, en-
Gi' l Q Il i) ceni er 7," 9Pe1c1ianesf Geogr , >hy~ If i' apanese beh v?_our, 91 aid
"v anew AesourCes" y acid motion pictures of approximately 2D) Germ ?n
subjects, mainly newsreels, short subjects, document,.ry, and prona-
bar:Cla subjects, obtained by the Office of Strategic
3rvices Uu:fill
Uor ld Ii , and used by that Office and other Government agencies fc
telligence purposes. host; of the latter have a Portuaue se sound track.
o i17 ie t E 0 11 s 1a translations and c;,.ntion sheets are inefuded.
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MAPS 01 EUROPE'. 11043-45 13 Maps. 51
Topogra,n111 C maps of Europs with annotations showin ; plans for opera-
tions, particularly of a "rCom:ando" type, along a beachhead and in a.sso--
ciation with the underground movement. No arrangement. Security classi-
field.
YAPS L ELATING TO EASTERN COUNTRIES. 19)40-45. 32 1N1aps.
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Maps compiled in the ,Tap Intelligence and Cartography Unit of the Pe-
search and Analysis Branch of the OSS, showing torrain transportation
and. economic conditions in the Far East and the Soviet Union; and ma-3
compiled in the Office of the Coordinator of Information, showing eco-
nomic conditions in Asia. No arrangement. Security classified.
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nA School, Orlando Florida
Administrative Office, Research and Analysis Branch
Agriculture and Standard of Living Section
American foreign policy and peace terms
American relief administration after World War 1
American universities and field intelligence
!~.rmyr Liaison Office
Axis Capabilities Committee
Axis Capabilities Team, outlines, minutes, etc.
Balkan Section
Biographical records, Research and Analysis Branch
Branch editor
British intelligence agencies
British Unit
0. D. Branch
C. E. Branch
Censorship
Central European Section
Central Information Division
CI08 (Combined Intelligence Objectives Subcommittee)
Citations Officer
Civil Affairs Division uid-es, planning and procedure
Civil Affairs Division Military Government
Civil Affairs Division, planning guides, Sept. 1943
Civil affairs, miscallaneous correspondence regarding Civil Affairs
Division, Editorial Committee minutes
Civil affairs, Research and Analysis Civil Affairs Committee
Combined Committee on North Africa
Commerce Deparwmrent
Committee on North African Economic Accord
Coordinating, Committee on Foreign Food =Facts
Correspondence, to Washin ?ton
I Correspondence, Washington to 25X1A
Current Intelligence Staff
Department of Agriculture
Distribution Unit, Research and Analysis Branch
Donovan, Gen. William J., Director, OSS Deputy Director 5X1A
Econic
Economic Capabilities Subdivision, minutes of section heads' meetings
Economic subdivision
Enemy oil Committee
Europe-Africa Division monthly reports
Executive Officer
Food and Agriculture Branch Committee
Foreign Economic Administration
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Foreign Nationalities Branch
Georravhic subdivisions
Health studies
History
Hydrographib Office
Industry and Trade Section
Information Management Group
Insurance Intelligence Unit
Intelligence Advisory Board
Intelligence directives
Intelligence requirements..
Intelligence to be obtained by S--:orce operations on the Continent
Interdepartmental Committee
Intarim Research Intelligence Service Director
Interior Department
Interviews
I PDP (Intelligence Photographic Documentation Project)
IPOP Project
Italian Section
JANIS Studies (Joint Arnr and Navy Intelligence Studios)
JICA (Joint Intelligence Collection Agency)
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Intelligence Committee
Joint Intelligence Commnittee.Report, estimate of the enemy situation in
the European Theater
Joint Target Group
Justice Department
Chief, Research and. Analysis Branch
Latin-American Division
Deputy Director, Intelligence
Map Division
Memoranda for the American Delegation
Memoranda to division and section cheifs
Military Government handbooks
Miscellaneous
NO (The MO Project concerned the use of foreign labor for psychological
warfare.)
Navy Department correspondence
Navy Liaison
Near East Section
North, West, and Equatorial African Committees
Obituary data, contract with Census Bureau
Office of Defense Transportation
Office of War Information
Oil Section
Organization charts, British intelligence agencies
0SS organization charts
0~?JI psychological warfare activities
petroleum Administration for War
Photographic interpretation
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Planning Group Staff
Political subdivision
Population and Manpower Section
Posthostilities plans, Eurppe-Africa Division
Pouch Lists
Prisoner of War interrogations
Project Committee correspondence
'Psychological Warfare Committee, Research and Analysis
Questionnaires, outlines of information required, etc.
Questions, N and A reports
P/A history, experiences, etc., analysis of
R/A of the future
R and A psychological warfare functions
R and A (Research and Analysis) teams to be dispatched to the Continent
Radio Advisory Committee
Reports prepared
Research and development
M development
Conference
Office
Securities and Exchange Comissi_on
SI (Secret intelligence) correspondence
SI , R and A relations
SO (Special Operations)
State Department
Stratagi.c Bombing Survey
Subdivision and Section chiefs, Europe Africa Division (and secretaries)
Sarvey of foreign experts
Technical Industrial Armanent Committee
'Telegrams and cables
Tour of the U. S., Oct. 23-Nov. 1.., 19L1i., with 3 French officers.
Transport Section
Treatment of Germany
United Nations Organization
UNRRA
USSR Division
War Crimes Program
War. Production Board
War Refugees Board
War Shipping Administration
Western European Section
eport, R and A work in field
Work in progress
v-2 (counterintelligence)
25X1A
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ifot . `the excerpts below are taken from he three major FALL dE S
published by the National archives.
Guide to tz~e :Records in th.e National ' rcY iv,=~
(latest edition, published in 1948, pp. 537 = '610)
The records of 3SS in National archives custody are described a
follows (pp. 5grj-568) :
"dlassified outpost correspondence, 1941-44; correspondence of the
ifrica Section, 1941-45; docuients relating to political, economic, social,
cultural, and military conditions in various countries, 1942-45; 'Order of
A
Battle' file, consisting of economic and military intelligence docu tints,
1942-45; property records of field installations, 1942-45; correspondence
and other records of field offices at Stockholm and New Delhi, 1942-45;
topographic maps of Europe with annotations showing plans for operations,
particularly of a ncoyraando' type, along beachheads and in association with
underground movements, 1943-45; and 'Civil ,iffairs Guides' for Germany,
I_ustria, Prance, Belgium, and the Netherlands, 194-45. 535 feet.
'11'"otion pictures entitled 'December 7th,' 'Japanese Geography,'
'Japanese resources,' and 'Japanese Behavior,' 1941-44 (82 units); and
German-produced motion pictures, chiefly with Portuguese sound tracks,
obtained and used by the Office for intelligence purposes, together.with
2polish translations and caption sheets, 1942-45 (1,003 units). 181 feet.n
she restrictions on these records are described elsewhere as
follows (p. 613):
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"a. Cutpost correspondence, 1941-41{.; correspondence of the .frica
Section; 1941-45; documents relating to political, economic, social,
cultural, and military conditions in various countries, 1942-45; 'Order
of But-tie' file, consisting of economic and military intelligence cocurment s,
1942-45; records of the StockhoLa and New Delhi field offices, 1942-45;
and 'Civil affairs Guides' may be used only by permission of the Departaamt
of State.
"b. Property records of the headquarters office and of field
installations, 1942-45, may be used only by agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment or by permission of the Central Intelligence Agency."
doted By implication, it would appear that there are no "restric-
-5SS of this "Guide."
pp 5o7~
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tions" on the map files nor on the several motion pictures described on
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i ,~ e ~c-rci 1_:=tjr.~. n istr; bons o~ _i?.^er
ot0.. The statement on OSS records on deposit in-the Nation l
Lrchives, revised as of Jug. 10, 1952, is as follows:
'T.-je Office of Coordinator of Information was established by a
Presidential order of July 11, 1941, to collect, analyze, and correlate
information beari.n on national security and to male, this information
available to the President and to such Government departments and offi-
cials as the President might determine. It also carried out at the
request of the President supplementary activities to facilitate the
obtaining of important information. By a military order signed by the
President on June 13, 1942, this office was designated as the Office of
Strategic Services and was placed under the jurisdiction of the United
States Joint Chiefs of Staff. .ln Executive order of the same date trans-
ferred certain foreign information activities of the Coordinator of
Information, with related records, to the Office of War Information (see
si,ecord Group 208), and an Executive order of March 9, 10/43, defined these
to include 'all phases of the federal program of radio, press, publication,
and related foreign propaganda activities involving the dissemination of
incorr: tion.' The duties of the Office of Strategic Services were to
collect and analyze such strategic information as might be required by
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to plan and operate special services at
their direction. The Office was terminated by an executive order of
September 20, 1945, effective October 1, 1945, and its records and some
remainin; functions were divided between the Department of State and the
Department of .ar.
tjje crj_piti on of records in the _Nati_on,al :':rChiV? 'cono .i.C and
military documents in a file known as 'Order of Battle'; correspondence
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: eirsorr ni ., na other record o f f'ieyd offices; rey nolit~.c il,
'.co?1or.c, social, and ^.ilitiry conditions in various countries; corr esF,onu-
mace and other records of the uro e-.' fr' ca Division of the Research and
i n ly is Br: nch; topographic r maps of .:suroi:,e, with annotations, showing
plans for commiiando and other operations; copies of maps slowing terrain,
tr a.nsportltion, arid economic conditions in the 1''ar Oust and the Soviet,
Union; property records of field installations; correspondence of the
t:Ta::h:ington and-offices of the Pictorial Records Section, and a
card file of information about persons whose photographs were obtained
by the Office of Strategic Services for various re,.asons; and motion
pictures entitled 'December 7th,' 'J'apanese Geography,' 'Sap rieso Resources,'
and 'Japanese Behavior.'
"Inclusive dates: 1941-45. utrictio i_: Unless express permission is obtained from i;i,e
Department of State, these records shall be kept confi-.
dential and shall be withheld from ex min`a.tion and
consultation by officials, private i.ndivid.uals, or. any
other persons.
:i:rn )used T w: The Secretary of F tate.
i ecards: Property records of the headquarters office and of
field installations, 1942-45.
Iicstriction,~: Use of these records is restricted to 8 2ncieS
of the Govern ent and to persons authorized to use them
by the Central Intelligence agency.
Ir.'? osed'ry: the archivist of the United States."
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scor6s of orld r c'nc:.
(published by thu 1ation:A. archives, 1951)
Tr '
`phib ~'uide (Vol. I_t
pp. 14-1
contains a general s .: _ b?ry of
the entire body of war tir,,le records of 055, as of 1'april 190," including
a ncipa_ly those in SOW, in the State Department, urid in he t(;ion al
t'
of CfS
':rC;`liSie'3,uS Tv7ell as frt~.~;rmenta Oi 'v~.%?.~ records known to be in other
gc. ides. The sualuary is as follows:
...In apr_i_l 1947 the greater part of the records of O S were in
the custody of the Strategic Services Unit of the Office of the assistant
Secretary of 14ar, a unit that had inherited the work of the archives unit
established within; the Registry of O,SS in July 1945. `.hose records
included policy papers, operational reports, and administrative files of
053 headqu .rters and records of the field est&.blisr tints of C;'s that had
been shipped to Washington. -i file of printed and processed military
intelligence documents assembled by OSS, 1943-45 (24 feet), is in the
uepartmental aecords Branch, xGO. 1i considerable quantity of records of
the iesearch and analysis branch and the Presentation Branch, including
material resulting from the work of the Office of Strategic Services in
as ,embling, analyzing, and reporting on information to be used by the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and other agencies, is in the Department of
State (chiefly in its Division of Library and Reference Services), many
documents having been integrated with materials from other sources into
new series.
rSorme 800 feet of O SS records are in the National _'_rchives, includ-
ing military intelligence' documents known as 'Order of Battle' docurrlents,
1942-45 (50 feet);'correspondence, memoranda, and other records of the
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r - e" at StOCi1L1C1zr, tiC,e and at ' ?^ De l ' tla , 1 Y_ CI a , 3.9 -45
IN elCt Jl i 'iC C_, cl ` d 1 J_4%~
(6 feet); reports on political, econorr_c, social, and military conditions
in various countries, 1942-45 (110 feet) ; cer?responde.nce and other records
of the : urope.-Africa Division of the itesearch and .nalysi.s Branch, 194,1-
45 (15 feet); topographic maps of 'iurope, with annotations, showing plans
or cor?r ndo and other oiler ati ons, 1043-45 (13 :mans) ; property records
of DES field installations, 1942-45 (443 feet); and correspondence files
of the v;ashington and New Yorr. offices of the Pictorial =',ecords Section
and a card file of inforiration about Persons whose photographs were obtained
by 61S for various reasons, 1942-45 (33 feet).
Also in the National
:archives are German documentary, pro-paganda, and other motion pictures
used by OSS during the war and motion pictures prepared by OSS (approxi-
mately 250 reels).
"Some records of OSS field agencies are still abroad. In Lug;,,,
for example,aaongr the records of the Office of the Geographer of the
faerican 1abassy are correspondence and other records of the Nesearch and.
Analysis Branch's Map Unit, which was located in London, 1913-45 (S feet),
relating to its operations and activities; copies of maps received by
the Unit, including copies of those prepared by CSS personnel in Washington
(120 feet); and various CSS publications received by the Unit from
Washington (2 feet). In Cairo, in a warehouse of the American :!nbassy,
are records of the DES field agency located there, containing information
on tihe operations and activities of OSS personnel in the Middle bast
(50 feet) .
"Papers relating to OSS arc also among the records of other wartime
agencies. See, for example, the central records of the ear Department
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(in the aadjutant General's Office) especially index sheets filed under
AG 023 Office of Strate; is Services, Diu; . 1941-Sept. 1>45, and G 023
Strategic Services Unit, Sept. 1945ff. A. set of Accession Lists, 1942-1:5,
pre tired by the .Research and 2,naly, is Branch is on file in the Air
Historical Group; and conies of 'Topographic Intelligence 2tudies' arid
"r;eekly Situation Reports' of the Research and 11nalysis Branch, as well
as copies of the OSS serial, ' The War This Week,' are in the intelligence
library of the Air Force Department. A number of Civil Affairs Guides
and reports on economic problems, prepared largely by the Research and
Analysis Branch, 1942-45, are in the central files of the Office of
International Finance of the Treasury Department.
"Records of. other agencies outside the United States contain
documents relating to GSS. Records of the Economic Warfare Division of
the : merican embassy in London include reports of CSS personnel in Europe
relating to Safehaven projects, 194.5 (less than 1 foot). Among the
records of the United States Mission for ;conomic affairs in London are
reports of the Research and Analysis Branch in Washington and in London
on various economic topics, including food and agriculture, and reports
prepared jointly by CSS personnel in London and by personnel of the
.Economic Warfare Division of the American mbassy in London on various
European political and economic topics (2 feet); and copies of reports
prepared by OSS personnel in 'urope for inclusion in Civil Affairs Guides
to Germany, Italy, Japan, Greece, and Eastern European countries."
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ecor i ^Yr'(J by !,`t'ote he' rtr en
.oven of the eight accession of records of the uSS nose:irch and
ly is or::anca are restricted as follows, according; to the following
_?estr?ietiun i iLposed by the Secretary of state and approved by the
National archives on March 2, 194.8: "Unless express permission is
obtained from the Department of -,ate, these records shall be kept confi-
dential and shall be withheld froy.,i. exami i;_ition and consultation by offi-
ci:.ls, private individuals, or any other persons." .''r'o time to tip.,ie
selected items from these files h?wve actu..--Llly been opened for use, on
specific requests ,a.y~ .roved by the State Department, so the ICY''. htecords
14 nage ;lent SGaff his been told by t":e iuational archives.
,he eighth State-controlled accession coat '.ins certain GSS "topo--
graphic maps of uro :e, with a ":notations, shoving plans for commando and
other oper-Aions, 1943-45 (13 maps) o" For unexplained reasons, no restric-
tion is specifically mentioned for this apparently sensitive file, either Jul
the restrii"ction ppolicy statey,,ient published by the National archives (quoted
in the preceding E~ r: raph) , nor in the published "Guide to the n.ecords
in tie National 'trchives' (19[, ed.) , p. 613. 1espite this omission,
this ;map file is doubtless handled under the same blanket State Deoart-
gent restriction cited above.
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Publicity is ating to 050 1?'iotion Pictures
in the National archives t Public Cat :log
1r e. The following five films,produced by the 055 i'ield Photo
wore deposited by SSU in 194 (as National Archives ncce sion
iirdnCli,
no. 446-132). They are described as follows, in the master card. cata-
log, which is available for panic inspection in the Audiovisual
records Branch, National Archives.
~5.
' ~a?CAilib'r 7.n 1942. 83 minutes, ,tES, sound, black-and-white, J~1~1.71.
Su,n:i pry. Shows, mostly by dramatization, life in hawaii before, during,
and after the attack on Pearl Harbor. ,::.eel I explains the business
structure of the island. Shows sugar cane and pineapple cultivation.
:'eel ? shows Japanese working in the sugar cane fields, operating busi-
nesses, and attending their national schools and churches. A Shinto
priest explains that Hirohito is God. Reel 3 shows Japanese sending
information to Japan by short wave -radio and diplomatic pouch. Includes
shots of Hawaiian scenery, hula dancing, and. surfboard riding. heel A,
Japanese observers relay intelligence to their consul in Honolulu who
maintains contact with Tokyo and Berlin. ;eel 5, the attack on island
installations commences. feel 6, the battleships Oklahoma, California,
Pennsylvania, and vevada are bombed. Reel 7, the attack abates, the
wounded are carried to ambulances, and funeral services are held at
Y t and West various sites. nne].. 0. the 'California, Nevada, and West Virginia are
salvaged. The Oahu civil defense committee sets up barbed wire, sand-
bags, tunnels, and air raid shelters. Children are issued gas masks.
W 9, disloyal Japanese are taken into custody and a blackout engulfs
the islands.
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1945. 53 minutes,
^.d
soun,a, ll:
35eni. ummary: On the psychology and living habits of the Japanese
peo l e . e1 1 Sho s 2Or yo street scenes and planting, Cultiv,tiOn,
C h ir'vc35'a l_lh OI rico. ;P?? shows enter i7_Ylf.On~ j sports (uJrC s Gl s n",
jl -j11 ca, horse rac .n.j: , etc.), night clubs, and tr ai ion l J p ne; e
Cup -Ces an Caran-'a. O~ J &;:scribes the precision in household operIi.Iion
ttit Er xpl; in- trio hierarchy of social strata.
?
in the a) c'_nanese
f ' person
Japanese T;lE;1GGY'c%;:Li E'.ei2'.)l:Li.i(;S ,'v.ii? duties lJ.ich t::a.cn
' "eel r ish
0
.~- ..~
owes to others in the prescribed scn~iae. describes the ge
a steeplechase,
place in ,y lAtZG. .71 1U creationr:al p'-Stil ;"E:s wJ :
fa ~vJ Y' e
~!aCI_.,t.,~ -
sports events, rlolic -
children are indoetrinatea in military history. !-peel 6 explains the
Bushido atrocities committed
1;~7i:ilOlO~,y' O the ~u;iiur=i1. and .~aNh:laG codes. e..~ ~. S Hull lands in o'.yo bate troops in China. Secretary of S-L ~_
the e~::.pc,.iht.S2
by t,P
uY1C President ~ioosevelt specks on December 6, 1941, outlining di loT"3 *?1 c
of orts to keep the peace.
tir';'-te Ge0-ro.phV 61 ? -:t7;t. 11.'t 194-4. 19 minutes, sound, black--aad-
write, 35 and 16 rug. heal I explains the geologic form?tiof and the
geographic placing of the Japanese islands. Shows forest and. tncullt i;l
Sc'neery, terraced m'rm lanes, active volcanoes, earthquake and tidal
wave scenes, and hydro-electric plants. ttcel 2 describes the effect of
the Japanese current and the monsoons on the islands' climate. Shows
bamboo forests, snowcapped mountains, Shinto shrines, rice fields being
worked, modern streets in Tokyo, elevated electric railroads, -and narro J-
gauge railroad equipment.
lli,atur.al ,hesources of Jape. ?" 19 5. 22 r inutes, sound, blacik-
end-v:hite, 35 and ldnm . Summary: Reel 1 describes' Japan's textile and
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Cotton fields and
1u.:,iucr i?esou7?cc;s. Uotton and silk fabrics are woven.
mulberry n!antations are cultivated. Shows bamboo, cypress, and conl.ferouS
'or sts. frees are felled and tr.nsporced. )-eel_ 2, rice is planted,
cu.ltivated,.nd harvested. Tea is picked. Shows surf and deep-sea
-+i ? .~~~
skiing. I ash is processed on a fI lo.. ~:_t-i_G cannery. iron ore is mirecz
and smelted. %ecl 3, copper bauxite, tr m.nganese, and coal are mined.
shows hyd:iro-slectric installations. analyzes Japan's ability to wage
mouern war.
ndi.il in .J.cil . ' 1943. 5 minutes, sound, black-and i hit_,,
35mm. Summary: US troops draw equipment, land on the beach, and set
uo a plan for stockpiling materiel. half-tracks and trucks are landed
from LS `T's over pontoon bridges, but mistakes in technique cause some
wreck age of equipment. An LST burns from enemy shell fire and a
Liberty ship's ammunition magazine explodes; the commentator notes
these occurrences as "incidental costs of lanai
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:'annex
i',pril 15, 1956
ecord9 in the Custody of the %?.ti on l 'irchiv es
'e ' --1_L
ado restrictions were imposed at the time of transfer, either on
the ? iv'e CSS motion pictures (transferred by S3U in 1946) or on the
records of the OSS Pictorial Aecords Section (transferred by CIA in
1942); see ",job" folders relatir. to these two accessions, on file in
the N .tional }drives. Nor did the "restriction" policy on OSS records,
'led by the National Archives in 1948, specifically restrict these
two files. The five motion pictures are, in fact, unclassified. In
practice, however, all inquiries on these records are referred to CT.':.
for decision.
The property records of OSS field installations (trensi'erred by
01G in 1947) were to be "restricted to use by CIG personnel," so Colonel
SSV/CIG, wrote to the National Archives on April 10, 1947;
see his letter, in ~' j ob" folder on this accession, on file in the
National archives. The restriction policy statement, as published by
the I'la.ticnal Archives in rch 1943, roads slightly differently: "Use of
these records is restricted to acencies of the Government and to persons
authorized to use them, by the Central . ntelligence .A- ency." In practice, 1w-
ever, any inquiries about these records would be referred directly and sole~
to for decit ion, sso it is understood by the CT ,(:,Cords :n arr -
Sta.' f'. up to the p- ~sont time, there have been no
,r ublic inquiries about
tnls f~_le at the :!rch vcs.
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