LETTER RE: THE PERIOD OF LIQUIDATION OF SSU AND THE PERMANEMT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03442445
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: October 23, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2023
• Case Number: F-2021-01308
• Publication Date: July 17, 1946

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1. During the period of final liquidation of 335 and the pension*
establishment of the Office of Special Operations. there will neoestorily,.
be some 'encasing of line and certain individuals will he required to
Anatiell in duel cepaeitioo.
- S. Whenever poseible, sharp demarkation will be maintained ie.
S end that, tan 330 records and files are completed for commitand
-40 the archives. no 30 natarial will be confusal therewith., ?his t& . . �
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particularly applicable to administrative matters snow the maintain.
ing of intelligence files en records tat asceilarily be an 'minter-'
nitted process for the continued use and benefit of 30.
S. When dealing with outside agonies positive effort will be
maintained to avoid infernos that the Offices of Special Operation
is a eamersion or continuance of OSS and/or SITC.r. ' �
4. Segardless of the fact that in the past air individ00141
usually former employees of 03S. have secured &COM to. records and
desumento for the purpose of journalistic exoitation. effective ta
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date, no papers, records Or documents of any kind, Whether claseifiei
er unclassified, from the files of SO. MU or 033 rill be made avail..
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able to anyone except duly qualified ropre entatives of government
agencies forjropor official information or use.
S. Appropriate action Will
of SO and SSC of this directive.
be taken to acquaint all personnel
FOR THE ASSIZTANT DIRECTOR FOR SPECIAL OPERATIORSt
EIDE P. PRUDEN
Colonel. AtD
&entire Secretary
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