DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY OF OSS RECORDS TRANSFERRED TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02221020
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: October 23, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2023
• Case Number: F-2021-01308

Approved for Release: 2023/01/20 CO2221020
Descriptive Summary of OqS Records
Transferred to the National il"chives
/"-.4fNee-14(i
Note. For each of the "jobs" or accessions listed below, the Naticnal
Arhhives maintains a job "folder", containing unclassified correspondence,
listinrrs, and a copy of the transfer nagreementn. This job folder is customarily
shown to the interested scholar or student, at the discretion of the archivists
at the National tchives who deal with the public. For purposes of the present
summary,i(the job folders for the SSU, CM, and CIA transfers were examined;
similar job folders are also available fcr tbe State Department's transfers.
A �
Transfers by the Departmsnt of State
i typist: insert tabulation marked '"A9
Transfers by SSU, CIG, and CIA
(b)(3)
(b)(6)
446-132 Dec. 1946 Motion-picture films, 1942.-45. Five OSS productions,
in various versions, some on acetate and some on nitrate
fLIA, (For titles and Ile tails, see Annex D.) The original
offer to the National Aethives by 982 Col. Kn. Pruden,
was dated Nov. 27, 1945, and extended to 657 reels,
including duplicates and extra copies earmarked for the
Lbrary of Congress. Col. P uden wrote that these five
films were produced by the (An Field P4oto Branch,
and urgently asked National A chives to accept these
files) since the Photo Branch ilas to be liquidated by Dec.
1, 1945. No restrictions were attached to the records.
447-320 J4ne 1947 Property records of OSS field installations, 1942-45 (443
lAnear feet in bulk). These records were offered to National
A chives by Col. Pruden, on an unclassified letterhead and
signature jointly identifjling CIG and War Department SSU1
dated :April 10, 1947. The records awaiting transfer were
said to be stored in Administration Building, 2430 E Stop
in the custody of Mrs. . Access was to
be "restricted to use by CIG personnel." The records
were said to contain requests for supplies, equipment, and
services, purchase orders, and requisitions. According
to another letter mf by Col. Pruden, April 8$ 1947, this
was to be the initial tx transfer of a larger group of files
of OSS to the National Archives, totalling some 4500 boxes
of material. (These later accessions were not made, and
presumably include material that is (today) in the custody
of DDP/FI)
000013
448-238 June 1948 Correspondence files and index cards of the CS`3 Pictorial
Records Sedtion, 1942-45, totalling about 33 linear feet
of records. Includes correspondence of the Washington
and New York offices, rdhting to the procurement of
still picttres and motion pie-titres for intdlligence use,
mnA A narel P41 m (If nmr (-Inc wh 06 0 photographs were obtained
Approved for Release: 2023/01/20 CO22210201,,,,,,,
Approved for Release: 2023/01/20 CO2221020
;dm .D.tra",f-vw-uu3r- a5r Ickt
Itk ) CAJ-LA_L *-4-dus-eti-frt.A.A-
64 C4A-- ritki iAp-totbs,'
e.1.3 vick an.divw-cm.
I VS%
irlt-scrt-cLP
0,""1 40\AA-AL, eial
1AftCItJCAATLx,' ) IVO ructiArx..�L..
tLe fv-k-wv-,0-4--
Approved for Release: 2023/01/20 CO2221020
Approved for Release: 2023/01/20 CO2221020
RECORDS OF OSS IN THE NATIt.VAL ARCEIVES
Traneferre4 by Leper twin . State
:Joh No 1*-te Transfer Descriktion
4644-4 k Mfty 1946 Order of Battle 1-F les, 1942 - 19)45
1+4E 50.'4 May 1946 Correspondence Of Stockholm and Nee
Delhi offices) 1942 194 5
kug;e4, 1946
Dec.4.4o,A.T ,;46
447-72
14117 55 ,K
47",c-75
1:�Imarl'2.,�
LA 5C .181 717-7-7 1951
446-28. o:tcrlr 3946
451-82 1-44rry� 19.
�
q 146- I.gc2.
1447-320
448-238
Referencke Information
beriok. 194.2 - 194.5
Z-_-rreelx,L41-1.ce tert.c.4
Eit6tetreh at1 krolyeib
1 414 1 - 194 5
Referec-o F: 61O filo
1938 - 1945
%
serit,o,
15
Ro� in.rorma 1 4�1-1. 9L-5 5: 7
Mape,, 1940 1945
Tran8ferr*,1 ):!r Depar tinerct ss1,
1946
1947
:Ant 19148
Mc,t'..on Picture Ft, 13
Transferred by CIO- clA
Property rotcords, 1142 - 194.5
F..f PI tm.thl iti
:942
,,...12,A.AL _AA; c i 4 rvk
4"5I
Approved for Release: 2023/01/20 CO2221020