OSS MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORTS - MARCH 1944

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Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 a - a )1%4041 VIeiw5 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 .0,16. ? 1,111. ? wok,. ma IUP StCni 'rim I r ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 limy 29, 1.944 MOM OK WS ACTIVITIMS FOR TSB KOMI OF iusail 1.944 Attached are reports concerning OSS personnel, Washington appointments and changes, trensportetion of personnel overseas, the fomr theaters of operations 1120 NATO. MO, and IWO (Chine-Assam, including Detachment 101, and SKAC), the fon: neutral missions, and reports on the following breaches: Communications, Yield Photographic, Foreign Nationalities, A & A4 Secur- ity, Schools and Training, and Services. Other branches are not covered separately bille*usa it =as )..14....y.d their activities would more properly be treated under the respective theaters in ehich they operate. There are a few additions in this report from that of tha preceding month, including a statement of trans- portation status of personnel, a monthly report of cargo status for the ....ftweer4oitma wranches: and 6 reports on neutral missions. The latter are actually copies of the report* fts r.. that went to tfte joint Chief a of staff .isA mlitteea to ha quarterly rather than monthly in view of the small amount of information available on a monthly basis con- cerning those areas. William L. Cary Reports Officer 1 1 illi Declassified and Approved For Release-27131,07/105 CIA_RDpi3).111111.11MIMMTrorrrcrMill11111110007_2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 PBBSOMML CHANGES AND APPOINTMENTS FOR ThT MONTH OF MAWS 1944 Ct.Martin Wilbur, Acting LAsst. Chief, Political Sub- division, Far East Division, R & A4 replacing Dr. Cora DuBois (1 Mar.) Ma. Shepard Morgan appointed member of OSS Planning Group (1 Mar.) Col. Theodore D. Palmer, Jr., AIMS, assigned to staff of the Deputy Director tntaillgilft..A. yj A4StO DipuV Director, vice Col. J. R. Forgam. (March 1) Lt. Comdr. Edward A. Bacon, USSR, relieved from duty with CD Branch and assigned to staff of Deputy Director, IS (Mar. 1) Major Kelso deSibour appointed Travel Sponsor, SSO (Mar. 2) Lt s E. Janes appointed Security Officer R k A succeeding Mr. Jesse & Sher*. (Mar. 3) John P. Chapman appbinted Chief of R & A Outpost Unit, succeeding Lt. William Applebaus. Zr. Applebaum will continue In Mg vaanisr as Assistant to the Director of the Branch. Lt. ni --Ardeneek bibalnarn 1^14412, "213.-'t to Deputy Chief, MO (Branch Order 4 - 4 March) A.2 et nelleD Almigmm &e we WWWasir awaw-vierve we ww.s.wja wwws4.%, serywewwwww European Theater Officer, vice Ensign John D. Wilson, USER, during the latterts absence on duty averszaz. (2pctia3. Order 44, supp. 1 - U. March) Major Reeve Hoover, Caw. appointed Acting Transportation Officer; vice Lt. Coma:. C.Irey? durind the lattel5 temporary service in above cap4city. (Special Ordtar 42, Supp. 1 - 11 March) Lt. Raymond Des taxi, USga, appointed Chief of Central information Division (formerly acting Chief. (Brauch Order 68 - March 8) Col. Carl F. Sifler, Comganding Officer, Field Experi- mental Unit - Special Order No. 56, 31 March Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 it. Col.*Ximneth D. Mau*, Deputy Chle, MS (s4ting) - viett Norton Sodfish, relieved -- Breath Order No. 3, 21 Saran George William Cottrell, Chief Biographical Records Section, P. L. Slued, aseistant., Branch Order Q. 4, 22 Na.teil 1744 Col' John G. Coughlin, Chief OAS, China and Commanding Officelr of Detachment 101 - Speotx1 Order No. 271, Supp. 1,24 Nareh. ft:. Charles Subanks Persomnal Officer, SOO - vice Lt. Comdr. Sdward J. Green, OSIR - Office Order No. 94 22 liarek Captain Ployd R. Prase*, Executive Officer liner Sissies - Branch Order No. 1, 22 March Nr. Chendler Norse, Chief of R h A. AUrertaft Theater . vice Nim. Shepard Morgan- and Major Stuart Smeles, Chief R & North African Theater - vice Mr. Donald *AO, - Branch Order No. 71, 17 Nara' 0-010 T IlL.11.4uampam Rehools and Training u. Branch - Speeial Order No. 55, 24 March Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000400140007-2 Declassified and Ap?roved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 a lbs fallowing ansiber at parsons war* eisbarkstiont bald Vebreary as to *arch 5 March 6 to 12 slat*. to 19 larah 20 Sarah 27to .stdmi to the part JISSL UM 111164 1 1 5 57 9 47 1 17 3.96 241 15 9 24 0 ok .dird? 57 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 115 260 531 ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 OSS Form 4004 Rev. 6 March 1944 vo OFFICE OP STRATEGIC SERVICES li Sr TOTAL STRIEGTE IEFORT FOR OSS FIRSO. wild Number aarigaed (exclusive of peraaaael teaporarily attacked to MSS) ac of: 31 %sash 1944 date I UNITED STATES ---v NATO OVERSEAS I . WET?, I FETO .: i , :OTHER 1 . - I OSS TOTAL GRAND ' TOTAL TYPE .... ON DUTY ,.....- : TRA IN INC .TOTAL ie ETC! OF PERSONNEL . - ' IN : Wpw OUT , MOW ! IN MDw OUT 4Dot ARMY? OFFICER ENL. MEN TOTAL 2H 1001 1227 49 327 31716 ' 93 20 ijo 42 410 374 1722 41 2132 ' 116 1123 1439 204 910 1114 169 ' 590 ' 759 , ' 107' ' 223 330 0 0 03642:5774 796 1206 2.46 4546 NAVY OFFICER ' ENL. KEW TOTAL 97 117 214 1 62 Ws 30 32 6iit 4 139 1 212 353. 46 $2 1474 19 17 .Virt , , 2*! ! 37 ift 5 20 a! ', IA , ', ! 6 35i97 IA 119 2511 499 ...fiy l MARINE OFF ICER ENL. MEN. TOTAL 14 4 22 4 ... 24 .. 32 .. - .... - 2212 3,2 7 54 19 6 4: 10 . 4, 3 3 , 0 ' 71 31 t 27 11 45 49 ' 50 99 COAST 'GUARD , OFFICER" ENL. MEN TCITAI , , , I i I CP . 4 - A. .... iti 24i 14 V 191 19 ... - , .... , '" ? .... .., ail Mirfr ft-t . , ; i , iet 1 d? 0 , 19 19 TOTAL SERVICE OFFICER E N L. HE N TOTAL 339 1125 r 1464 63 123 419 52 jou 175 416 3.9 455 571 1915 a55615$6 . 374 1212 229 931 11641 2" 1.* 630 24 8311 379 3041 .1?. .4r.M3 1513 5046 6559 CIVILIAN- V OUCHERED SPECIAL TOTAL 1628 324 1952 194 .. 33 - 227 .. ..2104 - tate is 5 tritdi 47,J 126 3% 10g.t .... 15: 160 1 'kWh ?or-- _ 120 77 132 11 Clik ? -- - 2.3" C 4791 7121 53 AT _ 2055 136 2191 9450 0 ss r..;WAPV) I Ur AL - ,?? t 24.4., ~bet vete i wr-7-? .arg *WACS OFF ICER ENLISTED TOTAL ( Inc 1 ... ... .. ded ii abovo tots ... 1 .. ... 0 ... ..... 1 . ) 1 0 1 6 62 68 I. 27 21 .. - _. ... .. - T 119 96 1 $9 97 SICII 17 qPIIFT '40 ti - Approved by: Prepared by: Date ? Date ? ...I. --la. . . Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 z a inn ornnror fur OC1011E1 1 TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 -7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? TOP SECRET MatiellUMULAJEilatin UlUOW lalt MIL Alainaii.a1411.11 I. mum An analysis of operations in the luropean Theater during March indicated that there ill general recognition that London will continua to be official headquarters in the post D-day period in contrast with the Mediterran- ean operations, where the establishment of Palermo and Naples as headquarters was an immediate consequence of invasion. Secondly, it was evident that increasing American and British cooperation characterised the oper- ational planning. On both an intelligence and an opera- tions level OSS activities in the European Theater should consider-4d ,n 4?rms of the continent. T CIT .1.4. ? Adik, Tot-1 of nrannrgtion for the invasion ILIALTSAILGI personnel: la9, or which 42 are French Officers and Enlisted Men, and 56 are civilians. A. 2111111/alia All Sussex operations were cancelled during the March moon because no message of any sort ,zas received from the Pathfinders. More prec,se planning was further hampered by not too reliable data on airfields. In spite of this facts thera was no slackening in the program and briefine of the first group of agents began on the 20th TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : bIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 a TOP SECRET of the month to tie in with a target date of approximate- ly April 1. Four American teams were briefed and standing ray ala WAIN wawiarwmA of mArt_th; and five British teams were ready, Negotiations Imre begun to effect the withdrawal of the Sussex instructors for duty in the field subsequent to a brief refresher course. Consideration has been given in March to alternative moans of receiving Sussex twos in the field in ease the Pathfinders are unable zo compl:t= their progr4ms in time. At the end of March, of the total personnel of 203 required for Sussex, 144 were on hand, 28 had been recraitlid but 11444 not InInad and an additional 31 were to be recruited, or whom 12 were to cofvrim the U.S. and 19 from the European theater. 106 of the Sussex agents were in training at Ts-7 of whom 67 had been processed as to cover stories and identity papers. 75% or the equipment requested from the U.S. has been obtained, and the initial supply of agents' sets is on hand. IL Other Smacial Plans 1. jtsiust_Pligk, This plan, providing for a reserve pool of 50 French agents to assist field Intelligence in France after D-day, began to take increasing shape throughout March. Th. training program at Area B (rreehold) was formulated. Special emphasis in this program as the result of - 2 TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? ? ? a recommendation by Major Lloyd was on radio communications, German order or ba%Zie, and treat,- craft. 12 of the 14 had been selected in the North African had undertaken to provide equipment and clothing for n the theater. At the same time, the Operations Section r.hui 11 By the end of March, 31 students were at Area N. Fourteen more were scheduled to report on April 1, Proust agents and made iatrangamcn:s 11 witn rosis+,..nne group.) -- second message from ;liana men with labor contacts into France to work (a) mliAlmjulia. (A mission designed to necessary coupons. 2. Labor Section (b) Faust_14.P1411. 11 C Varlin reported that successful contact with trade union elements in Paris had been effected and that the first organizational step had been taken. Swiss contacts received a preliminary message and were waiting for farther Varlin contact from Paris. rhis plan provides for the penetration or men with labor backgrounds into Germany) The first 11 recruits plus one staffeen arrived - 2 from North Africa; the others from the U.S. Further implementation of - 3 - I,34$ r rtra , Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-9 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? the plan was undertaken by arrangements *Mich provided for instruction by a ptsrt-Ustt? staff of specialist civilian instructors. Major responsibility for the training operations has bean assumed by the Labor Section. A house called 'Milwaukee* was secured for the Faust traiaing project. Nozwilimian Group, (A.Sussex plan Norway) i 11 No developments* C. Stratesic Intellissoct 1. OSS inaugultated discussions in an attem t to help defray certain expenses of BCRA (the intelligence zection of thc Prone' Committee. of Natior.1 Liberation). Increased cooperation has been effected; for example, 1 on 11 larch BCRA began to use the OSS London to Algiers poucn, 2. During lamp. also efforts have been made to coordinate the Medusa, plan; Lt. Colonel Costar travelled to North Africa, and Morey to London to p4rticipaten meetings on the subject* 1 1 III 3. A large number of wireless messages have been \ received from the Dutch on the subject of the threatened inundation of Rolland by the Germans. 4. The Registry reported the accessioning of 9016 reports and documents - 50% more than on the month of January. 4 - TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ?st? o._ Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 a D. Magda TADarm Ur ?mum.. 1, The Reports Division of SI has arranged with R k A for the Joint analysis and editing of SI reports. The bulk of miscellaneous intelligence which is not worthy of SI dissemination will be turned over to R k A in the original with the under- standing that the latter will then serve the inter- ests of tooth MO and OWI in such 2. Relations with BOU (ignemy Objective Unit) have remained satisfactory with regard to the *round the clock* checking and evaluation of data. III. ika Total personnel; 75, of which 24 are civilians. A. Arrangements were completed for sending an 1-2 representative from London to Stockholm, under diplomatic cover, to establish a base frir Activities in Scandinavia. B. Preliminary negotiations were initiated in Fotruary to attach SCI personnel to the Strategic Air Force. These didterines gathered momentum in March daptt the delays occasioned by tne revision of the original plan and its subsequent resubmission to the OSS Commanding Officer, In this connections SHAEF gave approval for 1-2 to deal directly with A-2 on questions affecting Air Force SCI arri personnel; formerly, SHAM had to be consulted on all such matters. C. During the month a training program for codists was set up in conjunction with continuing training of SCI ? 5 ? TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-7 1 1 1 ;.1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 a T.A.ArtA84irtal AminA .ftwasomall twownikrammftri k4 ^ titlark! wilimm established. Subsequently, a risezamination of the entire Z-2 Communications set-up got under way with a view to expanding previously assigned Facilities. D. The Commander-in-Chief, ITOUSA, approved 3 Special Counter-Intelligence units to operate with Any Corps Head- quarters and with the First and Third ATElers. In this cow- nactIon, officers were to be assiened to SiEnal Intelligente Units doing DY work. These officers would assist and advise in the apprehension of enemy agents and the penetration of enemy networks* Training of personnel for this work and of other personnel for double agent work vas in process. L4 Similarly, 1-2 with its Brinisn opposite number was training personnel to staff the Central Counter-Intel- ligence Bureau which was to be the central coordinating fte7.1,71,ms, for counter ?intelligence work minden% SRARIPt T.2 officers were also being trained to work with British Counter-Intelligence units in areas which would be under 410no. 4Irtle*ft4esm- Dr.1. ILL ,1144 #44IlAult.46sadqb riftftgrmaa lestAt made in the preparation of Counter?Rapidness handbooks to be used by allied sources. F. The overall equipment picture appeared fairly satisfactory. The officer complement had 400 of its total equipment; the enlisted men had 95% of their equipment. All the vehicles had been delivered, but only 10% of the total arms was on hand. TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 4s- Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 R A Total Personnels 100, of which 56 are civilians. igratuajs 1. Chandler gorse arrived in the theater on March 30 to need the R & A Branch. Solution of relatively long standing problems awaited Morse on his arrival* Some of these were how to service MO and On most effectively, how to handle the economic work, ani finally how to imp/ement R & A's position in the PW (Prisoners of War) picture. 2. R & A has hild continuinK functions for several months. These commitments were executed according to plan: a) tri e for Ambassador b) the Weakly Political Annex for incorpora- tion into G-4;z1 periodic intelligence report, c) the re,),orting avaluation function in tfte Civil Affair* Training Program, d) the weekly assembly of relevant aata to brief Col. Forgax aiid Brinton for participa- tion in t,le Azerican Intelligence Committee. B. Joint 412cation Committee The ..... 4.6 .? ine mujc.?? ima440vveM41).6 4=-2 rg.... Ly through tne instigation of R & A and r4ith the support of G-5 (Civil Affairs), an.; 0-6 (Psychological Warfare), of t e Joint A location Committee to be known as JACCI. It i- joint committee of OSS-PWE (Psychological Warfare k,xecutive), lEW (Minister Economic Warfare) anC ErD set -7-. r I; 514 g 0, 4 441 0 Z1-40 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 I ' Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 up to handle economic or economic-political questions and . voia duplication. It is in actual fact an exten- sion of the central coidmittise of OSS-PWE. C. PWE-OSS Teams More progress wa:i reported in activating the joint PWE-OSS Service. R & A will n;-ve a chance to do mucr, of the real intelligence work for G-o of .3HAEF (the Psychological Branch of Supreme Headquarters Allied Forces) wnen the service takes shape. The indication is that these ()SS-ME te4at:3 ilave a Ilhanr!e to do the bulk of the intelligence worK. for G-t) after D-Day. Meaniihile the thougnt Ls to experimel,t witn t:Lese teams in meeting rekiaest. fro ivi.. Affa'r. D. The Ene,:.:y Objective Unit and PR EOU coLtinued to prepare reports of tactical and strategic economic objectives for the USSTAF In the field. PR was Kept exceptionally ZAlsy at 1t.3 bomb damage estitnates due to the heavy concentration of AAF daylight attacks oi late Februar. anu early March. The total volume of work turned out oy PR in the l,t . WC-G*11.f; March hit a new high. A decided la,! in obtaining post- raiu photographs hampered PR's operation, t- sorte extent. E. Civil Affairs Training Active particip,,tion of R & A in .,hrivenham azt.,vity (the Civil Affair, Train i,ft Program) cmtinued. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ..????111.0 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP crert:trerr Et - ? jf txe Ri'Ar'Cil personnei lectured during the mmth. More significant wa the R w A part in turning out tne Germar. "A.Agot 3ible". It wa e3timatet.: tnat tk A participation constituted a 3airing of .Lbout 50% of tae time reuiret... R ez A expect, to be a2,c.ed to review i_riven:lamt fini;ned Frenc, rir' Ger. . -dlanning job. F. ri r..apT?: 1 Tntp 11 ence Unit GIU continues it intensive analysis of captured er.emy equipient. Output of truck.; ?,rocluction ur. to 1946 were aade on tnt. ..)a,1- .3f a 3eri. number analyiiJ. Re? e_,tl_aate_ if 1)4, IV )11, ,At were also L.e. G. M? rv ice ,trt :roa zad; re .p.le ,te 'r in 2-ogress, one Tie dr = des?).2, 0-yariatet1 Int art ? ,..111 ? C.Dr.i.va:ci.ed rroduction. 1.f3urea P64 -ov.er ithes, LiLle? Gnent Frnc,J, 2. Rct ter'Waj of tioliand . A LiLniry:_ovies) Tne ma. inf. )-mati section receiveu j.3equestz hesson :re- -" r .-.1"cre beei Ctei anu i7 are V. CD OPERATIONS VI. 6U Ti ta er 7U7 :-.ts 2 arc irer c ? in pr%)gress. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 A. Jedourgh Plan TOP SECRET 1. The February analysis of Jedburgh operations states tnat there was a very definite morale problem in connection with the Jedburgn W/T operators. The continuint; improveaent in aorale during Ma-cn as attributed mainly tl the over-all promotion of the T oeratorF. to T 1, better radio-set operation, authoriLed parachute pays additional advanced training for team-: ana new 4cnool leauership. A fiela exercise Lew. am ern, JD./ 4.1../ 111. 4 .1 .WJ ? 011 01. ....onc4.u%4uec, maL,4,41. 2. Achievement.; thus far include tile infiltration of two agents into France, anLi two agents for escape line or - one of waom went into France in October. Al3' tWO ent, neve been -ruccessfully exfiltrated Into :vain. w(?ra u.as beer. received Field tnat ti e Fren.c- Lave awarued the croix de guerre to one a..-exit. 1. During; Atar'! actu,1 implementation of the 30/SOE plan too4 place. The procedure as set-1.1 provi.led for- jcin: erican--3riti,h activity 1 1 .-try t'.0 C;1 ?-? 0. ? 4 e:k 'f'd:1TC1.: .vors Ca 1- Ci ..a__ dir &rt., 1.1- mrs. .t.ff ?al ??? %M. to L.,ve full ':lncerning SO/SOE resources re--;istance ,)er-3on.ei obese wit t. rnich tney were Task, trier. might be set for SO by Army ..teads,arter7, but tae SO staff at Army Head.uar'ers ? 1 ? TOP SHRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Ap?roved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 must pass the task along to SO, SOE Headquarters tnrough the SO staff at Army Groti.2 ileadquarterQ, Therefore, in fact, t,le actun_ directive to the fielu, no matter where it wa, initited - Army Heac.: ,arters, Gri)up Headquarters or even SdAEF - iou1 be cirried out from 60/:OE Head- ers in Er71and. 4. Concerning personnel, the Jedburgh field re,cLieementL been M.1014. 4.11, ? TLawo are now 42 officers and 41 enlisted men on hand, a total of 8 officers an men to be recruited. VII. AI OPERATIONS A. Occu,ation o t-e nr, "" comnanced. 413 a:rcraft be u V el J. ,r Zt 1 A,ril tt.e 4 remainir? ,.;Lanes armarKed for OSS ,er4 et t rrive Jirdroae reserve of .).PLetel:, .41.(!r.:t re,,uestea. B. Mere 1.3 ,a1 ilscail_,isten_%, in tri e rtorting of 1 ? ? CI ":1 fitr(!it, -erhaps due to tie t e 3ortie.5 were .;ointly wit 10Z. At .r ? r) .6. roprt t) M.,:ren 15 there were st.Itec to oe ..:uccessful sorties ;lade by A_erican Liberat.)rs 11. :11... 528 containers were drop:ed to trle field. (A con- t.iner weig113 3)8 bounds gross anu iiackai.;e weighs LO ?anas). AccoAiing t) erla af Harcil report a total of 73 ortie,4 wa, flown duin. March, of whi-h .34 were Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R0001001400072 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 to Ton rfv?ori r bvt successfully completeu. From the beginning of operations ? to April 1, 1944, 149 sortie:3 rant-sr-tad flown by OSS squadrons of Nnich 67 were :.uccessfully completed. C. The flow of delivered containers is constantly increasing, as snom by the following: January 60, Fehru- ary 24C, Morch 526. During M,Lrch 2500 containers were packed a: Holme. This figure represented , total not an- ticipeted for Muocl., ,Lthough a monthly figure of 2500 was tn P UltLte goal. Only men were actu,:lly engaged in ,,ackinc operations or in preparing paraehates and the rest ,ere e:.t?tbecl il. service functions. D. The overall personnel compoement requirement for Air Operetion 4ole 44 officers enu 325 enlisted men. They were ell on h,nd t tr enu of &Jaren. However, there is a functioaoul 3p1it :Jere tetween the AirOps Headquerters in Lonuon .nu the Packing toltion at dolme. Personnel at to.e Latter ooLelled 336 EM eno 19 officeri. Activities in Lonoon were orried on by e small officer nucleus oparating on administrative a:_d policy-m, ,king matters. E. The morale problem here could become acute for severa_ reazors. The remote location of the St tion is probaely ..1)ntributing factor, but liore imeortant is the 7,at t -tation wa3 overstaffed. In the case of officers, ones who could not be 1,ed immediately else- ? ttr- ert ent tl toe -;tation. This i.mounted virtually to rkin time until ,omethin. opul be turned up - 12 - *VP " et. cialiN1:41,1 % Zia i; lEt % , ,a Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001Rooninni4nnn72, 11111111111.1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Iwo Cialii4 I Ur %mums 3 to utilize them. Tne EM not actually doing the packing were not kept busy. The situation will be remedied con- siderably if OSS is granted additional air lift which has been requested. iring March, however, there were too many men to do the job. VIII. MQ Total Personnel: 55, of which 32 are civilians. MO is now part of tire PW B organization on the same level as PWE and On. MO's position has added significance with Oecnsner as one of the three Deputy Directors of PWB, operating at the SHAEF level. Becah,ie thP greatest problem of ?WB generally was nan,Jower, d.irticuld.rly in staff positions, some available 20 person.lei as tbsorbeu into the 1,rge: unit. This, some of t..e MO -,taff ui.4persed and does not confine itself to Ula ri .orff nrnma.J.ann2 qitnoilen go A: cuch handles only "bich.n. De-;dite the PIM commitment there .5nould be 1.ef,ruit-ine. ,11-1ng the next ,ix months for MO function.; exclu;ive of PwB, eitner in secretarial or drofessiona. pork. IX. MA Total Personnel: 13. A. At the ern of March MA ;as still waiting - for ;ersonnel thit had been promtsed, for boats that had been refied once, nd for clarificati(m of its ,,tatu.: /1-; to alithority and jurisdicti)n of maritime zabota&e opera- tions. O 49 men required, 14 were on :,arvi, A -3tart was made in equipping the Unit. -13- ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 15 TOP .S tog B. The preliminary decision on Plgelliw (prcR.;.up missions by clandestine ferrying) was to allocate fast surf-c his to OSS but this has not been effected as of the end of March. The operational prospects for Plan "Bit (direct attacks by underwater swinuers) were very much brighter due to the excellent performance turned in by the L Units (individual teams to attacic. water targets) during ? !A to e"- 4 4- V 1.0.11+0 hiah Armr ana &Ivy officialz. -- It wa.=. anticipaed that one L team would carry out the first "Bs operatiOns in late April, to be followed successively by 4 or -5 in May. The military visitors were evidently greatly im- pressed oy possibilities of 1113w operations, ca7ried out in conjunction vsitil resistance r,roups. In consetivance, a stuay was initiated to define as accurately as possible, L Unit potentialities in terms of :erl;onnel, equipment trairling for tne irpose of recomf.ending to G 3, SHAM,' , Id 4- a proper aliocation of tne L-Unit. A / X. 22 Total Personnel: OG t be unsuccessful in its effort; to pro- cure boats. Consequently, there were no operations during the month an no future operation for them was approved. The group was a superior one both in character and train- ing ,,nd it was hoped that it would be used. If, however, it should develop that OSS cannot use them when training 1.3 completed, the G;-ou, wiL be returned to the Army units rlic:1 it was originally recruited. 14- TOP SEelif Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000101m4nnn72, Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 r, ZHER ACTIVITIES TOP SECRET XI. C1MAUNICATIOB3 To::al Peri(nanel: 3541 lf which 11 A. - r u .n (fo- 60, incl.auing Jedburgh) 1.1 s La u on c t In uem La .nta in its cnea '..es JnIt ':3rvegia.1 circuit: 4nd :r11.1.16 ac '033 t:_e exPrci e "Sally" wa : :ontlacted ti3f._ctorily witil SO from Uart.it 2C-24. fqe co_wlement i .65 officers emu. men. B. St-tion Victor. (for SI inclauing Sussex dilt- X-2) Victor as completed oy tne enu of Ma2ch except tnat t-t' antennae at not been in-tal-ed. However, the stati in an operating :ont iti :n, iince a listening ant. Lmunitorint; tcli was inaituted ir.Lg merci ;e;. This st;Itioi: -?nale SI nt X-2 traffic in connection itm 3ussex and SCI anits. No decoding will be done here, ,rtar MaCt74:Z43Z 17,.1 received thy In tlIrn wtil he re- 'ei teleprint -laehine to be decodet. and di,tributed. T-e .Joakaultici.tioni Brancn in London will prepare a master 1. n 4.41t ti;1 nm n time it 'aicn ae,ents Ailouica signal tnein fro,aency. Arr.Ingement, were initiated train .-)perators )2-1 per,ti3n: .,;ent.: in fleL.. Tle-,e exer'!iies were .)cnedu_Led to take ,.ace ,pout 17, 11- _dst two week.; t- afford 3pportunity t) Decome daintet. %itn tPe traffic ffom tnese agent. TOP 11 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Ap roved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TnP ECRLS in Victor is sully operatigertotai'Msbnnei is to be 105. The present complement is 58 officers and C. 'Wile Unit. This unit, witi a complement of 51 officers and men, p,rticipated in the exercise *Sally*. Tie equipment is complete win the exce,tion of a few items. XII. SE?VICES Total Personnel: )73, of Alich 62 are civilians. The rec.uisition 1.)rocedure that Services has estaolikhed effective re2ult3, on tne channelling of - ,..7? ? a*. k.? . frm t,e tari)ugh the central offls,.r .;arvice t) tae Procurement and Supply 1.3r-Lck 1..1 W. shin6ton.117.e: Brancnes aave attempted to by- ,nLel either by cable or pouch, the .7iiquest .1a.7 frequently been caught and rechannelled. t..e exception of tl:e Brancl. violation via the pouch re,leit,e ystem a2 set u;, by Service.:: aas worked pr'rcC17e1/. New procedure on cirgo shipment: by which copies of saiina, documents -re en t,-; the tneater recttfied . se:ious i;ap 4 J. is tile theater', inf-Irmation. Ti implement tue speeu; ndlirt ,:f* c--rgo EhipmeLt tf:e 2e7ional Trans- .: Jf:ir (RTO) .)eer set u_ 9it, ):fize; at ln;port center. It servicei potn Am,iricans )11 multiplicity 3: p7ob1ems in aL,?: 3-/ exp-uitin, 4hipments fund transport. TOP cf?CRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 t, XIII. OTHV BRAIICHES Yield Photgarapnic Plans for the Britisn Isles section of the Coastal Co.nmand project were completed and fll:Ang was scheduled to commence as _Joon as security had been cleared. The Small Camera training program was highly successful, a number of X-20 SI students attended. Experimental work in connection with t.te Office of Scientific Research and Development 4, anri r1SS has r,,ceived some very favprable reports from the Air Ministry. The photographic unit aa=-, been credited with the .rapid development of the new aluminum oxide explosive through high speed camera Plan.; Fere made t, depict the Jedbargh Plan in newsreel ity1ein:vork on the 11y ictu-e as actually started. - 17 - 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? z TOP SECRET ? At? I Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Anka.. 'VII :ire w I ii TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 7.7 ? T"I , ???0:921, r ? .MIVISSM , _ vh.?21, CoLillersen 4?3 , _ t*. sold, seats -so- . - Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Ft 1110 trrybw, - - T.4.14 -.0.1111101 'TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 kJDEL T 32LTRAL AFRICA TLE.ATER REPORT March, 1944 I. GELLaaL R4.8.1.1UW.ILLIG TOP SECRET the Aew army orEaLizatiod IL the ii_editek- ranean, OSS Algiers assumed coatrol of tie Bari base and operations into Albania and Yueoslavia or 31 Ilarch. The set-up is tentatively as follows: Ooj .,leadquarters - Algiers - CC: Col. Glavin .t. u00/AAI, ,aserta - vu: JOI. carter 1. 5th Army Advance Lase 2. Advahce Basel Bari :;C: Lt. Colf,dri Green 3. Advance) Leze. Corsica Capt. :entworth D? idd1e - Lt. AI. TouIiiL 1. Istanbul :assion: Lt. Col. IlacFarland 9. .1frinn _At.ntinn ea_dera: a1. 5cbmidt istabul will have priary responsibility for all operations aad intellience J.. Central Europe, 3u1aria, Huneary and umania, and Cairo will conduct all operatiohs and inttllik,ence iLA the Near East and Cre,Jce with the exception of .estern Thrace is to be under Istanbul. 2he Africa ,,eetion coatiflueg! to be directed from .:ashington with headquarters at _-..ccra and a liaison office2 at Cairo. Lt. Colonel Toulmin and Lt. Colonel s_cFarland, .Arateeic _)ervices Offioecr, at Cairo and Istanbul, left 25 arc for .ashiton to confer filt!I the jlrectorate on tae probleLs ari3ins;_4ort, the aew set-4p. --4-4-4,1;t10 Ur J'tLi Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ??..1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 L ? 2 - UL' The Bari Base is cow being, reorganize r t aireation of Lt. CoLhdr. Green. /I. SI ior details of the proGress of specific 31 lAssions see attached chart. A. Yugoslavia rerecaz41t L. n?e fjv1.i LuIS ;,,01.1th dillk ance ark mon arm am= and several otaers are awaiting transportation - Intellience is beiae sent rogularly concer.116g. battle order, effect of bolebing on tare, ani economic conditions. Two -.-eat,Le.,: tea-vs are c,crati-,: sdc,essfully, tao are ready to zo in and personnel in being trained for additional teams. lajor veil, ?ienior eI representative at 1-artie.in Gil, returned to ;air? for reports and con- sultation, and plans are being made to send an Intel- ligeace mission to :Anaileviten. 1.?ajor ,eil'was rendered a valuable report of ais observations while at fito's .7). Greece Jeven missions are in Greece, two are nroute to tneir destinatioa and several new ones are under ore- uaration including twc for t,e Jodecanesc Islands. alld/T co.tact is mdiatalaed ?,ith ;,.thens, but ei_vost all of the other ;Assioas are e.r.perienciat: t-e tranemiszion of 1,.telli,eLee .1,,e to 1 ti,e activities of s;eriJar, troops. 10 '4 joint mission with 60 went into In lirosiOn. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-9 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 3- TAP gre,RFT The situation among the guerrillas tfleYelLaslig="1111111 for the better, and much of the credit is said to be due to an ZIne of our officers attended a conference in dfa of the various secret services MD, Force 1331 A Force and 066 with 2 Lial delegates frore EYV14, as a result of ,elicn free passage was obtained for allied personnel and all bona riae Lizette. teohAioal personnel tarouLh EAL lines. Lo arms were promised and the agreement was coemietely non-political, Lore eviaence has been discovered of spy and sabota,:e activities at tile Cyprus Thse. To of our cailue captains eere shanghaied ad beaten, but escaped. The agents operatin in :iorthern Thrace will innmVortn be ondar the Jerectio., of Istanbul. J. eibania iNto izissioas a no develooinq in tae field, ene in tae nort.1 central coastal areas, the other in t OIh eeeteel 2nd southern inland areas. A network of teams of local neople centerinG around eace base has bee,' started. erson:.el is aveilable, base teslits will 'ee coea;loted, t_en eeeees fe: eub-bases 'till be formed linking the local unite te bases, using aropriate cutouts. :eelve acents aefe L. tee field. liace of ..,6r operators ,,as .revented turee colepl_te base tears being formed but at t-e end 3f the mohth the situation is clearing, and 15 ici311-traiLed operators .0, A^ Teso have been proleised. TOP I Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 rrtrie The effectiveness of Albanian o tions Ter SFAipial I been cut down to a substantial degree due to failure of transportation facilities. As sea traffic is obviously undependable, a request for liEht planes hns been made to the Air Liaison Officer at Caserta., D. Africa The Lew ..ea d of tLe i_frica desk at Cairo arrived. lle will be in cnal:Ge of t f tation aid will serve as a liaisoh iafori.atio,, officer for African affairs in ...lair?, vroviding a lin. with Headqaarters at Accra. Intellitnce o_ diaLy.ad activities continues t,o be one of tLe main ;rojects and close watch is being kept, especially in dest Africa. z3ubmarie activity Laz been discovered in A;Agola 'Lich is thout;ht to be conected with the diamond activity,and a fisn114, patrol has been arranged to investigate. :.;ur small nucleus in -t-i-:1- is wol, due to the lack of a.1 organizer to le= tne -,.ission, but excellent reortL wac received fro.. our na,v reporter in the Lc-16Jan 3=0 on t-e ul.e.ber Aeports on agents and suspects, subversive activities of 2olitical factions, ahd the loeatio,i3 of A=K18 trsr-3-ittGrS are arriving retsularly. 260 reports ;Jere received 1L,ria,to Qht,, of ;41.1.ei_ 35 were b.:( c-ble. zo. ......:,, e;?--, A \ ..... ?-? 1,- - -IL; 3 CAL r'dilif 4CIS ?rp Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 v.? . ' .`N ' - 5 - ^ ',Or A 1.4213 z. E. Bear East The section reports almost dully on political activities in Iraq as it affects local politics t4rd the over-all plan for Arab Union, and on Jewish terrorism and disturbances in Palestine, alio. its implications. Our representative from Losul arrived in Cairo with material for an extensive report on tribes and tribal conditions in northern Iraq, 17ne 2.1Lecutive Orrieex 44041. SI made a trip to Syria to investigate possibilities of further developments in that area. Agehts taiVe .ow 1J6.1: asked to report on fiscal conditions, black markets, smuggling, and complaints on rA Lease and other Koods prtein and distribution c,f of U.S. origin. DurimE the Jlonti: a Plan was initiated whereby increased field activity may coutinee on a permanent post Te-r basis If it is so desired. 122 reports were submitted by the Section, but no outside evaluation if theft, was received. F. onerational Target Section (Bari) Photographic interpretation and collation of intalligence on tarvet Quarts fur tne Anzio beachhead continues. All of the ;hoto-interpretation and canto- gra,hic section work is to 'ee transferred to Bari. Photo mosaics covering airfields and communication centers were completed for the 15th Air iorce, and daily .ists uf tar,,et priorities Ath explanatory analyses are furnished nem. ' ???? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 mar A first distribution was ? fill FIRET - 6 - maps showing Partisan held areas of 'Yugoslavia. This distribution was made to the 12th and 15th Air Form*. G. Labor Section The Pericles Eission (to work with MU) departed, strengthened by a fully trained and .quipped Greek speakin6 radio operator secured at the last moment, and a signal was received from Cyprus. Our Lgyptian labor contact started on his Laddle Eastern trip and is expected back about April 1st, The Bari division has been established, and is now workine closely with the Yugoslav Section and Partisaa representatives in Bari, fostering cordial relations. They report bLat Partisans are intensely interested in all labor problems. The present program consists of obtaining Partisan assistance in making contact 'lith resistance groups in bordering countiies, an exchange of greetings between Yugoslav and Albanian v.orkers and the interviewi..g of iartisans with a view to :_atnering si.ecific labor and econoiLlo information. Alkyts z.oktinn Larch fii:ures show a subsr,litial increase in reports of OL'S ori6iu, 529 as agaiL.st 483 for February, and 407 for January. The reports for February dealt wit ii intelligence concerninE Greece, (76); Albania, (59); Yuoslavia (50); Germany (39); Austria (32); .calastiae (30) alld otners; 2348 reports were accessioned, :rocessed aad forwarded durin?, tap 1 "SEM MIIIIIIMIII Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R00010014nnn7_9 Declassified and A proved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 A - 7 - has instituted a daily cable t qm, (1ml...se1ae to AiRiOrS a coneerted effort has been made to improve the quality of reports forwarded. The Reports Officer has delivered talks at the school on the basic elements of proper reporting, and is briefini, SC representatives on report- trig. According to the latest IUD assessment the general status of OSS intelligence is improved and shows a contleued upward trend. British Yilitery Intelligence has a high opinion of 05S information from Albania but in general that from Creece is considered too vague and scrappy although one special line is considered useful. Political 1,forration cannot always be classed secret but is of use. 7x1ri reDorts 384 reports ;rocessed and disseuil_ated during March. III. X.-2 42 a co:-sequence of the recent defection of two German aizents in Istanbul, valuable information was received re6artlin;:: GerLari es;iJ,a,;e IL the laddle .;ast as well as the naues and Ja21,ese I. t ?)f about 100 films Ised ;Inde, end three alleGud are bei...6 watched. lesczitio...s of the in Germaa ?Le 1, ? T .at. Tnvestization a-E.:nts as cover is ,A rirt 1) Axis es:IQ:1.3.0a groups in Cairo suspected :der- ,ratios. _service between furic.e and the United abates is also being followed. The sau,zlin.:, of dia,whds, p1atinu:11 and otner fro. Africa to the Aatiae as been effectively neutralized as a result 0/.1pqroin0H ;.?1,4w Declassified and A proved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001RnnninniArv-v-17 Declassified and A proved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 secured by our mon. Iv. Nell ma maintains close relations with British 143W, itie StGfiLl attending weekly meetings with their staff, and is now submitting original items to be used in their summaries, The Section is also working for the newly located In- ternational Division of USAFILE which will handle relief in occupied areasi preparing reports on the distribution and displacement of population, areas of agricultural surplus, and routes of supply and communications in Greece. Continuing projects include reports on Greek fishing grounds and ship building, and the briefing of SI and SO teams on topographic, economic, and political con- ditions in the various Balkan countries, The Balkan Air Intelligence Summary has been dropped as navin6 outlived its usefulness and the Balkan and i.4dAlat xast Intelligence summaries have been discarded in favor of Weekly Greek and Yucoslav and Albaniaa Summaries which are more uetailed and analytical in chdracter. V. QD 1/1. SO Yu4oslavia Five liaison officers are now in Yugoslavia attached to Tito's various Corps areas and the last officer to withdraw from !:Iihailovitchle territory is proved For Release 2013/09/05: Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: - 4, -9- , ? . 4,%,v stt making his way out. Two others who had been with Mikailovitch since the fall returned to Alshington to report and it has been recommended that an intelligens* rdssior be returned to .Millailovitch territory. Both Lt. Colonel zieitz and Captain :..ansfield, USLCR, have submitted reports. The SC and SI Cenior Liaison Lfficers to Titc also returned to Lan i 3airo to rtport. It is thoucht that tLere is ircent need for more ra.1,1... fur field officerz. 211e 7-zitish? a 2itc, el.d the Hussians a lar Ge aission headed by a lieute_ait eieral. Cu:7 t :ito is Ileaded by najc-J: tILU t-sat LO Lreeee ca ,e conrot ho.l.e to outrank the Pritisn, but the field feels that eVni 001nrIf3 :11.40z3 01J1,1 ,i70 '113 better stanaing. liaison office 12:2 recd- tc, t:o in, and twu defi:te de:olitioLs objectives e.:e tra..-:_vr:tatiL;ns 0.,e for the reio.7 jf :.orthern ivia, tc ther for t,e ...;koislic Ls Creeee ix liaison Dffice:s sevea enlisted arc r'reece attncrd to var3 vs 1,2.erri1la groups. Ta,' a_ce trairlie? the cucrrilla::i te U3til of sabotage - o-s ahd are maLL.,sJ day :luns. fficer has bes.:. a a rorts taat althou6A 1.1reese , At 4#1 " ?,7 ftst Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 -Dedassified and ApprovedF Release 2013/09/05 ? CIA RDP13X00001R000100140007 2 ? Ed? SECRET is quiescent followinL, 'tale trt.ce the situLAion is uneasy, but they aope 4. L.* LI ...Ls... CeTJT.eJi ;it at.i.rawai truce will it thro.1,,h the expected is nrrsnt,in., pinpoints for the rece2tion of tie UG's; to ar oi. tie .t;ea.a Coast anlhavt esatlisLed two bas6s fo2 t.,.e evacuation of stranded .allIed airn]an; oze is with zJE.., guerrillas supervisinE the constructiol. of it ail...port; and another is o.2erati,12. a small 'hospital i. the mountains. FollowinE loaL; 1)re1imri arrJ.hiLei_ents with the guerrillas _looiah has 6oi,e Luto thu ..vror district to attal17t to cut off tJ.e o. vi.;a1 materials to Gery ?3 are aov onruute their objective. eiolitio:4s ad weaDohs ;red to drop to him JurisdictioLal have arisen %.L-, over ?ds:Dioh. the 'natter how 9 turlds, the ...issic.h LJ u2erateC. Juirc but is c! ,iir(ctuu 1'201 .:L3L,IteL.1. uL iffLcare 11. loCI.indartes for - . t. t:Get? for 2.'t`e.CLe StEZ.,..4.1kAL . Ltti e. supply ,..ade a survy ilitary eittAuLloa and oci.C.iti, .3 , ?Lt.tu.121.k.:d report. 7olic:j of cooperation with the Greek r recrliti,k, and truini,.6, ten sailors, all ?,11 educated a.,d ea,-er for 'Nork, are now at school. s - in g ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 _ FfiRrf C. Albania The last three of the party of nurses who force landed in Albania were successfully evacuated on 26lareh by Captain Lloyd Smith aided by the Si coLtacts and friendly natives. Captein Smith has re- turned to Albania where he will specialize in sabotage with the Ballists. 711. Air Activities No report. All handled by British. VIII, IX LO work at Cairo is steadily increasing. Pam- phlets, rumors, black imeadcasts, motion plcture train... ins,, f1ri, poison pen letters and some propaganda material for Yugoslav Partisans are being prepared. RUMDZE are concocted in weekly committee meetings which include most tie stsfr and representatives of other branches, then takea to the joint 03-FVE re:eekly meeting. One third of combined (..S-PZ output during the 2ast four moths has beer contributed by _ G. relis on ottr ti7a;,eLcz z.o disseminate these rumors as it aas no men in t'-e field. Its liaison officer, who will lead a paotot,rar,dc mission I s cLwalLi.,ti; ;rans2ortation in arl.. A campaign of "poison pen" letters has been started agai_st well known Creek quislings, and a series of weekly p/azts are being seat to Greek aewspapers. Two distinguished German refugee writers have 'I '.- 'T14 LLUV, been recruited for the Cairo staff. rIFidanri Annroved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified Approvedr Release . - 13X00001 R0001 C.IscrgET IL. LU (Including dhipping Operations .)0) The C4i1L4e -ervice Ir the operations in the mwean acs been bad1:,. haz;pered tis month due to storms and relations with the Turks. the ens2 *f the Lxinth word was received that tne ,Jublia base will be closed and there that au further contraband iJay be the eoast. 7he aritian may witnaraw all forces from tlie Aseean. All attempts to surface craft fror. the Navy have been of is a proba- saipped along raidinz obtain fast no avail, but ney enjLes are beirle installed in seve:al of the boats arad :,:lans are beinr, -ade fr t. alioc-tion of the hew n = 4 - .,y4 4 - .17 s r.a ?I rte.! f.r...lataT? ftwi gAt? wnic- it is hoped will soon be on its yay. .;hipcing ujaerations - Mari Jurine the we endinz 26 Yobruury, 11 si-ips :Or.0201i ca;.ryinz 702.2 to: of carco, 203.5 for t.le iart1sa4is a-a 4V.7 for tic4 ar-d OL 71s. ? tisk,. Zro;., 5-11 1) vessels carr :,1.1?: 767.3 to:. 364.3 for Viz. 2oI1o' ii. t.e Q.Jk. .teciaed tu %.1tLL11-...t-. _ ool.feretIce y t.t .artisans, and 25 _artisan ship :lag 4%4 :144 -/24Now 0,4*Nis ,st :lave esta1ished-444111 ;13414401 41) ???? 4.. A II v.* co.L.trul JVOZ J-?,eretluL.z t) 31C1 az extent llaisu_ I4 ,Q: expendit'ares fro a fe" t_1(../usa-d and the L.crease In 1414 dollars a L.OLt. to ZINN% -41IF A* Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? - 13- 1 3 I toLviiL 430,000 has placed tile projeoL tubataatially %,,rwiretetti umej our weans. The 01B6 Liaison Office at Loeopoli has therefore been closed and, although one officer will remain to aelp with repairs, financial assistance will terminate on 30 April. OG Besides the 20 officers and 191 enlisted men on Vie at the end of February, 4 &era 50 enlisted MOR arrived at Bari free Haifa. Under the new set-up, all CC's will be under the direction of .34olonel Livermore at PG4A""cf A combined raidinc force of 153 CC's and British eommamdoe made a successful raid on ,olta on 19 Larcit* of e vere 3even1,enisz killed, one Gormar. officer, ninety-seven Lea and six 3roatian police were captured. Cele 00 enlisted war. (St. hallitsie) was killed in ectioe aral one effieer and two enlisted eve were wounded. Znemy reprisals included an air raid on 3omitza On 22 :lareh and eee oe Vie 25 _Arca. Ave Partisan boats eeze sec', tee de.a4,ed, e _reek; deel ef_ ....*?.e.fiee Anne ; but ee eG easualties. Tee eG's Lew, establiseed reconnaissaece eosts oe t,e islands of eolte, ;*.var, Lazosta and Jorcula and report we eeezicue eadearters Vis, by voice radio ever, feu hrs. A Greek nit erebareed bj destroyer but returned QL receiviat: a eieaal teat laediee- vould be unsafe. . ? t! d". 7,0 :37 t4tj ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 ? CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 - 14 XI. Communisations For the period from 5 karch to 25 lisrfth thmOair lessage Center handled 1568 messages, The Bari Base is now handling twelve agent point to point radio circuits and during the last week and a half In harch records showed that more messages came through than during any previous month. The school in continuing its training of twenty operators. YTL. Rory-lea* ttf E Normal supply operations and routine administrative duties carried on. The Bari Base is Lastalling and equipping an officer's mess, It has the responsibility for the operation, care and iaintenance of 35 vehicles. ISTANBUL J2FICE Operations in Istanbul have been greatly hampered this "^r'th by of per":10rmeis largely anda to df- ficulty of obtaini,iL visas and by organizational and jurisdictional difficulties. Due to a tightening of 6.esleral solic. by thn rri7Lq* rn f.Irtmor if'mntivitian maj be carried on fror? Istanbul and tne Jublin base will be closed. Contact with vario.is influential croups in Dancary, .bimania and Bulgaria is being ilmintained. About 150 re:lorts were submitted during the 1,:ohth. 6 Al I ...At Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? -1 ?? . . Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 ? CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 0 0 0 0t.43 ea .0 4.3 .77 0 1.4 4.) 0 S.4 Jr. *4 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 0 o.) 0-1 0 Attr..14. T nerkutco 1116410E8 P.1.2a.rt.11.0 ...MAGI,..k T1U J.L1iC1 ji.V01.1 CUa Y'XuL...LAV1A To rill-11113u vieuti.or idforfultim 11 ft If Arrived at, destination. ArriveAl at ocstinationi JaitiLE. ;Jtatiot. (Jalii.AL,et) (huudwsi (Alum) L,ttAtio., YuL,Jsiavia lurtdeah 7th Jorps hdqtrs. .1..t_ttt) ;Jtatio... ij (Batik, ...et) B. ?I...AV I. -11/4 k. 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Labia ruute. .itn radio, u,,Lrutinc. ih Greece. Int.c.111._uhoei. Dispatched to field. Scheduled to depart. Aoady to co 25 Larch. Cordial relatiohn with. kJRI*t1L1fl 1r Larl belhc fostered. nas ostablisned safe route to Jaheus, Lo further word fro_ operutor. daily auhtact. -wawa ttonof irttelliceitoe high. :/43 operational, 1/3 in- tiallEehoe. iew operator, r ad: to depart. i_resent ihactIve. A-8 .21Torted LAssioh failed imicause of tilaiditj of o;)erutor A-11. A-11 oLt. .ouljuveaater.i. Ldeoloh A-6 & operator ready to co back. succevsfui uttu,..:6 to riotr4, to :)alohlka ,eridan tx.0ups 1.,tehis1ve sou air cotruls st..,d 1" t-e Coe3 rri itakewsz, 111911 smadmij 0 CD CD (T). a CD a > 8 CD< a CD (T) CD CD co 6 th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 od panaiddv pue CD CD CDCD 0 6 0 6 th 0 0 0 0 0 0 t.v1??1.1t. a 04?????????????????????? 411M. .????????11?????? 1..ort; . tib 13bb: .liceduhia 4uricics (.rt)Loa ,elion e.se (tori,,u1LJ sula) Jjl.L;.11ru- jjprv.b Lyzantiwe 11,131,11G Dultl.(J (Olt cFurutGr 4.-16 Iiith ru(.10. -isolu, tor uf trutfic ..VuVeLt ohraLe ti.to tallany. . lt313iL.undur :.u,t..;uakey ror 161Lha, joiLtly Ith Li t(.1 LL.Lur t.ruuL4 ureel, i,LumaLt. 1 1 agent. 1 operator JeLt warniLL that largo nos. ul trool,e were about. worl for over 2 wks. then OULLQ 0., air - housu reluisi- tio..ed by GorkaAlle, difileultit,L). 4111 C.LE144: signal ,t1laci1t3t duil, co.Abot. . st,:t u4ited 3. 14ro8. Lk. u, trouvb : 3i .ther s. LutA.11,An1,1sa:u .L:rtj /-5C urrived i :..4,4r.14u, 1eat/L.6 Soon fol. Lett Juiru 16 !Jar. ,dexandria 20. Jel.arted v.ith radio o.erator. itnai received fror4 Oyprus. utttiiq ready to depart. uobtiLL read:, to depart. 1111111111mmim. immet, e rirl Crt; 00, Fr ellaiika% ?If ' 1. 41..1.... 1. 471moi.1.4?6 ? ai? Ar Lif4; 4.4. . .4.04.111.1 ?????????????????? --4???????,11?0??? ?????????0141,............Z.1... PO ,ane: bari 41.1..Yr4...*Labter0 4.1 tAt I la) Caell J. j .4 ? ? ? ?P ?-? ? 01...?????????? ??????1.11111?10111 "ouonaaik,eaLov of 1.1..forii.at..t tiseolqied Le w oomrator. Gettthl: ready to depart: ....vie . cirt.' . fGrt.. ICA k-illit erica in Paill.. I, Z. Gperator has :,laintaihed col,L1,1 Julio, zi. i. c. 1St area. 3 tuai,u uirLiese soanestions for ,oilti I. Lritish & America/10 despite Genial, oesapatioa of area, 2 local operators worki. ax et. ? 00ast. ? ,AJUI iis tatA Ii,el:oelie 1..1 ? ..,L-; (zartlsar, t,rea) .olo X 0 0 0 0 0 0 .3 ? 1;0 3.3 4.11UG 1'1;4, ?321C. (.14 Oolo..1 JI,orj . %J.". ?? .;(:+1,L0 iliGtaiieOLCe p AJLIA;CO.1? mfrica 1e1n.,da iaried .11 0uiot. .ufrich 44fricuii ortuL,utse .t.rrich 1 'Alried 12v 4.ariea Jul (1)10) ,friedr.61, i? _ntelliEenee Unix-0 (3 stutiolis; I ii 2 ? -iii????:011 1 and 1 31 reports & 9 cables. Lo recruited special ach!evoldentsou L. field L,enerul i.ctellitonoe sub- -itLed )C. recrLPAld ficld 4 a...! 3G mz:raitc.d IL ff,cld 2 a(1 3 reoruiteu ftun. 3 and 3 rooruited in fi,AZ. 1 4nd 15 recruited 1 fiu1.1 3 76 reports 1; 11 caLlus. licence 0.1 dial, ,Jnoi ,roposals ...ade to cor.bat. CL let....-ace of Liouriu. 7 chul0a - 171.:...ports, or ,jfAi et tE :3usiectud 0. 1:121., 1 cacao voyJrt on itce or IritiuL oucc3ourifer. 47 reports 5 cables or further i?orrio, on looa- Li0.. 61n,.desLine rhdic stutii0 bkrees ocuird 43 j' U cables. IL- furi...atith. on Lazi spies. Cerman c0aLu1 Lourenoo I.Aplioctted smuczlIn:. 3ta441 Det, repre- sentative, nostilee attgaill roe, U. reports & 0 cables, Little ;IARri or interest, no head 01 .,,i3sioao '?-4t44 Locatini clandestine trar.0.... mittors. 2 Mai '2110 Veal wvistadi 0 CD CD =Pi CDa CD a > 8 CD< a CD (171 CD CD co th 0 8 0 0 0 0 Ce" c al wae?,10 100,k4 rim wommi 4114.A4A LLTO 014.4412IU.,4.; u.u..)0AIVTILIE G LARCH 1,0uhls ox4 jreeoe Liaison Qfficere: ENIid6tatlo" ,Laqtrts. "Wobility" SVOLtiOn "Truffle" jtation "noodle" DU1011. :Jtation "korta" atation "onepsteau" IOWAX Station "Kimbrace" orthern 4.eix egetim ?101rUo 1-e liana lnt,Lrrupti;.L lines of com- 14..ication durinc, German tbdrawal. t'ersonnel: All Le.ibers Allied lAlitary 1.is- 81Uh? 2u be reiLforced by britinn co:,Amat..dos. L)enior erican niaioi tdf1icef, (,reece. urficer. 11 tl 11 niaioon ufficer vinpoints arrane;ed. 2,14zer conclusion truce, has LiceL makint_ tour of Epirus 4.Aicedon1a. 1.,et .ervas. un reoonnaissance tour. ,I.1,bh guerillas. p'acilitating removal allied airman. Jonstruotion of airport. r? as& 4 Li c1iar6e of small hospital sastia4 0 CDCD CDa CD a > 8 CD< a CD GLUGu .110 AJLU:11.1rTIUL 1-.ROCritili3 Mat:GI:ARCH - iCi (oon't? Evvia t ? Eilitit3tii.L: 2o urrui,k. Jafb ,41t38ai.;e uLulito c.io,t1t; rouLo fur avi.Aorb. .a:rort ou Operatii.g esoape roate. 0o-plockl Aiatalo:, 18 ..arch. .atation "Learny" .4tatiou "Lortiake" (T) Cu. D JilioaLo 1.;vroti 1 L.turit t?,,o Ethipikeut of vitu_i. WA..ile;:i to Jialde (J,. way CDC th 0 YUGU.alaiNIA .4pike Yubr.tx ...)toplje urt.a .AljeraLi flrf4a Liaimon ()facers.: Lit,617 I. zatatioL "Huacion" 7ttLt:(..r)s Vt or,. u.t.:j ? tiot, oi ..s 2ttrieL: :.1ties .1eraptioi. of oomh,anioa- tio,,s. ear,eL: ,acoraft i,"ctory. surou ,e4ior Liaison viith lito /Lost. tc., Jealor Liaison eito to objetive. iii forl,ed. at Lion 101 foraed? -/oportud L.LA Jairo. GA;OCrii.t141.a.0 14.E AA DLJORIPTIOL PROGRELS ;AARCH Station "Relator" "elota.L." "Rakeofi" LARh() .;tatioh "Ropartie" howell Dalmatia 8th Corps area 7t.0 Jorps urea Zhu L;o.I.TS urOd. Slavcala hills iUssiot. soutl, ()I 1101014 ?WO Cett C?51:4 VC2 riret Liaisoh Offiet:r Liai3oh kTficer Lihuilovite ,test. Chief LriGiun sub-LiissioL. Vaiana lhterruptioh of eom- munIcations. ith cuerillas rrtl LL evacuatiou base for ullled airiaen. rron station. fibld. t.urses evacuated - preopariag to return. ilsaa wet. NAL% RUMoft kri0.1EiMa ,..?moms...mooms "The i.nite List" "Caiquesu "Bed of Awl's" "B & B" kETO MO PROJECM Li;MChIPTI01, Co promote cooperatioh '4th discouratA calque owners from 8upfly1-6 Germans. Troop desertions, To terrorize bucnarest and uudapest* BLAOA 1ii. LrtuiwGi...),e,.., la Greek to Greeks l'csuplly Grael. underground newspapers v,itn tne actual news, seasoned uocasionally with rumors. In German to German -ewe cast to be sent in 1.ors e code. troops in Balkans. in 1;1Algarian, Aungarian aLd AuLlanian. uTLEA PROjECM ketata m60 YUGOJLAVIL. Liava Project Base: Bari clel litut Banner Project Base; Bari vi 10.0,;:itmorman 1).i3sion 1?911 witakamyi Intended to supply news aad rumors to underground* Co carry into Partisan Headquarters a former Y-m minister, 2,J establish leading political figure. To establish a permanent MO liaison man with Y-m Partisan headquarters. PAOGRELio DIJAIG In 3rd ii.onth. .orking on it. olorking. Representative waiting in Bari, cL qtett- 4.! YUGo:Jiatila 1110111.1????????????? "iavelion" Flan Y-J Ledical ..)urvey GRIME Underground :.eivs- papers "apple Ilan- "Larry Alan" "2," aid udn "Liarry" .lesiou F". lewspaper rlauts PROGR14a;) DUR1LG LARCH To discredit ravellch through use of secret material, dim- semi. uted by underarm/LA. uending in copies of name" "Yank" "C..).A." "Victory" "auuders ,Jigest" and postere into lurtisan -sad- quarters. ovies soon. it study of ILedical requirel-eats of lartisun,s. kroposed Lo recruit inside Greece unti-Gerpan. 181 to edit underground papers. otilizinc outstanding Greek Delkocrat iu LO staff, Cairo, to effect Surrenaer ot ilaportant islaad garrisoL "Jean" .41fecti,q_ reieues 2ru1L0e uf i,ost effective force fur unif.;ing Creek .undartes th.vouth ",Yedil" introduoinr, "Jean" into Greece to celhent reLatiohn bot.ieen guerillas. .uis.,aton uf priest to leta "bul as permanent LC, Jain to WO.L-1( through GreeA ortnodox To plant stories purportinL to sortie frol, Greek-American patriots ia Ureeh new- papers in Alexandria. (ln preparetiou) (CoLoletec) (i ru posed intelliEence proposal subraitted. Altered situation among guerillas. Plan has been broue,ht up to date and re-sabmitted. (uou approval) "Aenuing passport) dv CD CD CDCD 0 0 0 6 th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lod...4LP DLoCELPTith. BALLAII8 "Gannister ArojeW "Lc; LulAe IlAssioh" "Gus" lUssion Rumanian Aailway filootage Leaflet ON. PkuGii D URING tiAa011 To drop cannist.srs coi.taining subversive mate2ial ta existing underLround Urbanimitions for dissemination. ILO participation in Dission to advance pont near farnu 3everion to work into aumania and Lulgaria. To dispatcl, tobacco berchant to ..dyrna as perluaneLt V.0 f4an for rumor and pamphlet (Unsaid.: ation. Leaflet to encourace sabota?Le monk. railway worKers ih aumania, Bulgaria, nungary. Dho,CT,LY AGAIL0TiitL 11;1111Y "Coffin" IlaL "Ilm" t,ewspaper iriutink, of "warning" LlessaLes to ?uuislinLs and Uerruans on coffin shaped leaflets. 1.r1nting newspaper lurported I;(1 be written, edited and by Gerlan (Proposed) solati(n of :re- sent Vulash passport difficulties.) (ln *predaration) Appx. April 1. (April 15) driqtA. t=a3,r IDWAV, ?tort e'D reel sookaati 0 CDCD CDa CD a > 8 CDa CD (T) CD CD co 6 th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 i OP SEMI Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and A proved For Release 2013/09/05 CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 I. FAR Eitel' PHEATER OF UERATIOK8 liA;PORT LARC, 1944 ib? aw:A1 Ng. .td Major aoffmann, former Flax East Theater Officer, has now been appointed Onief of O. Lieutenant (j.g.) George O. Jemas, who had been his Executive Officer, is now Acting Theater Officer for Lae Far East. en allotzent of personnel for both areas in the Far East was made during the past month. After an overall allocation was made to cover Communizations requirements for both Far East theaters, t..,e remaining personnel was divided evenly between SzA0 and China. In addition to the basic Far East allotment made in early February, there were added 100 enlisted men and 4.8 officers. Sub? sequently 14 additional officers were allotted to colonel Ocu,zhlints exclusive coemand. ECCQ14iac of t.e distances involved, the Far .:,ast Theater has been divided into several eeparmt,- 0. Ohlaa (sometimea called 0E1), under tIle comzaad of Colonel Joan G. Couhlin, as its 1.eadquarters in Caun6.67.ine. Colonel CouL.lin ,as 1.14utr Ais autnority all Ueie operations in China itself, as well as those carried if.dmnri A nnroved For Release 2013/09/05 CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 I. on by Detachment 101 in Burma. Director of 5aco, Sino-American ,TrilAC Includes Ceylon, most MO %111% 4 ? ti ? Le is alsouty Cooperative Organization. of Burma, Thailand, the unimy Laninnuin, .;nmntrn and tie waters the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian 3ea. and islands of Its headquarters will henceforth be at Ceylon. This organization Colonel the command or Lieutenant/Rieheerd lieener. AS a meano as follows: the of identification Detachment Detachment Detachment Detachment 101 - 202 - 303 ri ???? sir ? CHINA? tioSia.. tae units ASS= Chungking 14ew Jelhi Oc.ylnn is under are numbered The organizations treated under China-Assam during montn of Lareii are tures in number: AA, BB, GC, Assam - Detachment 101 3hungkinE - Uporations under the himming - AGFTR5 daco Agreement These will be discussed in the order given. Adt Align= Detaehaant 101 I? GELERAL Detachment 101 nas increaseu its personnel to some 32 officers and le6 enlisteden. -jurin,' the past montn it Las been effectiveld operating toward four objectives: (.A) ,6ecuring and reporting infomation con- cernin6 Japariese installations, ,,ovements of Japanese troops and supplies and other intelli,-ence of value to Lilitary operations; (B) Axcatinc air targets, supplying irs nr , vialmikvtike -2 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 desiaatioas to tae air forces and Infogi?rr Phe 1E11'1'4"/ 4:1Els forces of bombing results; (G) Rescue of American airmen and crews shot or forced down in Eorthern Burma; (D) Ambushia6 and killing Japanese. Pilo unit is well o17ani7.4ad in its onaretInnal and inte1146an ce aspects and aas esprit de corps. The Detachment nas successfully evaded repeated Japanese attempts to locate and destroy its forward groups ./Lich have been singled out for special attention, particularly because of their activities in designating ground targets for air attack. Attached is a summary in chart form of the acti- vities of 101 intelligence and operational groups. II. SI the "Ina 's is of incopiqg information has improved with the additional assistance afforded by tae assignment et-F. /nsi6n Brock and .W.;6t. Lyon. Lieuteaaat etters has been assigned as liaison officer with General Lerrill's IJeep renetratioa forces aaii Lie Lias with him a radio set wit,. operator d.AU cry7AoL,rapher. rhe inte11i6ence obLained at,iLeadquarters t pro.ptly relayed attars. 11.. tall,es? outstuadiag inteli16ence aork included: (A) capture of a Japanese Lllitary sergeant (himself on an informa- tion-eatheriae missioa); (E) ia the escape from I-211r= of an iun610-Burmese .an dad aia wife. (rhe =an aad ,orked IL an airplane assembly factory Lear Rangoon arid both _ave lived in _tango= ahd Landalay qJae _ 3 - Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001 R000100140007-2 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 1 s 1,14 cArrtrTii 7?T :74 fall of Burma); (0) 23,n analysis of the capacity of agents of the yarious hurmese racial groups for intelligence work, written by Commander Luce. III. X.--2 IV. R & A 1.11. excellent system of contact witn Eew Delhi hAA been established. 101 supplies Eevcr Delni with a daily iLformal radio ,c.occ%c.., nLA1a wee:':ly intelligence sumrary. 13. & A at Delhi is furnished witz all articles and documents captured fror the eneny. n & A man has been attached to the forces commanded formerly by General .ingate. In the future as L.coming personnel makes possible ex.?ahsior., of a & A activities at 101, the unit expects to ilt/11, in `cue following ways: -Nraluate and disseLiate 101 L.tellik.:ence; intellie:ence aEal,st LUL....y,".3 reports; pinpoint tar.'ets by means of pilot? iL_terpretaticL; illustrate (.)..j intelligence with Laps; compile periodic toi.icul reports; systematically interrocate 161 personnel returned from the field; assist in interrobatine? pribunere; Laiztain liaison with A & at Delhi; assist in p1ann1.6 futurt 161 operatioLs; help 101 tr8in1n6 prograr-. V. CD Uldza.41u1:-) VI. 30 Lieutenant Colonel Peers has created an k,peratiaL,s Jection to which all the groups will be ripn ?"10. 1 tboto 6 I Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Dec assi ie. an. Approve, or e ease 8 /8 6/8 : T c!, Pik 9rger N attached. vile person will be responsibl'i' eadSegroUp -ta to see ti,et ip1i eliveredonA all prt of the plan executed. In connection with General Merrill's Deep Penetra- tion Forces the hnothead group expects to furnish 331 all eLperL jungle ficAters, to serve as armed guides and to furnish 2,-.PLSOnLie1 for ruidiLLr See especially a summary of the operations of 101 groups attaahad VII. For the :est three r4ontas supplies to our agents the fi el IT rwi a5,cJo pounLtc e nebay air activity has forced us to aake all our drops at rib:ht. This is a difficult operatior. oince the drop points ara surrounded by .ountains and aigh trees. 101 nas an assiganuat of twelve plane loads -nr.t.1 n onfonl Pan:- a:I:fever, it nonoltrori 10 It during iebruary, aad 74 fie:hters furnished escort. C.;olonel Peers' report recommended t,Lat aircraft be permanently sagclicrsaii tn thc, unit . Tr 2Art:,,;21s;.T. cors,caato a R-9c (wit- operation crews, Luallitenance ,ersonnel and gun turrets) to fill emergency needs, with a B-24 to follow. t 411??????? Lr. Oarieton ocofield of LO visited the camp ant; 1;.atio s4e.,4_estions t;ie assignment of LC, i,ersonnel to tae unit. also suggested tnat aa iC al,eratiohs aead Le assi6ned for Lae t)eribalent planing ant; directing of .0 at 1.1. Top ECRU Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 LC. IX arm tr3:4Pri LF LiuUtuaaht i 'LLO--b; in!) s Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 a TOP SEC FIELD PHOTOGRAPHIC BRANCH - MARCH REPORT During, the month of M,rch a total of 43 sound and still camera cress were use4 in the production of photographic reports for OS L and other war agencies. A total of 5 motion pictures were completed and 61C,O0C feat of 35 filz aftd 6213,7ret t.P4 -V 14 cessed by the 17i,:c,itington laboratory. The films com- pleted uurin t ntt included: nSao flr Lit?. COOTIAnatar of Inter-- American Affairs nSSTR1(radio set) - Communicationsn for OSS nTibet" for OSS at request of ZLIjor Tolstoy ritish Railway Problemn for OCCID "MO Report V Lt. CoL. Wikitakern for OS3 There -e ut the present time units of the Field Photo- graphic Branch working at Wat3n1ngton, Hollywood, Brazil, Lonuon and in the Chinu-Durria-Indih urea. Wlinhingtan With respect c the Waqhington area, the number of camera crews employed tr rate metropolitan area were 6 and outside the .letropolitan area 6. There were also 13 still camera crez:i actively engat:ect ourin thi.c. period. In addition, demonstrations of iconozraphy yiere conducted for Army, Navy, Top SIN El Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 4,1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Marine, and Air Force officers. Construction was undertaken of jeriscopes and iconoscopes. 42111,7ood The Hollywood unit is still at ;,ork on the highly secret project for the Joint New Weapons Committee and the Office of Scientific Research Development. T3 date a total of 40 pictures In color of secret weapons ave been made and sent to Theater Commander.3 ::13. over the corld, wnich enables them t3 keel; abret of development. Brazil rsp,i-st to the iroject in Brazil approxi- notly 7500 feet of filn were procef:sed by the Ina,tnington laboratory. The ihort on trio City of Sao P,Iulo at War was complete nu its reception by tne State Department clIci other interested parties was favorable. It i, timated that the photography of thi:3 project will be completed during the month of Kay, thus releasint; the nen for further assign- ments. London This is Lreated exclut;ively in the repot s by theaters. China Concerninti CALL:, one photogrupher is accompany- an expettionary ..rty into Ho-taern China, 4 ?f .nota;r 13 photostat copies. L Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA- 3X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP ,!FflPver Them z,re '1 total of 3 enlisted men on that project. CILina-Burma-India vrItmaat. ?_11,C1 4....:0.7Ay no' 2 nlival officem: any 9 enlisted =11 in tne China-burma-Indi4 area. The heatholarters for ttli i;roup Is at Detachment 101. One Wizti?ftl.nt Officer nas been dropped by oarachute and is making phi,togryl'hic record of 0S8 activities behinc. the 11ne3 In Dur. One photographer who had been a-;siGned Ceylon fthipped his fL tc irr,,,V%4n0.4.-.0n where -,icture f; to 1)e -lade showing OSS activities TiLe plan 1.; zo 1nc.t11 still lilboratories at 101. 4.)4. To date so:le Ici,CJu0 feet of film has oeLzi exec ,Lcio. received 4.,t r,Elislington. It is 3..an;.eL Lk, L-170 .-,;tort notion pictures coo.pleted cau7in,iCL y be to the officers .41.(i men 'oils! L: tac thedter i4ve ti :,ome idea c?onaition, TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET vs 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET FOREIGN NATI0NALITIE3 BRANCH MARCH REPORT 1. The work of the Foreign Nationalities Branch includes a variety of field studies of Foreign National- ities in the United States. Among these are the follow- ing: a) Foreign Nationality Group Ueetpip. A total of 44.1 ,c1 groupmeetings were attended during the month of Merch of ahl,.:n the dreetest number dealt with Poliz_!., Austrian, Free It,lian, Greek and other aelicn erg,tnieationi. Lite ..leetinge attended; o) Sitlaation Report on Foreign Political actiY- Reporte were prepared IPD r - of iO1 Situation report were prepared dial- ing particularly with middle European countries ;Ind other groups now under German hegemony. There were also reports from Field Representatives total- ing 201, the largest number of which dealt with German, Yugoslav, Czec1io5lovak, Italian, Austrian, Polish, Frencn ana other croups. c) Foreign Lanzaaee Press Readings. 388 reports were received eased .won the reading of foreign 1.zalguf.tbz newspaper. r'ireiculer :Attention was devot* t tne editori,ls comzeilte acpearin8 In taa foreio languet.e pres3 -oncernint; tho trial ene eentence of Pucaeu, tte fo,.thccming conference " tj Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-7 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 (OP SECRET of the International Labor Organi:Lation? the reconstitution of post-war Germany, statements of the Badoglio governrent? tne Ruitsi:tn consti- tutionll changes, criticism of Vatican policy and many others not spccifically referred to. 2. There was .A.so a series of reports submitted by tne Foreio N=17.ionalities Branta during the month or larch. They.were distributed within OS1 to MI, UIE, State, Ju,..tice, Cemorship, etc.; B-1621 Greek-Americ.tn Re.;ctions to Churchill's Speech 3-163, American Opinion on the Polish-Russian Issue B-1640 Oscar Halecki, Polish Spokesman B-166, The Reverend Stanislaus Odemanski B-168, Albanian-American Intermission 3-1691 500 Divine Services for Poland 3-1701 Lithuanian Nationalism in the Iln4tA3A (Z1-1.11-cle L.f+.1r. f:meakt.rtn=fc #178, The Ukrainian-L;npnage Pre- ,3 in tne United Statea B-17,, Yugolav-Americar, 1-Ne.c.r.ion:: to ..L ' k Sr Ca 3-172, rolisa-A:eric,x, Merctlants Look to Poit-War Traue :tti. Poland 3-173, Speecu anu Ukrainian- American Opinion B-176, Two Regional Hestings of the American jlav Congress - 2 - TOP fro!r Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ?inn gyve B-17?) Charles Fv-vila And the Position of Rumania B-179, Yugoslav Factionalism Deepen COSZN7 trG WA= tr.3,07 B-1650 American Zionists and the Palestine Resolution 1i-161, Finnish-Aaerican League [or De!locl-acy Convention B-167, Don Luici Sur:Lc) and the Christian Denocratic Party i:. Italy 3-174, Fifth Birthday of L'Unita del Po',)olo B-175, C-patiko-Raziz1 3uuriA-Yings S-191, liaslumi on Nomegian-kaerican ,frairs 13-17d, Current Hungarian Developments in t:le United States Free in tne United ii-176, the Eastern Orthodox Cnurch in t-e United itates S-90, Fortv.cofninc, Visit of of York .11?1? Arelihisitnp FP' Ul ivat r `IZI "Pm Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ti Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ar 0 p erpocT Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 SUAARY OF R & A BRANCh MARCH REPORT Current Lntellil'ence_Staff. Welualy. 4 4- -I .4. vs - 1-1 ate% war 01. A. ? ?16 MAILVIPW4Gartik. 441?44 .4 WC IP 3taff7 1rc.iaig tno JIC Vleekly Sumnary, L, ILL Li tice 31.7EL.,-Args Report Weet.:.v it!rran, Outpolf,t;, one report entitlea Joutes ..,cross the Ino?Chin. Peninsulan 1-1:iueci curing tnE, month. grit.- The 11,p UlTislon acceptec re.uest ror 78 maps co,:pleted IY'curingMarch. The retqua-ots for - new .cap 6 were broken down follows: 0S3 (divined (is fo11ow50 JISP5 .. 19 CAD, Wor Dept. 12 Otilerl; 15 ? ? 0 46 Joint Chiefs or Staff 21 OffThe 5v InteLligenee 3 W:Jr idep-1.rtnent 8 Total 78 vrat2.7%t.! oc muy be illutrteu Uy the follb-in. Retolest.- for Mcips 825 1)1 b.),ri,eotIntLi .L4-;) "? t";? 4 4 0, 4 t-te -? :to:A ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? I. Declassified and Approved- For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Topographic Models: .?P SECRET Requested 7, including 3 new models Completed 4, including 3 new models In Progress 27, including 19 ile-e dedels The new models completed were XIII Western New Guinea, XVII Northern Greece and Southern Albania, XXV Southeast Asia (Part III). In addition, 54 requests were received from the S!yecial Photography Section for 271 titles and 65.994 prints. 3. Eurone-Africa DivLsion Besides eerk an civil -tffaires pArticularly guides, the activities of tne eubdivisions include Seonoreic Analysis of German-Russian strength for the Joint Intelligence Committee, in collaboration with the USSR Division, end estimates of require- ments for civilian relief in Europe. Geographic Fire special studies. Political Afrioa Section, 2 reports cleanly with phases of British Colonial policy; lalican_SecL12,111 report on the role of the local 'dynasties in -.he Belk/lila, and memorandum entitled sThe Import nee of Southeast ----,- to the GermAn Wer Efforts for the Joint Intelligence Committee; 0 I vlia#1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 PO UM ile47 ??? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 To 4 ? A Central Burope Section, civil affairs work pra==x4-1..71 jtaltan Section, eui-rent social developments; Near Eazit ?..1=k.:w4i4sz, rcprt on IMTIZZ and Pro-Hazi trends in the Near East; Scandanavian-Baltic Section, a study citing of ;.1.1 estimate of probablp Finnish reicticT t.. t;m7 Tostvn Turopean Section, work on civil affairs guides. 4. Far East Division This Division completed 4.1 reports, including the topographic studies of tte Shimushu Islands in the Kuriles, 2 volumes of the implementation study of Sumatl-a, and the far east section of the Joint Army-Navy Intelligence Study on the Palaus. 5. USSR Viviian. In the USSR Division there nas been activity In connection tith civil affairs 1,ork, and pork in col- laboration with WPB on post-war economic relations between theU.S. and USSR. There wa3 &in? completed a project entitled "Relative Capabilities on tne Eastern Frmlt, of May 1, 1944". _ 3 - IA3 -- --- Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TO L k 6. Latin American Division% Central InfoatI2n niV424f?n nrtri Ipferd,a.parthEmtal Committee. Thouit activti during Haroh. tIlese ,re not trt:atod cif1ci1y Lere. 7. Crimpn6:4tinns, Six letter of comtaendation were received, in- cludinc a letter fro a ehtvy Lieutenaat expreszing .13 ratitude anu that of s;uadron commander for port ? I info ion to be used in Mediterranean oper;Aions. lop -_ - - ?i? ; -1, ." k J 1.`: !,' 4.' -I. ,.... , WI .1 w ;EA fia3 2 434 Als ii S 4.4s a Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 \I TOP geRET TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 SCHOOLS AND TRAINING BRANCH REPORT FOR MARCH lip slot/ 1. An izIportant develotent during :dam, was tae desiLnation of Schools and Training 1.12 separate branc:i ant.1 the creation of a Training Boum. 1,eaded by r.4.r 6 eCihy. 2. Probaoly dariut ? . Ira IN r ? 4.1 ? a mo,A, outstanclin;:: cohbideration the ei..cro=4*;4 in .r.er3cInnel to be tra.Lneu, cnicl U=C? Vt:t.J.i4IG%4 Oi do/sn in procuruuentand more particularly by *Lae de- crease in t:le number of OG personnel in tie schools. The Training Boum, has approve 6 am forwarded to the Director for final approval recommendations to eli=inate some of the camps now in operation. These recommenda- tions ;ire contained below. 3. During the month of March the total number of ctuLent.s training in all Areas was 636 anu the number of trainees trined in all Area' i was 633. Expenses for VIC MOntli were 422,130.)9 frcK1 unvouc.ered funds. Instruction rogress anm. ,Abe of Areaa way be sut.delariLed briefl: ..-i follows: Ar* ;a A. A-2. 59 stuaents anu 16u trainees. Used as a holding area for military peronnel. ReeouiLla.nd,tion: taut d Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 kit Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 101' skst;iii military basic training course be estblished in this Area to permit OSS personnel to complete their basic traininz. A-3. 39 students. Formerly qp-mo train- ing here. Closed during middle of month. Recommend-tion: that it be ?GIS& U4mIVLi A-4. 41 students. Paramilitary training. A-5. In standby condition. Recommendation: that SO tr,iining be transferred here froi: Area D. .a.ra, B. 4 No new students or tr4neas. Only the OG Training Staff. Recommendation: that this be closed. Area C. 109 trainees and 24 students from other branches. Used as the OSS communications school and revised as to include a greater amount of military and physical trainiLg. Recomiendation: that c,.mmuni- cations training be confined to th? Area. Area 2. 3tudent.3. Uf;ed as fini;hiniL school for 4% SO t ?Oe Onrien \.! t t;lat this be closed. ? 2 ? SFRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Arg_a Z. TO? SiAil 51 students. SO students added to titose from SI and X-2 branches. Area F. 28 110 students and 258 OG personnel. In ,tddition to uLdng this as a training area for OGIs, a new training course was established here for students from the un 117.annh. Recommendation: that OG traininc be transferred to A-3; that this be limited to the Fora, Bacon and Davs group and the MO and Eifier groups; and that the military complement be relaaced by civilians. Area M. 25 atuuent-; and 77 trainees. This Area beer aiscontinafid as an OSS Training Are- .tir communication', personnel. l , Recoie netct MenthLtiQn; 6114A t.It bec. Ared RTU-11 68 stuuents. Intttlligence finishing course. Area 169 Qtnrinnts, This ia the Assessment School. -3 MM. Akt. A 11. ? ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 4F) Area_ W4 _lc 11P TOP SECRET 50 MU' s and 36 OG trainees. During the month of March a Maritime special swimming group training on the West Coast was moved to the Bahamas. In addition to a special swimmine group, a number of Maritime officers have been trained at camp WA aa well as an Operhtional Group. 0.1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Top SECRET s Top RNITI Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SEC Et SUMAARY OF SECURITY BRANCH MARCH REPORT The number of requests for full security investi- gation:: hal; increi..3ed this -nonth over February as has th?. quEtthp7 nf security reports written. However, the Div13ion .ias been able to reduce the number of pending cases to 573. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 1 ft Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP S,:n,.c:RE, Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 IPMARCH MONTHLY REPORT OF CARGO SPAT f gr ' FOR SERVICES BRANCH Summary Completed Shipments TIIEATER NUMBER A As laVZSF.1.=14=11 snipment5 by theaters, 11Yr.t,h I944 European 87 Far East 52 I1ddLe East 42 Worth Africa 46 Miscellaneoukla TOTAL 259 WEIGHT VOLUME (pounds) (cuat.) 810,913 27,410.0 758,755 57,311.1 27,958 3,001.0 106,190 3,225.5 3.175.1 5,369 94,923.4 nnnillatAd ahipmpnts by theaters. Jan. & Feb., 1944 European 119 Far East 77 Middle East 53 North Africa 50 Miscellaneous a TOTAL 320 C. Completed shipments by theaters, calendar year European 206 ratr East 129 Middle East 95 North Africa 96 Miscellaneous_il TOTAL 579 D. Tcta1.20 Marr:h 1,944 All 259 E. Totalz, Jana, Febrda.:7,1'144 All 320 F. Titals, co.leaddr year tt-) tiate, 1344 All 579 724,651 341,435 131,601 140,868 99.215 1,437,770 to date: Snm-ary Current Snipments A. Curr,dnt 8nipments, April 1, 1944 European 32 Far East 66 Middle East 31 North Africa 54 Miscellaneous _la Total 201 ??? 1,535,554 1,100,190 159.559 247,058 160.768 3,203,139 1,765,369 1,437,770 3,203,139 TOP 124,090.0 24,773.2 5,051.0 6,159.6 5.419.4i 165,532.6 151,500.0 82,084.3 8,05.0 9,385.1 9.43L.8 260,456.2 94,923.4 165,532.8 260,456.2 AIIlk, ME AL Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 k B. Current sUipment;3, J-p z 2 1944 European 67 Far East 63 Midale East 54 North Africa 38 Miscellaneous _22 TOTAL 252 TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001 R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET t?E 't ? TrycWEi - I u Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 - _ Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 444,mizis," 11'44Gt-S2 7:7 St 4! SAses - ?g4214rair:;._ .7r 7-7 ? ra,,v, AM, - Vssiids? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET t IP Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 E.; Wit ,r4 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 z TOp REPORT ON OSS ACTIVITIES FOR THE UONTH OF APRIL, 1944. * * * * * * 4 * * * * SECRET Attached are reports concarning OSS personnel, appointments and changes, transportation of personnel overseas, the four theaters of operation: TO, NATO, MET?, and FETO (China-Assam, including Detachment 101, and SEAC), and reports on the following branches: Communications, Field Photographic, Foreign Nationalities, R & A, Security, Schools and Training, and Services. Otner branches are not covered separately because it was believed their activities would more properly be tre;Ited under the respective tilea.ters in which they operate. There are no reports this month on the four missions in neutral countries because the amount of material con- cerning then on a monthly uasis ia limiW. There are no special innovations in the chareotdrep^rtin.2 this month, except. that the policy hPls been adopted of pre- paring a snmmary setting forth the high lights in all theaters und in Washington. One idea which will be ctrried out next month is to Ltav6 a special section on commendations and citations, In order th,At we may have in one place a reference to all comaendatory remarks concerning OSS. 41 A 4504 ty William L. Cary 414 Reports Officer Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 1 'taw 04,c 177-7 hf- " Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 "UP toy ECRET , Lbati Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 -orm 4004 90v. 6 mlrch 1944 OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES IiTOTAL STRENGTH REPORT FOR OSS PERSONNEl Nuo0,erassigned (exclusive of personnel temporarily attached to OSS) as SEREF *. Aprils 1944 date TYPE OF PERSONNEL UNITED STATES OVERSEAS ON DUTY TRAINING ETO NATO METO FETO OTHER TOTAL OSS GRAND TOTAL IN MOW OUT MOW IN NOW OUT MOW TOTAL ARmY? OFFICER 229 45 2 31, 50 i'7 347 2011 167 121 0 150 12117 ENL. mEN 887 350 204 200 1441 1344 920 591 261 0 3123 4964 TOTAL 1116 395 317 250 20711 1691 112$ 765 319 0 3973 6051 NAVY OFFICER 110 9 37 2 151 52 21 30 27 3 133 291 ENL. MEN 120 32 0 3 205 95 21 37 29 21 203 40$ 1 TOTAL 230 91 37 5 363 147 42 67 56 24 336 699J 1 MARINE I oFFIcER 19 5 0 0 24 15 6 5 3 0 29 53 ENL. MEN 7 23 0 0 30 $ 4 3 0 3 11 441 Tv.,1, 26 21 0 0 54 23 10 $ 3 3 47 101 COAST S'..ARD Prr ICER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENt.. mEN 0 0 0 35 35 4 0 0 0 9 13 48 TOTAL 0 0 0 35 35 4 0 0 0 9 13 41 rC?AL 'Zr9V I CE 397 59 113 50 619 414 235 202 151 3 1012 16.3] OF !CEP 1014 458 204 235 1911 1451 945 631 290 33 3i57 526.1 ENL. MEN TOTAL 1411 517 317 215 2530 1865 1180 $40 448 36 4369 6*99 :ThvILIAN VnOCHFREO au 193 0 0 1135 233 4 13 A 3 257 2092 spEclAi 322 40 0 0 362 144 163 123 94 0 I 510 1172 TOTAL , 1964 233 0 0 2197 377 167 136 98 3 1 7472964 0 ss -,?,,4o rcrA, 3375 750 317 2115 4727 2242 1347 976 546 39 5136 9163 . , , , *WACS (r=z. ded i abov tota s I OFFICER ENLISTED TOTAL 3 0 3 3 0 3 6 62 61 1 27 2$ 71 10 I $9 19 96 99 I II . . n . . -..? ''NE I 1pproved by: oftirellica tli Prepared by: Date: neclassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP PER:301iNhL CliAGES ,PPOINTAGNTS FOR TILL MaiTh OF APRIL 1944 El Mr. Edward Ching, Chief, Planning and Liaison Staff, MO Branch Oruer #5, 4/5/44. Relieved of his du,ies as Area Operations OffiPer, RTO. Major Graft,412. A_,its, Area 01.1er:A1rms Officer, ETO, re- lieving M-. Edward Cuzininr, U0 Branch Order #6, 4/5 44. Mr. David Willi=zon, Area Oper.ltions Officer, Mediter- ranean Theater of Operations, MO Branch Order #7, 4/5/44. Mr. Rudolph A. Winaacker) Assistant Chief, Europe-Africa Division, 7fitn staff ,uthority for airection of researcrt of tn.e ,,nu with authority to ect for Division Chief in absence, R&A Branch 4/-L4/44, Lieut. Edgar M. Hoover, Jr., USNR0 appointed Assistant Chief, Europe-Africa Division in charge of Economic Subdivision, Mr, Ch&ndler Morse 13 uereby relieved. R & A Branch, Order No. 75, 4/12/44 gnsign C-rl Schorske appointed Chief of tne Current Intel- ligence Staff, succeeding Czjor Gied,ton, MA Branch, Ortier #3, Supplement 1, ,-1,/44. Major Carl O. Hoffman, AUS, is appointed Chief, SO Branch, vice L. Colonel Williax P. Davis, III, F.A., relit_veLl, Order #16, Su,plement 4, 4/8/44. Major Cornelius :lea A,,-new, Jr., Chief, Document Intelli- gence Divi:Lion, vice L. Coildr. Edwa-d E. Pratt, USN?" 1.1ieved, CD Bra ,ch Order #5, I:sued L2 A,Jri- 1944 Mr . M. Tchitclie:.ine, i;resently on duty a5 A,st. Cezh;orsnip Div:sion A3st. ini Officer, CD Branch, 13 appointed Chief, Censorship Divisor. A zliniltr,Live 0:fi,er? Cia Branc_1, CD Brar...:t, Or..er r5 I0.ed L11.4/44 Mr. Harolu U. B. .,1?,n,. rre n-ly on a.tty AJ3t. Equipaert Chief: ieu, CD brnnr. Oruei i), iieci 4/124 npriaccified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 _ TOP SECRET Mr. Harry B. ALlinsmith, hating reported for duty with this Branch, is appointed Chief, Radio Intelligence Division. CD Branch Order #5. issued 4/12/44. Major Everett Gleason appointed representative of the OSS on the working staff of the Joint Intelligence Comeittee. Branch Order #77, issued 4/14/44. Robert L. Wolff, heretofore Acting Chief of the Balkan Section, Europe-Africa Division, is appointed Chief of that Section, R&A Branch Order #78, issued 4,44. C. S. Williams is hereby relieved or his duties as Deputy Chief, SO; Branch Order #51, Supplement 24, SO Chief, issued 4/13/44. William E.. Duggan, appointed Deputy Chief, SO, Branch Order #51, Supplement 25, , issued 4/13/44. Lt. (jg) George Deas, USNR appointed Acting Far East Theater Officer, vice Major Carl O. Hoffman, MIS, relieved, Order 7:417, Supplement 1, issued 4/11/44. Major Philip L. Gorelappointed OSS Liaison Officer to tne varieus intelligence echelons of the War Dept. and the Army. Reference Office Order No. 12, dated 28 March L944, eara. Office Order Supple- ment 1, issued 4/26/44. R.H.I. (Ise-4are' eieointed Deput- Chief of the Special Funds Branch, Branca Order #1, icsued 28 April 1944. Comnittee eztablienee to inveetigate a:.e make recommenda- tion.; concerning, nendline of pouch material, both eeeee:e4 ..ne! euteoine. Metabers of tae committee shel be: Col. Charles Vanderblue, Chair-seen, A representative of tee Deputy Director-Intelligence; A representative of te.e Depute Dir - Strategic Services Operations; OBS Theater Officer l Mee;. eiargaeet eeiggs, Mr. Weeton Ho-Tele:Lade Uejr Duncan Lee, Seccie'L Order e60, issued 4/28/44. 2 OP SECkEI Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TRANSPORTATION STATUS Li The following number of persons were moved to the 1 port of embarkation: hakast /IQ MU IBIll MI 221hit April 3 to 9 April 10 to 16 April 17 to 23 10 3 6 37 56 10 12 7 3 32 3 15 2 23 43 April 24 to 30 _Al _Li _.1._ _.2._ ....62 TOTAL 66 46 16 63 191 itAN Pl 'MOP' PI T 1.1104.. 447 r ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 11P SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 1. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 SUMKARY OF PROGRESS OF OSS ACTIVITIzo DURING APRIL 1944 A reorganization was effected during April in the European Theater. Control of OBS operational activities was shifted to Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF); supply and administrative matters remain under the direction of the European Theater of Operetions, U_ S Army (ETOUSA). Completion of the reorganization of the North Africa and Middle East Theater Commands under the new Mediterranean Theater Command was carried out. A few of the highlights of OSS activities during tne month are indicated in tne following summary: a. Mg In the European Theater plans were moving toward a climax in most pre-D-day programs. The efficacy of OSS operations in this theatereas tested on April 24-26 when joint OSS field exercises were conducted. X-2 and SI field staffs pareicipated 4-elle and SO field staffs acted as control. Three American controlled teams were eroped in Frence, the first operation under- taleen solely for intelligence purposes by SI. Revorable comments from General Biseell (A.C. of 3, G-2) were received for the operations of X-2, and attachment of Special Counter Intelligence Units (SCI) to the First Army and the First Army Group is scheduled for May. NO L%j1U ???11,. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X0Onn1Rnnn1 nn A nnn-7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ar.) TOP SECR T will, it is anticipated, shortly play an equal part with the British in Black operations. R k A Enemy Objectives Unit has commenced participating in an investigation_to follow after the invasion - with respect to the effectiveness of Allied air bombing. Under SO'air activities the number of successful sorties has constantly increased with 28 out of 49 completed during April. Field Photographic i3 now C 4 wAyuy.vv0.4..7 0.14.5=1.6WU u,,e p.rojeet to photograph the United Nations Navy effort, particularly the amphibious operation 6.i. the invasion. b. NATO In the North Af,-ica,, Theater the value and number of SI teams in Italy and Southern France continues to expand. There are 20 teams in Italy and the neighbor- ing islands. on are operating in Southern France, one of which G-2 ha o rated as the second best source of 0/B information. The Medusa network operating out of Madrid is believed to be furnishing from 50-65% of original American intelligence concerning SoLv?ler2 Frantu. A lack of specialized aircraft and bad weather has hampered air operations whicn has in turn cut down on SO activities. No SO teams ;re operating in Southern France, but six ip It4ily* mu activities are tied up by Jack of equipment and personnel. Concerning R & A the development of facilities in Italy for prisoner of 2 - ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET war interrogation has resulted in a number of vital reports and a flow of new information. MO has made rapid strides in its expanded program: eight 15-20 pound MO kits were included in containers dropped to resistance groups in Northern Italy and 800,000 leaf- lets directed f0 the Germans have been distributed in that area. 00 has been quiet but was recently con- gratulated by Major General Patch on its training progrem. or CommurAications e fifth DF station has been established at Bari. c. Agaa. In the Middle East Theater, a recommenda- tion ha 3 been made to establish an American mission to the Partisans independent of the British, and the deci- sion against sending an OSS mission to Mihailovitch has been reached. In Yugoslavia we now have 3 weather stations and a liaison group of 5 officers and 3 enlisted men. In Greece there are 9 SI teams on post or en rout. together with 7 liaison officers engaged in such miscel- laneous or as operating a hospital, airport and escape route, and negotiating between :lostile groups. The Greet,. cainue service is working efficiently, having moved lu more agents during April despite a considerable iek of cooperation by Turkey. Our shipping operation out of Bari has practically been closed out. R & A is now working with a group of agencies including UNRRA, OWL MEW, and others. 3 11P Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13Xonnn1 Pnnni Ant-, V 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 0 -,7 I iltuit The Istanbul office hes been operating under increasingly difficult conditions. The need for a clearer fiefinition uf lurisdietion with Cairo and an unsettled personnel situation has complicated the problems in Istanbul. Our reporting on. Central and South Africa and especially in the Near East continues to be well received by MID. d. nag In the Far East, Detachment 101 in Nazira? Assam has hagIn ordered by General Stilwell to increase Its guerrilla forces to 4,000. At present 2,000 armed natives are led by OSS officers. By furnishing intelli- gence information and native guides this OSS unit has proven indispemsabie to Brigadier General Merrill (of Stilwell's army). Target information, bombing evaluation and rescue of downed airmen have been provided by these forces. Plans are being formulated for expanding MO activity. Operations under the -SACO agreement have not progresseu. Air: Ground Forces Resources and Tech- nical Staff (AGFRTS) has been approved and authorized at a strength of 35 officers and 65 enlisted n, Plana providing OSS an opportunity to distribute information secured through the 14th 'Air Force to SEAC. The SEAC taeater is at present in the process of reassembly and planning at Ceylon. e. WASHINGTON R A, Foreign NatJ.onalities, Schools and Training 4t and the other branches having an Independent ? 4 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X0onn1 Rnnni nni A nr-In-7 n I 'VIEW Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Sc re? ? ;.1 C r-nstvr i9 4 s , operation in Washington report a heavy volume of work, but nothing worthy of special note here. Their achieve- ments are sum=arized in the latter part of this review. An attempt wa6: made for the first time to set forth significant parts of tilt monthly cargo status report, furni!iaed by Services. -5 sz_o: Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 , ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 PROPEL" THEATER OF OPERATIONi 212212 APRIL._ 1944 I. GENERAL A. OSS ETO received a commendation from the Sup.:eme Allied Commander in a reply t3 an inquiry from the House Appropriations Committee as to the value of OSS activities in support of military plans. Likewise, Major General Biesellexpressed. himself as greatly impressed by his con- ferences with OBS personnel apia -visits to Operations Head- quarters. The expansion of Field Staffs to be attached to First U.S. Army Group (FUSAG). 1st and 3rd Army continued. The actual assignment of one SI staff to the 1st Army went into effect during April. In addition, there were on hand 34 officers and men for the 1st Army Group and 14 for the 1st Army. B. On April 11, 1944, by command of General Eisenhower, operational control of OSS was shifted from European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, (ETOUSA) to Supreme Head- quarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, (SHAEF). By the same order, ETOUSA retained control of supply and admin- istrative matters. Actual implementation of this order was achieved in conference with SHAEF which clearly defined OS'S operational functions under SHAEF and OSS administra- tive functions under ETOUSA. 4.4 1 A 3 4 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 z TOP L-1;fili,t G. It now appears that with respect to SI and OSS will deal with Assistant Chief of Staff G41 with respect to $O and MA, with Assistant Chief of Staff G-3; and with respect to MO, with the head of the Pay- ohological Warfare Division. In. addition, there will be contact with 0-5 (Civil Affairs) through R &A. Relationship between SO and 0-3 has for same la:sa well organized since SOX/SO joint headquarters have continuously operated under the supervision of 0-3, Chief of Staff Supreme Allied Command (=SAC) and 0-3 '81.41 D. For the purpose of achieving coordination among the branches, an intelligence committee has been set up under the chairmanship of Colonel Yorgan fuld a IS lima." 4. operational committee under the ohairmanship of Commander Armour. The latter handles operation matters and matters concerning staff units going into the field. Consider- ation of high policy which require the approval or the CormAnding Officer come before an executive committee made up ofRuceForgan and Giblin and r Commander Art1oUr. ' ? - 2 - 1L !tit Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X0Onn1Rnnn1 nn A nnn-7 tic Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 4 ?-? :e gUe 4L it E. On April 24-26 a joint OBS field exercise was conducted - exercise "Larry". X-2 and SI field staffs participated fully and SO field staffs acted as control at Freehold. SI and 1-2 operations sections functioned in London with SO personnel serving as control. This resulted in the preparation of standard operating procedures for tutura INTVILIMICE 11. la Total personnel: 261, of which 67 are Freneh enlisted men and 64 are eivillans. A. SesSem nap - (This plan is designed to provide an iatellif..-anda mAt-yina In support of D-day opczations by dropping agents over specified areas who will live off the land and carry out their specific missions.) On April 9, two Apierican teams and one British teat were dropped in rrance in a parachuting operation. The following day, April 10, two British teams and one Ancrican toe= were dropped, together with containers of tiiirik own supplies and those of the men deposited on the previous day. Thus out of a total of 13 Sussex agents doposited in April, three American-controlled Sussex .teams were dropped successfully in France marking the first operation solely for intiligenoe purposes underliakon by 31. French underground representatives - 3 d - la al ea R"M 120 IR 11 gle a Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 .A1 ;;. Declassified and A proved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 4 LV,A7 44, kati m provided the same reception committee for all teams and British transport was used on both operations. Two difficulties appear in the Sussex operations: (1) The 13 Sussex agents dispatched during Aprilt rAk-artki their radio sets by the and of the month; (2) The Sussex proem:11ms behind sehedule mainly because of initial failures to contact the Pathfinder =scion dis- patched to France aa the night of February S. Also difficulty was ex- perienced in obtaining confirmatio4 of pinpoints suggested by the Path- finders. At the end or the month, 113 Sussex field agents and WIT operators were in training or had completed their course at Area "SO (in England). Only 7 remained to be enrolled to complete the quota. B. Other Special Plana 1. Proust Plan. - (Thie plan provides for a reserve pool of Yrench agents to assist field Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R00010014nnn7z) _ Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 3 iOP gaNtliii imtelligenoo in France after-D-4er). Fifty agents had been the original number fixed upon to implement the plan. nowevort by the ed of Abrilt there were 65 Proust students at Area "B". The figure of 65 stands currently as the full complement. Eighteen of these 65 students were furnished by BCA (Froneh Intelligence) during the latter part of the month. The month's activities generally were char= itetried by high morale and exeollent performanoe._ The work done by the WIT operators was particularly 400d, and it was estimated that at least half of the men would be ready to, meet the target date of approxi- mately uild-.Tuno. 2. Labor Section a, Mission Varlin. (A. mission designed to send men with labor contacts into France to work with resistance Groups). In February, two agents were landed in France to establish labor contacts; one of these men - the W/T operator - died fro:. an injury suatAtneld after a safe landing had been reported. A replacement for this man was recruited and went into training. On April 15 his Life in France course was completed. Subsequent to his arig Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-9 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? "nal y rlanding in France he will be in sta with Station Victor. May moon is his target date. An additional message was received in April from the surviving agent. The message was merely a report of additional contacts made in organizational work; including particularly the established contact with the leaders of the Con- federation General du Travail (C.G.T.). There was no intelligence data included In the report. Overall Varlin plans were implemented further during April by established contitet with Col. Warts of the French Bureau for Prisoners and Deportees. Instructions were sent out for the recruitment of one or two reliable transport workers to be placed in each port, railroad June- tion or road confluence of strategic importance. These men were scheduled to go into hiding until after D-day, pud it will be one of the tasks of the Labor Desk field representative to contact them at the F:ppropriate moment, b. Faust B Plan. (This plan provides for the penetration of men with labor backgrounds into normany), Ten more recruits arrived at the end of the month in addition to tile 1, men recruited in Marcn. - 6 - ? ? ; (.* ant Declassified and Approved For Release 2013%09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-9 t7.7 tz? c., Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Preliminary training of Faust B personnel is obtained in the U.S. Advanced training to emphasize contemporary conditions in Germany and France will be obtained in the theatc.r. That opening of this advanced program was delayed because of (1) delay in recruitment of teaching personnel, and (2) difficulties with the physical e_taolishment of liLwaukee - the training area. Considerable difficulty was experienced in tue establishment of effective liaison 'with lin-deo-- ground labor circles -tvithin the Reich. This may have serious repercussions in terms of the ulti- mate objectives of Faust B. In this connection i% might be 1,,orth noting tnat serious ceinsidera- tion was being given to the Integration of Faust Ivith Varlin for the penetration of Germany. c.Other labor missions. 1.Czech Trade Union Mission. The Labor Desk received b. prouise of the '3ubmissior of six names of available Czech Trade Unionists in England whop if found suitable, could De used in a Czech Trade Union Mission. 2.Dutch Missio-. A Dutch contact was in process of developmen. T::lere was some hope of his being able to procure two trade union bodies for a Dutc-11 mission. - 7 - Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 A Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 3.P-K Mission. In onestglikiel tpWC4t.4 d be viewed as a part of Faust B, but is treated separately in the reports without being further explained. C. Strategic Intelligence A conference was held with Chandler Morse, head of R & A, London, and agreement was reached for collabor- ation on the preparation of specific intelligence object- ives, the assembling of operational intelligence, and cover possibilities in the Western European Area. The Poles ceased temporarily to deliver reports for dispatch to Washington or Algiers. This was an immed- iate result of the new censorship regulations imposed on all governments other than the British, Soviet and U.S. However, regular contact with established intelligence sources continued generally and proved fruitful. D. Reports Consultations have been held with the head of the Belgian Surete no suggete:1 tLat an SI Liaison officer be aq,ointed t;) go along with the Belgians when they moved back on tne continent. In preparation for handling Sussex intelligence drter 1)-Day, the Reports Division participated in certain aspect:.; of Exercise "Larry. A program was then worked out by the Division outlining its conception of how coordination will be effected with the Operations Section of tne Division of Field Intelligence in the handling of Sussex material. -8-. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 The Reports Division began to service G-2, SHAEF, U.2, FUSAG, and 0-2 First U.S. Army. The\specialized in- telligence requirements of each of these agencies were pretty defielitely aetermi J. vic4if,z made byneu as a 0 certztin of the Divisionfe personnel to the 0-21s in ques- tion. III. X-2 Total. per,onnel: 850 of which 21 are civilians. IK Uninn (1674narn1 Htse11. AC of S., 0-2 concluded his inspection of tne Branch operation ane pro- nounced it "very satisfactory". Negotiations initiated daring February and Merch to attace epecial counter-intelligence (WI) personnel to the 9th Air Force have been terminated. X-2 relations eith its Britisn opposite number con- tinued to be lost sathfactory. The 'aork of the SCI unit assijied to Signe. Intelligence Units to do D/F work was rateu e.ce11ent oy both U.S. and British officers. Actual implementation of the plan to attack: SCI units to the First Ae_ay, flu FUSAG, did not take place. However, target /-_? dates were ,et in both cases. The SCI-Ist Army unit kuvu- sistin: of ? officers ane 7 men) was activated on April 24, and alerted for movement to First Army on April 29, move- ment to take place on or about May 3; attachment of the SCI-FUSA0 unit, consisting of 4 officer.; end 11 men, was scheduled for mid-May. - 9 - -4 rye/ Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ter"' 9e, ? mg. 4.1pet ? The SCI-3d Army Unit, consisting- df 3 officii.g add 7 men, is already on hand. The problem of SCI personnel remains acute, because of a laak of qualified pprqnmq Anei the necessary two-month training period. Immediate plans called for a Communication Zone SCI Unit containing 7 officers and 17 KM, and for the establishment of 2 and possibly 3 more Army-sized units. In addition, a general shortage of field communications facilities was antici- pated and there was little hope that the Communications allotment would cover expanding SCI operations. There are continuing signs that SHAFF and other mil- itary headquarters in the Theater are developing a growing arT V_O Irtrue et Is ..m."1 1 orsyy-Lj additional officers for special double agent work at FUSAG as well as supply an SCI team for headquarters communica- tion zone referred t above. X-2 continued to process Inrormation received from agents in the field at the appropriate desks set up in London. In general, progress was satisfactory. The Iberian Desk has contributed some Information resulting in diplomatic restrictions on the German Intelli- gence service by Spanish, Moroccan, and Pr,rtiigu..ae author- ities and the Italian Desk contributed to the apprehension of certain enemy intelligence agents. The Sui..ply Situation was in hand. No particular difficulty was anticipated for 1944 and 1945 since a supply requirement estimate was submitted and all future -10- - Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ,4* re'?uirements will be drawn awainst thin astahli.2anei total. In effect, there lhould be ideally no supply reiluirtaments th..t will not be 6aet. IV. R & A Total 2er.lonnel: 123, of Tenich 71 are civilians. A. In an analysis of R Ata activities during April, 3 items deserve mention: l) Rel.,tion3 between R & A and OWI were working 3moothly? 2) Arrangementl were completed ..4Le for R )clz A's European Section, as 4-'?sisted by Geograhic Diviion, to hancle 3 of the 7 lectures rda be i'iven to CA .1fficerL;rkinz. on France at t.e. CA Trniring Center at ahrivnninAmi 3) +.41= =ppriiritelent ChLir=an -)f 3?,b-Co-=ittee t- r n agreement on b:Lsic fotld ;La,. fz- Vie3:err Euz.ope? :ending tne appoint- r(,:esenta:ive. Mere was also a distinct 711.41t ti e sd-we nan itt be a_;.o,,ntad v4ce- clt-1r'mal-1 of tLi: Wori-zinc, 1;opulation. B. it.h there y2ere nc i)asic o:;-ganizationa: changes became Increasini:iy evident that a Larger of oe:7ation.)I to reJearch personnel would be reluired. It wa.: clearly evideat that suet operational iersonnel itea needed to handle R A liaison with the va.rious group it which it did business, S IMF G-5 Policy Planning (Wydewing), Civil Affairs Committee, London, (rnAr/T1 %. .C24. j .7 European Advisory Cowmittee (EAC), miBiOgy?-,e Economil Affairs (LA, in the Enbassy)1 SI, X-2, P, Tylrialmv.^un,f^A.. nee S. LjJ c41 11 MM. Operz.tions). Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Post D-day D-day operations will demand additional operational personnel although it is patently impossible currently to present any sort of funetional break-down. C. Additional personnel requirements were particu- larly urgent for economics work because of the distinct possibility that the bulk of the Enemy Objectives Unit (BOO) staff mieht be lost to the Army Air Forces to aegist in t official investigation of the Bomber offensive, after the invasion. This investigation of the effects of Allied bombing of tne Reich as initiated by the Army Air Forces and is reputed to be backed in the highest quarters. Clearly, such a demAnd would have the highest priority and therefore R & A should be prepared to make an all-out commitment although in effect a complete revision of long-run plans for utilization of the economic staff would inevitably result. This would be inevitable because the initial total personnel estimate was based on a limited concept of tae Staff's post D-day function - namely CA work. In addition, R & A addressed itself to the problem of hew best tu service MO since MO planning was articulated during the month. D. A new line developed in the field of Civil Affairs relating to planning the military occupation of Austria. AFEEil Algiers wao given responsibility for the Austrian occupation and AFBQ MI- ion attached to SHAEF was ordered to begin operations. R & A was approached In this connection Frm- Release 2013109/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 y- ' Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP ERE( and rendered some informal assistance plus that handled through the establisnea civil affairs channels. It was impossible to predict just how personnel needs would shape up in R & A. V. fdk OPERATIONS VI. ?1 Total personnel: 823, of which 11 are French officers and 24 are civilians. 4'e:1;e:zee,. P1 - (This plan involves the introduction of teams of officers with radio operators to work with French resistance groups on D-day). On April 8 formal jeateereh training ceased. On the same day, the bulk of Jedburgh instructors ceased their instructional duties and became members of operational teams. Seven teams were transierred from the European to the 'forth African Theater. At the end of April, of 46 Jedburgh officers required, 41 were on hand plus two wrio were recruited but had not Joined; of 44 BM required, 40 were on hand. Forty-one officers and 40 ER were in training but none of the Jedburgh personnel officers or Elf had completed training. In addition to the Jedburizh officers, there are on hand for the field staff 30 officers and 58 men and for Headquarters 92 officers and 46 men. The largest number of additional personnel needed is in Headquarters (OSS and -13-. I Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13xonnnl Rflnr I nni Annr, 1../ciassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP 13X00001R000100140007-2 41. 0 ...., to fulfill total requirementT 3 95 men. ar"%k On April 5, 1944, the War Diary Section, SO Branch, London, was established. Two target dates were agreed upon - June 1 for the complete final draft of the first quarter, July 1, for tne comelete final draft of the second riaarter. VII. AIR ACTIVITIES Since tne beginning of its operational history Air Operations nc_c: successfully co.wpieted 133 sorties of a total of 262 flown or a little better than 50%. 49 of the 262 were flown during the April moon period. 28 of that 49 were successfully completed. Mere vias a possibility that; at least 1 squadron of B-171s mignt be added in view of a decision that B-17's would function a--; effectively as B-24's under similar operational conditions. There -,,,ere 3u B-Z4's on hand at Station 179 plus 4 B-24 D's undergoing modifications at tne gaintenance Depot. In _dditiog., 1 C-47 had been assigned for special ?ratioflS. The personnel requirements for Air Activities remained at 24 officers zInd 325 Mar:LI at the end of April 25 officers and 318 men were on hand. This figure includes personnel at Air Operations Headquarters in tion at Holmes VIII. IQ Total personnel: 85, London and tne packing sta- of which 49 are civilians. All MO activity was under the supervision of PWB, SHAEF. Ha,fever, MO personnel was being allocated to var- tf!) ious Pt.8 units and certain of the pelb wu,I;Itat, k9a jtissVitms - 14 - Declassified and A proved For Release 2013/09/05: Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 under the jurisdiction of MO Readquarters,OSSI'BTa.- .137: ,n the end of April the largest number of-WiPer9onbe1-444- _. allocated to Black operations carried out in conjunction with PWB. These two operate independently of PWB except general directives, but their zoordination is close in choosing the media to reach the Germia. aomed forces. At PWB-SPARrl Oechaner was operating as one of the 4 civilian aeputies to toe Commanding Officer. He will probably n.Ave charge of setting up and operating the Intelligence Apprecil.tion Section and will share the re- sponsibility for directives dealing with Black operations. Lt. Col. Whittaker was functioniag as offiter - of liaison between. PWB-SRAgV and the field armies. Rae Smith is actin,o as head of the eteative Planning Eection of PWB, toe body charged with producing and shaping up new ideas for psychological warfare. In the la:1s week. of April the T/0 ,./..ss'igned to the 20 Branch by toe coiabat section of PTB wat; filled ond the =en training ;o fill :lot Ilocateo to them on the fielo intelligence staff. of toe Araer.icam armie.,. MO , per,onnk,I. All constitute the bulk of these intelli;jence stoff.?. U0 ;000.ic. full share of respon;ibility for sib: and for gr:iy paper distriouteu by air over 1..1,e Gernon troops. Special written bide- oaollcoltiono OS C. t:fleo were initiated 1) to maintain lialoion with s.O.e Frnen resiotance groups (RW:3) should their present corn- olunications be upset and ;4) a regular weekly publication -15- Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 sz, TOP SECRET of a definitely subversive character for distribution to German troops.. In connection with futureooperationst it was antici- pated that MO puld eko,rtly play an equal part with the British in elrery Black operation. A start was made on pin for the use of a substantial number of agents of whom tile majority would be recruited after the establis[1- ment of the continental bridgehead.. IX.jik 'Total personnel& 18. A. le-O.Dadat.0-=.24Len-Rg.- The original target date of A.gril, 17 for arrival in the theater of 3 PTs loaned to MU was not met. HoweveT., on April 214 they did_ arrive at Dartmoutnr Devon - the operational and tenance base. The boats were to function, pursuant to the ; terms of the SACts approval, in cooperation with DDODI (Deputy Director Operations Division Irregular) of the British Admiralty, as a 2-;Tay cros,-channel clandestine ferry manned by a crew complement of 9 officers and 36 enlisted men, all of whom had not yet arrived. The theater training was viewed in the nature of a refresher since intensive operational training at Nassau had teminated on April C At the -ane time, it was planned, subsequent to the approval of the CommanainG Officers_ N.LAB, that Greenway House would be available to the 3quadron as a squadron boat-base within a monthis time. lop Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 ? CIA-RDP13X00001Rnnn1nn14nnn7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 %Oen B. mt_ciiatasagn.L..-z_k_una... At the beginning of April a major B (I/barrage') operation was planned and on April 13 SHAM' ordered a definite mission for swimmers in MG. On April 28. 8 swimmers plus Lt. Wadle-y the leader, arrived in the theater. After a consultation with Wadley in the theater a decision was reached as to the final farm of operational training for the unit. - 3 Training for swimmers Should emphasize both surface and underwater swimming with a minimum of body building & Ihrine Corps training. At the sanp ti:ae, additional train- ing in demolitions and navigation was imifcated. This Latter would consist of being able to take a fix on the target froa the greatest possible distanc,sand subsequent- ly arrive at tti.e tilmrt=7,watarr. curimmirtg,? j I. A. French OGs: 2 OGa were expected on or about May 15. A p..L'oposal was submitted to house these groups in a tentecl camp at the Xedburgh training area. B. Norwegian OGs: On April 8, the first group of 25 Cs finished par-a-el-lute traitritng satisfactorily. On April 15 the second group of 25 OG s coapleted training. In the mu:Inn-time, a paper was preaared for submission to SITA1.7 requestin,; direction on the cost D-day employment of the OGs. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Sn Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET C. Polish OG-,s; This group was in the process of parachute traLaine during the first part of April. pto.(an OGe were limited in their operations by SHAEF: they may be dispatched only when it is certain that the Army woula overrun them within 72 hoJrs. thin limitation, T-,3, being prepared. to ShAEF, prates4..-47? a. A paper addrebsed D. Training: By the end of April, 3 groups of OGs had completed tfaining, and cuaDletsd tleirliT?z for the last group was scheduled for the first week in May. XI. CUMUNIGATIGNS Total personnel: 4520 of which 13 are civilians. A. Station aCharlesn. (for SC including Jedburgh). Schedules aitn i, bile Jn1ts in the field were main- tained, and work was particularly intense due to the combined handling of 9 active Norwegian circuits as well as the SO/SI field detachments ?..nd Jedburghs. It was necessary to employ British personnel to handle this addition...1 load; 3t, British higit speed W/T operators An code clerks were procured. B. Sussex). Station "Victor'. (for Si and X-2, including Although the antennas were not yet fully con- structed, progress was made. In the meantime, temporary antennas were used. Schedules were Etlintained constantly with the Signal Detachaent in the field. -18- Trip QPVT Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R00010014nnn7-9 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 C. rersonnel. Of the total 464 personnel re- quired,442 were on hand. Ten had begot recruited but not joined with 11 outstanding to fill the complement. Anth Rustnsur 2-11-d 1.101111"with rei?rted that *1"4"r require- Rents for agents' sets were filled. The units assigned to the armies were equipped with all necessary supplies and rolling stock. 272_ RIRT/C18 ?fatal pet-lemony:oil: nki of whtnh AA wt....L. civilians. Standard procedures set up for requisitioning, delivery and storage of all supplies were generally adhered to. The5e procedures were characterized by increasing cooperation between Washington and the theater on the overall cargo problem. At the end of the month, Col. Giblin contemplated a trip to Washington to imple- ment further thi3 Increasing cooperation. The target date for his trip was approximately May 5. xmougio BRANCUS A. Field Photoinuahic. Total personnel: 39, of which 7 are civilians. There was an increasing need for Field Photo- graphic personnel for ZTO, bocausithis Branch was slated to take charge of the United Nations, Navy effort and everything connected with the amphibious operation in the invasion. On April 25 location work on the Coastal - 19 - Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET Command script was completed. The tentative decision initially had been. to complete filming in the theater. However, that decision was reversed for reasons of security and the like, and sketches and diagrams pre? pared in the theater were to be forwarded to Washington. Work on the invasion Film began with the arrival of Commander Ford. Although Services Branch had taken over the work of the Photostat Sectionl Field Photographic continued in all other reproduction functions including the Still Laboratory, Small Camera Training Program, Identifica? tion Section, etc. B. Director's Office. Total personnel: 18, of which a are civilians. C. R.& D. Total personnel: 5, of which 1 is a civilian. 0 D. NicuritY. Total personnel: 12, of which 4 are civilians. TOP SECRET -20- Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 0 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 a-- r7 _ _ : , _ ? )..*1 Q r- Ird5 ____!7_Ctii3g111..iii3/4 a andi__S_4110-______ti?P_. Lt ,A0--CaaU 011101: --4111e2aela o , _ 07,0, _ 7 -` J.) Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 "7= Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 .? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 T TOP SECRET UEDITERRANZAN HBATXR 2 7 WIDDLE: RAsT =TRATE. AFRICA April, 1944 1. GEBERAL A.In order to aarry out the provisions of the new set-up the offices in the field were this month adjusting their i'/O's and transferring personnel cad authority. As reported last month the headquarters for the Mediterranean MridamLam, will be at Algiers with branch offices at Caserta and Cairo. Caserta will have three advance bases, Bari, Corsica and the 51n. Army, an Caixt. will seatra the Istanbul Elution ima Accra. It has been pointed out, however, that alt.:lough Istanbul will be considered a forward bane of Cairo, the lines of authority will run from the Chief at Cairo to the Chief at Istanbul, and Cairo desk heads will not have juris- diction afar the corresponding desks at Istanbul. Cairo has also been given direct control of iziestern Thrace. The Istanbul office has becn passing through a dif- fault and disturbing period. This has been due to an unsettled pePoonnel situation, and the rteerl definition of Jurisdiction with Gairo, to & for a clearer lack of 000pei- tion. on the part of the Amlassador and to a general tightening of Turkiah polioy, Plans have been rade to strengthen the personnel, however, and at the end of the month Turkish policy seemed to be relaxing. 4.7r4 4.1 -0 ? 404 Declassified and and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 i B. Due to the reorganization of the theaters a hew Balkans Affairs Committee end a Balkan Operations sub- **mattes have been organized. The latter will be responsible for Snectial Operations. SO. ISU and OG., in, and based, on Greeee? Crete, the Greek islands of the Aegean.. the Dodecanese, Bulgaria, Hungary, Rumania and Turkey. OSS im represented on this sub-committee as is U. S. 'Tv Forties in the addle 00?111...11,.." CaRA,TWOAI Force 133; Army Air Forces? (ALY)-;. Pay- ehological Artois* Executive-British (Vi); Joint Intelligens. Cnrittee (SIC)vRinistry of Boonomie Harfare moat Bisvn Greek aaa Yugoslav aabassiss. The Committee is headed by the Chief of Stall!, General Headquarters, Mediterranean ,Expeditionary Forces (GB4VEY) and a Brigadier. II. SI For details of the progress of entwine 51 RimilOA# sew attached chart. A. Yugoslavia - Personnel: I A steady flow of iatelligenee is being received from our agents in Yugoslavia, 125 reports having been re- ceived during the month. The question of policy in regard to an independent 05S mission in Yugoslavia has been under consideration all month and this has oaused some delay in operations in the field. Fourteen people are ready and waiting in Bari to go in as soon as tne matter is Liaison with ms,^^mmanair..z decided.'52ajor well, enior SI the Partisans, returned to gashington to report, ? ri 1.4 ?pt., that the American mission be mad* ,' 3 - 2 - Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 r a indep*ntint of the British. It has been that there will be no OSS mission to itiihailovitch. This action was taken an the basis or the e? tram the British (ia fact.. t Cable 1.1Nam the Pra Miastor to the President). Three weather stations are now in. the field, *ash tean consisting of I officer or warrant officer; I enlisted observer and I radio operator. They are equipped for sutras* observation and for winds aloft. Two teams, are doing excellent work, the third. has been unable to make contact due to radio- failure. Toe additional team* are on. the alert and =peat to move- into the field in the near future depending on tho military situation aad weather conditions. In additinno there is enough personnel available to increase the stations to eight. B. Grimm - Personnel: 95 All Greek missions have been in contact with Cairo during the month. Two missions in addition to radio comp. munications? have sent large quantities of mail, one pouch being resolved from Athens, the other from saloaika. Th volume of intelligence is inereasiag rapidly and zees to good vality. Nine teams are at their posts or en route and five are being organized to leave shortly, one of which is being formed in conjunction with Italian intelligence, the Italians to supply the personnel and the OSS the calque. Two captains and a second lieutenant have been attached to the Greek desk. The plan is to send them into protected territory, to the various =VAS', BLASI, and LDEs' head F LU lt! . 1 . Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00nn1 Rnnninni A nnt-I-7 n Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 to Obtaitiag-the eeonamic intelligent** desired by Allied - _ _ _ Ullitary Liaison (AUaL) and United nations Relief & Rehabi- litation -Atiolnistrettan, (Urriak) in addition to the trWo?'- '14LL'itiOLICL maw; For the work of OS.S liaison officers attached to guer- , 1 ilia units See C. special iiission *ailed Boneimoon undertaken at the request of Brig. General Tindall, the militaryatteche at Ankara, was successfully completed and it letter of COAMIKAillia- - eie4flia. this,igartictesA011421or Cagioy _ - - and Lt. Savage. C. Albania The Albanian organizatio4 ia, takUg shape th'e network of losals *entering around the two main groups, Erie and Bella, referred to in the report of Uaret, is being steadily increased. Several new teams baba team formed at Bari and are awaiting transportation. A radio *aerator for the Pole base was successfully i,711.1trated to join the party and the party moved inl%od into Partisan Zerritory. D. Africa - Personnel: 20 osS; 57 recruited in ficitd The Africa set-up in MO was-fipally cleared. Accra will ?optima* to direct the activities along the West Coast; the Congo and- Angola will operate directly under Washington, but Accra will be kept informed. Washinctoa will submit a brief summary of the highlights of operations each month to Cairo for the Theater Commander and any questions arising in Cairo will be referred by the Africa Section . 4 . TOP SSW Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Tar) Prin"1" Liaison Officer direct to Washington. at Wit I In ordar to fulfill ag. important mission for Allied Forces Esadquarters Conalt all Di activities in Cairo Radio Intelligence ceased and the personnel of the unit was trans- ferred to Algiers on a temporary basis. Investigatioa of intornaional diamond szuggliag aeti- vitiee has continued to be the major program. Zola% in- vestigation with the British has? diseldfied that rth nrtal Aar Inelgde aircraft, neutral ships, ensmy. submarines and diplo.. matie pouches. Spot control of airplanes has been instituted over all British lines and the Air Transport Command (ATC). and 0-2 has been asked to make similar checks at Dakar and Cairo. Enemy' submarine activity has been reported aft the coast of Angola. Al a result of evidence of diamond deliveries. the Governor General has removed the suspects and limited the LaDVSMOIXte of foreigners in the area. OSS activities in Mozambique led to the probable removal of German conular officer who is the head of the German espionage system in the area. Reporting on clandestine radio transmitters and on sub- versive activities continues in South Africa. 336 reports were received during the month, 37 of which were cabled. Near East - Personnel: 41 - Recruit4. in field - 281 Expenses: 414,000. Regular reporting continues on political and eeonomie affairs in the Near 4ast and according to the Liddle East 774 a' Of t . - 5 - Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001Pnnn1nn1Annri7 S&L Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 a TOP SECRET section of aID this is considered tne best coverage of t.I'Le area that they receive. 161 reports were received, 25 by cable and -Lese were given an MID rating of 322.7 as against the :is'!" average of 236. A special representarAve was sent to Palestine to report on the dIsturbances w:iich have occurred there during later ;Laren, as tae period covered by tae old British White Paper (on the status of Jews in Palestine) approached its end. As a result, the Near Eaat Section wa-3 1-:ept fully informed of event.i wilich occurred during this beiod. Tue calef reprntative rely. LI.thannn ia now on a roving as,ignnent T.hich wiil take Ilia through Iran and Iraq duri.n ti.0 Iti=t7t two mo_!tbs. he will also recruit agent ,,t7r3ortnei for tlie Persian G,L1f area. presentc.tives nave aio been secured for the purpose of reporting econocic irtelligence. One of the significaht pieces of i:telligence secured frou t.Le area durint; the month was report on the des- tructioL Berlin ,nd co:Aitions in Germany secured at first hand fro::, a neutra_,_ diplomat in Baghdad. CZEC110.1LOVAKIA .Flans for t_ie penetration of CzeehoslovaiLla are still in the formative stage and will probably be worked oat In collaboration rfitt: tao e for hunga y and Austria. A project to use the RSN grou.), an aireauy established set of coJtacts, have uot mate,'ializeu a. the leader of the uade coat:A tments to the British. Unofficial coiiaboratjo 1tz the Czech IntelJAgence offices in -Q - ? L* - Tr j,44 "a !3 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Pafestine is contemplated. IV saw G. CENTRAL EUROPE Discussions have been held in Washington as to the handling of Central European intelligence 41ed it has been decided that Washihgton will coordinate all activities nriA1-1. throuerh a Central ILeropean desk. Several bases will be directing their efforts toward this region, Istanbul, Ca10aern, ETO and Algiers. Decisions made in Washington will be broad ores only with all operational details left to tAe A draft of a progrme for the penetration of Austria, Hungary ana Czechoslovakia W43 completed by tile Cairo Section. One team Ieti was earaceated into hungary was aoprehended. d. ISTANBUL The difficulties mentioned in the opening para, grape lave greatly eampered the work of the Istanbul office. It eeeweeee, submit 129 reports d.ering the e.o.eth. The quality of reports varied, but tele Bulgarian material on strategic :oiets and locations was thought to be accurate by UID. The office will .^nn be gtrengthened by a regular releorte officer, a chief and executive officer of $I and otAee personnel. The tieogrepeic deskz are eenceforth to be SI desks. Plans for a Japaneee Intelligence Service have re.lclied the formative staee and a Chief of the Far Lastern aesk is being sought. A Central Earopeen Technical expert ? tiLa. al% SP 1B Ft I INO latfir cs .17.- eae been curea. ? 7 ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13xeonn1Rennlnni A tinti-7 ueclassified and A ? roved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 4 . I. ODerkI12114 Tar g0 Seettgn lAirti The section continUes to work in close coli&- boration with the, 15th Air Force, furnishing :.-:.10-tct pretatiaat taxAst charts, and photo-mosaics of airfields* During March A,-2 of the. 12t1.1 Air Force indicated that it might be requIrrad to -operate in the. Balkans, and that it was not receiving adequate intelligence covering that area. Having seen the OSS -Material furnished to the 15th,, ti 12th Air Force has requested that we service them in additiam. .1111. .1:Livar safety landing or-,Plescapen maps showing Partisan held areas of Yugoslavia are now in their 411trd edition and have so far provided safe conduct for 11 crews. The Army recognizes their value to aviator moi.xle and it is now planned to include photo recon- naissance of landing strips. J. Labor Section Word was received from Smyrna that the Pericles mfssion (towork with EAU, in Greece) reached Greece but direct contact has not yet been established with the gronp. Our Egyptian labor contact returned from his Middle Rast trip with a eoetnrehenaive report on trade union develowaents in the Liddle East. The Bari representative is still engaged in tzte Partisans, but he has been instructed thai projects such as exchanges af greetings between labor groaps may not be undertaken by 084 and that it must be commitments. nada clear titat we are empowered to make no po ip # TOP ta Declassified and A proved For Release 2013/09/05: Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDIJ13X00001R000100140007-2 K. Revorts Section Tm Top s arnrcR here continues to be a steady and gratifying increase in OS'S originated material. 657 6-Reports were processed title months in comparison with 529 in Marchand 483 in February. k considerable part of this increse it due to lacreased activity of our missions in Greece, and recent MID and British Intallizence (13L ti have confirmed the improvement t uality. The reports dealt principally with Greece (2331, yugvq_laTia (59), Albania (51), Italy (50)0 Bulgaria (Oa), Lebanon (33), Germany and: ethArs. Principal SOUTees were the Greek Section (420)? Near east Section (1.23)0 Yugoslav Section (111), Istanbul (92) and ari (R8). 246n remorts "'UT'S accessioned during the month. k survey has been undertaken in collab- 1 eration with the Greek section intended to show the coverage of Greece by both OSS and ISLD. . Closer and more satisfactory working relation- ships are being developed witn both. FA and the. new International Division of USA7IKE4 both. of which are making increasing use of our economic intelligence. III. jka Personnelt 5 Routine operations have been rrogressing satis- factorlly including the collecting and collating of e----.4anionage material, the development of a network of informants and the briefing of SI and SO agents about to enter occupied territory* The Istanbul office, although hampered by lack of. personnel., is now well established and the vole and if V ' 1 i IL all proved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13xnnnn1 Pnnnifv-,4 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TIffi lEtlitir importance of reports is increasing rapj#i A rekresentative will shortly proceed to Beirut to open an 1.2 office there. The two German agents who defected in Istarbul have been returned to the U. S. by the WS for farther questioning and 1-2 is aiding in the interro- gation of a woman code clerk who came overto the Allies in Ankara. Although investigation undertaken by 1.2 of the suspected enemy spy activities at the Cyprus base have so far produced no results and the WiT stations monitored baton_ frumil tes_ haL da_ esr th1Z Sl the situation as a critical ono. Two oaique captains were kidnapped arcs. just managed to escape. Serious sabotage to the car of two officers, sporadic shooting around the base in their opinion add up to a Situation of significance ,1144 R&A in Cairo is working closely for and with other agencies with like liplIterests0 ARRA, MEW, the International Division of USAFIMR and OMI, attending weekly meetings and furnishing information and studies. OBS i3 represented by wAx.cd-O1Lif of rOMM on 444= 1.411inlyi eiBa,i k-an Civil Affairs Planning Committee, and was also represented at the Middle East Financial Conference. Several reports on the Greek political situation nave been made and a Greek population study is in progress. Also completed is a rport entitled "The U.S. Armyts role in Balkan Reoccupation,. Material onchzwei.&,;?ez...our,csAtAlmitilo 71ra P 4 A '1_1 it.. 411 -10.t.*.i 4 ? a JT insr - era) Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 lre SECRETshipments in the, Balkaas Is being asses At tha request of Bart, speeial Information is being assembled on Slovenia, in connection with a joint British-American operation now being planned. The report will contain information on enemy military strength, in the area, Partisan controlled territories, desert-Ft:Loa of Slovenian. military objectives,_ particularly the trans- portation system, and. suggestinga as to vulnerable railroad targets. ThAL rpmilar weekly lugeslav, Greek and Hungarian intelligence summaries have Been 'prepared as well as the weela eatles to PAA* London on. Greek deveIozmeatw. Due to tae shortage of personnel at Istanbul, t. RU representative has spent much of ais time gathering and transmitting reports. Liaison work with British, Itn-lian ar.d. otner American agencies has been profitable but specific Bkk work slackened due to a drying up of published sources after the German occupation of Hungary and the allied bombardment of Balkan transportation. V. 22 VI. Sa.1 Personnel: 100 A. YulloslaTit Five Liaison officers and 3 Ei are now attached +4.? the various Partisan Corps Areas. Major Farisn, Senior Liaison Officer to Tito is now on his tzlird trip into the country and is at ireent reconnoitering airfieds and organizing guerillas. One officer is establishing an evacuation bass for force landed airmen. He is YT 11M n `7. 7 7 I Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 ? -CIA-R-DP13X00001R00010014nnn7 9 Declassified and Ap?roved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRE1 sending out lists of rescued aviators, intelligence and battle orders as well as urgent calls for ammunition and bazookas. The Germans are in the area and are preasing the Partisans. Press reports of trains wrecked in the areas where our men are known. to- be would lead us to suppose that taey are instrumental In directing these operations. Our repreaentative waa was with 11,INO-lovitch is still making his way out. Several missiaas are waiting to go into the country until a decision has been reached as to wethey the U. S. 1.'417 hALVA a swtgiaa independent of the British, and their leaders have been called to Caserta for conferences. Lproject was established to supply the Partisans for tIle tlurpose of carrying out a sabotage operation. The original contemplation was that 500 tons should be shipped for a three month period, but conferences with the Partisans and British Indicate the advisability of limiting shipments to supplies necessary for initiatior: of the sabotage activity. B. areece Our senior liaison officer, Major Wines, started on zLn i%suection trip of all Athed tbillitw7y Missions in Greece with Col. Lord Woodhouse, head of the mission. Reports of growing dissension among guerillas leaders, howeve:, and a threatened revival of hostilities caused tnea to suspend the tour and they are now beginning a new series of conferences wita the leaders of BAK, IDES and . ltrPRFT LIKA lo ail effort to resstahligh ami - Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 0' ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? t TOP S - lajor Wines has been requested to carry on negot- with the Andartes, representing the entire Allied Military - Mission. Seven OBS liaison office:s are now In Greece. All are training guerillas in the use of weapons and sabotage and the whole mission is charged with interrupting the German lines of communication an D-Day.. They will be aided by groups of 0Gts, now traiging in Manfredonia, who will be infiltrated shortly. DE port.. Aironrtr, beinz built under the .,upervision of one of our officere is nearing completion and operations frau that base are expected tzt the-near fluture,. ? Lieutenant Moyers, (a doctor) is making an inspection tour of his area seeking a location to which his ncspitaI may be transfered so a3 to give maximum_ medical aid during Noah's Ark operations. A medical technician has been dropped to htm anti two more assistants are in parachute training. An escape route and two evacuation bases have been established for Allied airmen. Our expedition into the Evros district witi the obi-s-ttve of i+11ing nff supplies to Germany, was attacked by a strong force of G..rmAng on 1C Apri.t. and forced ishhet4Mni nf 1nek 9f weaoo s and amuunition. Bad weather has held up the dispatch of necessary supplies by plane but a calque load of weapons and demolitions is on its wa-., to a ,,re-established pinpoint. This mission is now being directed from Cairo. 13 - ..1,4 !Iv Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 ? CIA-RDP13X00001R0001oo14onn7_9 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 AlUanix TOP SECRET Captain Lloyd Smith is n'ole in Albania where he is making plans for D-Day sabotage, aided by Ballist groups. Lt. Taylor, Operations Officer at Baa party wore landed on the coast on the night of 31 March in am attempt to reconnoitre a new pinpoint in the northern -coastal aTee. Radio eontaet was maintained, and urgent messages were received asking to be picked up as German troops were in tie vicinity. Bad weather delayed the rescue boat until Aril h when. an wiquecessfuI atta=t to. rescue_ tie party was .zade. the evacuation boat wa s fired. cn and no sign or word was received from our mom in that country. Pre-arrangec reconnaissance flignts April 8 and 9 were a:Leo unsuccessful. It has, however, now been reliably reported tUat the whole party is safe with a British mission 20 miles east in tae mountains. D= 11gagalL_DIA_EA2Ralt wiE4s Fore* 133 and plans are underway for two all-American sub-missions to Rumania. One MiSSiOrl hnq already hen and i5 ,?...?,,a4,4 far an early departure. Discussions have also been held with Force 133 for the purpose of establishing an advanced base or the Hungarian border to contact resistance grops for the penetration of Hungary: Both tne Rumanian and Hungarian sions will be illfiltrated through Yugoslavia and will hva4re CT Ori tota v.1.4.04.W?a. J.td1 anu 41J? 14 7Th 4 . Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 VII. 417ROPERATIONS Tim erp *) The 15th Air Farce has detailed two U. S. Liai7sit type aircraft= dvtaema& service to the Bari Base. These plies are to work under tie direction of the Anff/0-ArraTlean Mission and are to be used in any function whicia will assist In the safe landing, recovery and American airmen taat twa additional and wvaeuetiaL of British lost in the Ballr2ms. It is. Lizt_ftr..-- aircraft Ckm.sters) with pilota will be furnished 127 the RAF. Four successful sorties were made by plane into Greece during the wee 's of 21-28 April drotiping ) tons Personnel: 23 rapid expansiav of MO followed by a period of ;Iew eeopie into the organization has been followed by an equaily rapid broadening of HO actirities. Duri;:g april the MO Chief has retwmeo he establisiLed an HO Branch., and kter:aanent liaison between RO and Bot.t.e Cairo and Palestine PWE usiLg o.ir black stories on their proadeasts.. The f.mr, Bari wAt re arrangemants for the Yago4lav rad Paztisans. o stations are auigarL an, Rilt11 i &lad. Greek Hems Broadcast is in its fourt :Ionti-1 and a Uorse code broadcast is being pre- pared to be ai-led at WM operators in.German garrisons in Greece. Pampnlets are being .repared, attacking GreeX Securit:7 Battalions, .4ring Greck:s to attack the tne dunga.r.,an underground to call on :Labor to restict.. Sari. Weekiy runo:s a2e s...aut to Istanbul, Force 1J3 and dungar_ -15 ,. ?ri nnrnvAci For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SERE( Grc FamphIete are being disseminated, An 113t-PTIZ Trainfrg film has been completed, and ED is also super%.- vising 50's trainint.i: film. ?The first clippings of fiiiimPaper plants placeo in Greek newspapers in Alexandria have been received and poison pen letters are now being sant regularly to Greek Quislings. A orogram has been oroposed for tha rt t4, sa Rummmien-Amarieam youth ....:ovemat for open-propaganda zctivities. 104s representative to Tito is still awaiting transportation in Bari. IX. jig Personnel: 25 A. Greek WaleninP Ooerations During tat: earizr part of April the information was (a). that tae base at Dublin 1:ad been closeo; (b) that no contra- bana cpr be snipped by caique along the Turkish coast; and. (c) that there is a possibility of withdrawal of all Raiding Forces from the Aegea.e, north of the 38th parallel. However, toware ?Lie end of tae month the Turkish eicture seemed to be clearing enour:h to give encouragement for the future of Greek ferrying operations, am.: tile British have been cooper- ative in helping in tee repair reconversion of our eaiques, Twenty-two caiques are now in service: 13 in opera- ri n?!fAitin n.la= ,,y1t4 MU continueu it 1 percent 3,fety record in taw tran.iporttion or ,46-ent- nsupLLie-,- by :17-=an, 3ma1i CiU. ro-, .Angerous enemy ?16? Tirt tu i tor( Jur aLWILI - Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? ?? ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 4, controlled wate.s.? n T During ti.te first iikowee* ji tenImor,-.1 agents hare been moved north fro u Allocandria to Cyprus and ot; t e nortiternmont OSS base in the Aegean, ',mown as 41"1" Git.X1C-X ,G -orimaar t4At ese agents across to vvia, where the Andartes, tau-ft an al-cmhz5am'ant by aqa- eilT meet the agents and trasport them to any paint in occupied Greece. Fast sal-facie craft tt 5till a uulNilerntw. r;.,.F.Aey aad permission from Washington ?nits granted to order three 20?knot boats 'from an Egyptian boat builder. The Commanding Officer at Bari has investigated the pos3ititity of using tae faellities of the liar= Battalix, at Taranto for tvkain&ng -.1.1-pases for aaritime groz:s.T Briti. are operatlag a sonnol, tne-statiola well egaip222d and both t%e Britian and Italians are ea ie7 to cate. B. LT, accf)rda:.c0 *Liedc r4 tat t O3 w04..t.1 wl.thdraw frail Partisan shipping actIvitte.? gi,5U(i.,0,36 lire ua3 glven tie Partisans in - lats ton 10 t f4 Partisans asked for 2.,50Q,Clu;, atIaLt1r7,al. ;.lre to claTi a, Li. rt.pairs. TLe C.G. if t..e Bari base !)-.I.nted? , . ?s.S.,= ? ?-e #.c1 f-rther .1.nt a relAest. A.::_glar if tlle Prtrt;-.a.-z, ikfLt.-)rer7sre writ*:.:rn ctate-lelit. An ? s.J?Is Q tr.1.7. in car D. tLe repalr uverativhaw TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 X, .91 Personnel: 383 TOP SECRET All 00ts who.were formerly tached to Cairo have been transferred to Algiers. Those, however, who will wma.= FmrQ in nuan-3 Arm operations in Greece will be ; under tae command of the Strategic Services Officer in rlirm Innen operating in his ter-itory. These groups are no* in training near Bari. Although they have expected mmtentarily to be infiltrated Into Greece, at the end of the =anti-. none had bf.an landed. The Ws on Arts have now been relieved of responsi- bility for island defense and are now free to concentrate Ae..olition% and The officers in charge have made strong protests to Wasain&-ton on t'ae lack of slots for promotion of enlisted meal as they feel that the situation is engendering serious morale difficulties. coammacATIons -Personnel: 94 The Cairo aessage Center- nandies an ave7age of 500 mezsages a week. Arranaements have been made for tra.ffio from the Ar't VP V/ hm n rctinnr hm,zic tet thn Rari ans;ca, Twenty-varee agent radio circuits are in daily operation in te Advance and Base stations, and three listening watc.?es are being maintained. 255 essages were handled at L.,,e radio stati.JD airing tn:e _month. Four large cargoes arrived by sea and the stockpile yr zor..uunications equip:uent is now almost c^..plete. ? 18 "-nnernrwns fi 31'; r ?x Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 trr z SERVICES TOP MET at:I-vices bas been preparing the administrative rOPOlode 'env* the trans-fer of personnel to Bari, in order to be ready to effect the transfer on I May. There has been a drau.4tic ov.rtailment of air transport from the G. Si; and it hae been necessary to request water travel for urgently needed personnel, Travel for women is comDletely at a stanastill as. the War Department has never approved water transportation for women to this theater. It is hoped that some com- bination of sea and air can be arranged. Eighteen shipments were received from the U. S. and 12 were forwarded to Bart, 2 by air. Twin erfincT !yr -19- ?-?""&? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 1:611.111J ratiaC.l ; ref11441C' raer114114 Lg. Tazbulated data on Project, m6atonea,or de4Ortbed in *pril Reports (Tai, contatfl IL infcwmation esently ayailaae nonceroing these projects) ?04 C=0 ggITO Coo CrDi earightl 0 (D 0 (D a a > 8 < (D a (D (T) CD 0 6 0 6 th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ji- Mir Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 6 MO PRozNoTs NAWI,p,E6ORIPTION 1111(21W,__ WEEJITRIL "The Mate Liot" "Caiques" "Bed of Roses" B" vitsch Plan BLAOLXiBROADy4STS In Greek to Greeks Germar: to German troops in Balkans. )1n, Bulgarian, liungariab. and Rumnalau. ?FILL6, -WILLEM' To provoke cooperation with Weekly ramore seat to Allies. IstaAbul, 1ai, amyrnas foroe 1331 on these and other wabjeets. To asoourage caique owners from supplying Germane. Troop desertions. To terrorize Bucharest and Budapest. To stimulate formation in the vieb.r.maeht of small revolu- tionary soldier oommittees? To supply Greek underground newapapers with actual news and occasions' rumors. Ecina oast to be aent in Morse code. Intended to supply news and rumors to underground. ?111C4-14;;II'Ll.bilk, c.:1 Declassified and Ap roved For Release 2013/09/05 : Plan. submitted to field and implementation asked. In 4.th month. Text; prepared. Scheduled to begin a May. Cairo and 1460mtinot radios using seriptiv MP-T,14E Training film sor.1,- p1ste4, $upervision or sc Training Greek, Hungarian & Rumanian prepared and disseminated. 43-11` ?z?30,1`, ktat, C, 047:0 4 ri; rrvq...Aesi tee LIAM nannister /4rojeet" "Coffin" Plan "Pavelich" -elan niispAphitb Un d ergroun.41 Newspapersi Newspapers Plants "POW" Newapaper t4POISOL PILL LeaTLX:i YUGWLAVIA ImIperNorman 1/lissiou 110 P'' .1101,,-;QAAr osal-m14' iiIszner Project 11a2e: Bari Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 DILSCRIPTION PROGREV jp.,ILTG,NPRIL ? To drop eammisters et sub- (Propomsd) verolive material toChadar- ground Organizations' for dissemination. Printing of "warnine messages to quislings and Gerlitettle on coffin shaped leaflets. To discredit Pavelich through uue of seeret material, dis- seminated by underuound, (In preparation. To recruit inside Greece anti-German (Proposed) men to edit underground papers. To plant stories; purporting to come Stories plantod. lat rori creek-Amerioan patriots to clippings received. Greeli. newspapers IA Alexandria. Printing newspaper purported to Planned. be written, edited and printed by Gorman POWS. To establish a permnent MO liaison man with Y-V3 Partisan :Headquarters. To establish, loading political No voport. figure. Sent to Greek quislings regularly. 1.02f4!'" C44. Wak Cole Representative in Bari await- iron ing transportation. 4t, ' Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001Pnnn1nn1Armr17 Ze41 isamer4 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 EAU' Sava Project Base: Bari ? r terk1111,11prtirkveRN rA 7.(rwq.1 el r ver4:1! DESCRIPTION .ftrommorm..m..? P4OGRES3 zaulaR APRIL To carry into Partisan acad- quarters a former Ir-S minister. MIIONS RUISANIA A:LID BULGARIA "Do Namo Miasion" LIJ;.)10.i;13 GREECA "Ap)le Plan" "Berry" Plaa "Z" and "8" Plan gEAR EAST Lission. t illarrY" Mission LIATI_RIgl AL , emso YO Participation in miszion to PrepariLg advance post near Turnu Severion to 1Nork into Rumania and Bulgaria. material. Utilizing outstanding Greek Democrat Final arrangements for presently in TEO start, Cairo, to dispatch of mission. effect surrender of important island garrison. "Joan" - with SI. Effectin6 zelease from France most effective force for unifyine, Greek Andartes. Introducing "Zoan" into Greece to cement rolations between guerillas. of Altered situation among guerillas. Plan has been brought up to date and resubmitted. (Mar.) No further report. To dispatch tobacco merchant to Smyrna as permanent ZO man for rumor and palAphlet dissemination. Dispatch of wriest to Istanbul as permanent 140 ,an to work through Greek Orthodox channels. Sending in copies of "Time" "Yank", U.S.A."., "'Victory" "Readers Digest" and posters into Partisan Headquarters. Lovies moon. ? No further report. 4ramw 'Nowtm0 msorma (Pending solution of present Turkish passport difficulties). (Ponding passport) =41 Material forwarded regularly. rim -1,14 nprinqcifiRd and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDp13X00001R000100140007-2 k.),),-? ,C01 aTt311: CLOGRAPI::::e OF ii0113T3 AMAlyNRESS MUM:14G Jax2....._ lima; .....4?????????????????????...1.4 Immee..~.1111.1m$414111.0.??????wl..........1 Il SI- Aea_1(141., 4-13 Afriee Arrica Africa AO lea Al immur AP Cr' r"ltriCiS. ;Li; cc- r 40.000.4,.; Belgian ?:3ono ILttalle.eaco 1 British Went Africa inoludiag :Fortucuone Guinea, Liberia Coleniez of ,As Togo-Dal/mm:6 Ivory Coast mad 3eneza1. L:ape kirde Union of ..-both Africa lortusustie Laut Africa it It 5 reartatod fleid, reoruited in tield 2 & 3 ruoruite4 in field 3 a a recruited in field 2 and 15 recruited in field 51 reports and 5 eablas. penises: 41200. No spoo1a1 uchievamonto but general jprovresis toxaellent? 67 report* and 112 gables* ExperiOs: 46004 Ipp invosw tisation Cold Coast cozplete. Cooperation of TEA ATO in carrying out IDO program. 4 cables and 27 reports. Zxpenses; :=20004 Snuggling suspects reports. Evidenee SeIGUrtd OA Axis *gents leadisig to actIon by Portu. cue** authorities to con. trol their golmmento. 2 cables. .Rximases; Zi1200. Rinorts on attaaipts of Portuoese to anter post.mar sivistion field. migsbA 31 reports andi 5 cables. Axis um% clandestine activity braueht to . attention of liouth Artitran authorities. C1-7! 010001, 51 reports & 2 (fables. sea 2!/004, Axis agents show w highest) to ay. information to our representative. State 70410- arta:ant hostile and uncooperar. tivc. -""4""'"''444:41.;r:i7:411k14:217a::?Vitgil,Jii--.:5.14ciiolawmo?:04A Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP1-3Xonnni pm-mint-14 A nrw-s, Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 GaWAYEIC OP AU:EV) ARRA. DEARII.P.TXPU____ IHVOURD P[ORM5 MR IO APRIL Aeau jrrier 12O Jthlopia intellionce Africa 7101 Clair? (D?) (3 stations; 1 in =TO- 2 VICO , - 42 aeij:A?t? 3 72 rawrta and 7 cables. IXpe!iaes ool,4arso resulta; ao heltd of mlex10n. Personnel transforrine to Algiers. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? :?1. s. 1.? Int; CiLOGRIWILIC aerial M.)..9$1:445S Dun= APRIL latutior. A. Yugoolavia (Callf.Amet) atatior. B. Fartiaan 7th (Bandon Am(t) Corp* (Alum) Statioa 0 (Dalawaro Az:(t) famish natiori mather infor- :erelina weattier intelliaence. Station D. (Battu it,met) B. YQ&L3.1,,11 )414.341{.01%i Eundon-Alnska Partisan 7th latelliponso. Corps advt.- Bundoa MaJte.-Hund(li ff72' ; Abla 74-6e0 _ad whiptiotc; (VA 0' Amazon ousid.v, v= arop4T 010-011.44 kartisaL Territory tt rt It ) 0 ) Avrking II Lane and, regAlar volume of report* - Oorzan activities, troop movements and Yugo- slav politics. is Eeportiaa regularly Ono tergists? ate. -- Declassified and and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001Ronnlnrmannn72) wietmoi rim "m4 et izsg:lrra? frampe,. 4re,' "VIJK rif Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ....rponreL.1 0,..,&> 01.,,,Prif.sr,,,on?-? , C4CG1A1':?.1C NA142.1 Atte& DssraMT Arizona Y4mos1avi4 (mil berry) liokauces Yacoalavia Oak. Maple Redwood Tunic C. "1,111.. Grayoa Settler Bricand n2lanca3". L1L:e* 4th orp11(11'U-- can Area? Intoilleence Team for ltirtisan Territory* Partisan 2erri- Lab= De* ProjtlIct tory* to secure aid or rartisana in penetrating neiahborins countries. Island or TAA40* in the Aogoaa In Gresoc near Piraeus; also Tor Athens. Athens Reporting on Wapping.; gatharing intellieence froAssiquo officers; setw. tiag up a rail route. haent 1*-6, with radio, operatiJg in. Greece. - Waiting. -qt.vvym .cheiduled to derart. Ready to go 25 Yaroh. Cordial roletiozai with Parti- ,tans in Earl being fostered* Letter zec yig loac silence due to fa uro of batteries. :Rev batteries a cbariscr seat by boat. Radio in bed condition. Mt- ficultzr Vital Crerviknie Operator sent with vies radio. Etejwirematellt assioci.X-3 and k-10i 3473rait Ort way btok to roilts tastil'Y.;,44; _ - Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001Ronnl nnl 4nnn7_,-) -NU Cer,? =l7 semeet! 141.11a, Cazolene 1?!clallanx Despot Oracle Ghicaeo (1111, ?is) Iioneyvoon 17. Dago (40.4-1 Impc_z.4 3 Floka Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 citocritalac icatz% I.r EilaLkidit.o; northern Greece. Dear in Grates. Near Atheas ii Gr(ece. IL Greece, Lear ?Vr00 jodcoanesm Lacedonia Horse Breeders Pericles Greece ogi Eallos ;Jociecancse ; (formerly Uold) ,azo .0.111111* oLALary__IoN nuRING ArRIL Intellieosce in 5a1onlkm. uporntor Xp-16 with radio. auc SO. At request of laliteri Attac14c, Ankara. Lissioa under Opt. Caokey for Mit:Min Island, jo1a11y with Italian Intel' eitAce. r7rt, Deputed from alirna 14 April. laonoy and aupplies eetit. Good reTorto by radio. Large mail received 30, April. Huee rsa11 receiveti 17 April. Intelligence from military eabsoarces. Report that courier was appr4Landed (untrue). Cima on ailt frort destiaatioA for rirat tine 0 April. Sending intelligence by radio. 1:1nsion completad success- rully. Letter of commendation.. nans with Iteliaus pro- gressing,. ,+^ ..mml C:D Departed from. $Ayrna 14 4\pr11,10 Arrived FAlyrza. No contact yltri reel am ma .11-0 Labor Desk project. Carreot Reached destinaLion. intelligence throuen. GreoIc LAU. 1 Informant, 1 operuLor. IL Oyprus, Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001Pnnn1nn1Annt-17 weeesg Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 lu SI Coart11.0 haa.... AAA_ 0" PtOlaRLS:;; 11112IW Ann Byzantine I neent, 1 oprsrator. Arrived in amyrna. Lission alandoned. Operator unsat- isfactory. Alcinoun Corfu Base: Bari deconnaissano* assican of informant =teem., panted toy an operator. Iron Ali Pasha Chmlladild Ylannin In Wayrna plannite, 114oft for destinatiol.. Arcyrokastro Helot .Kalanata To cover convoys an& gather Flans beiLa rade. 3outh Poloponneseoeconomic itlformation. Apple Corte Joint missiou with O. ALBILIIIAL Eric eit4F,y00.-y .Scsa 4 tt e ,-.1110.11 ale;Li4a1; rV4r; Jame, Lortt. north central. regions0 asetitrn conatal area.. Bases: north coast. " ?Peaxy" Intel1i6enee in Ballizt hogIst arca. 3 team; wortiaG. iouth and caLtraI IntolliKence in inland. Base: Polo. LNG (Partisan area). "14010 Base w...Jsmtagntier AWLANIA Sec SO illusions In preparatioz. In planning stage. Operator has mmif. tallied wire- less connoction for British and AMOriOann daspitc Cerzan occupation of area. 2 local 034rater8 worXing. Radio o2arator joined taw. !taking 1,4ay to interior. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 MOW o 14.1* Crt) lart osumqi 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ?rprFt-17*- z .2r4, c.262/..tuouTo OECGRAPILIC IDVICRIPZIOILIQC Noah Ariz Greece interruiptipn liaes of goimauci- cation durine ClorrAn Personnel: All members' Allied Liilitary Mission* Itt be reintoroed by OG in and British anarandoe* Liaison Ott/ours amaa BO* 1= Senior Amorist= Lialeto Ofriner, Grote.* Station Horthern Lson Ortieer* 24 iLeaesiand* n tic" Grose** ABDUL fr, :45 tation 'Boodle BUZGE. Hoar meow rinpOiAtt$ arrate0d0 Uot Zervnns Revival of hostilities. Conduntinc ASW zeptietione among guerilla aroupe. re?s-trImpwrfrg-im In action. Andartes *no- oessfully .attsoked ]Ponlost troops* Aldinei ecap-. tion OGys 411fi1 British co=lantioe* LiAtixon, ?Moir, nth guerilla*. Paoilitatimg removal. allied air/woo' ,11.111.,.? o ? 1111111111111111111.11111111111111111115eclassified and Approved For Release 2013/09%05 : CIA-RDP13X00001 R000100140007-2 diseti "No cel nikti ritri ....; ittadei 021011, LAM Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 GBOO'.r/AP1-ile AL11112, P ......?141.1.1.1111?????????????? OR=CL (00L1t) tpirac :itutioh "5hepstend" 108AY statioa nimbroco" DEBIT Station TrAdearzyn or Station Iflortlaken Chicago ITH30:3LAVLI. .1.711W- , 4 Ar.ei Lekana. l!sy MOVO to Lhomianoi r44 Liaison ?Moor. ti Oulf or Corinth Liaison Officer* 2nd In ecuricatod under British officer. :atom Ugt. assictine 6ENItd To intarrupt tte shipmant of vital supplies to Gernansy. tikoplje area Interruption of communica- tions. Target; =ass* PRCORY.SS p-U2titla AST= 21XI3 Airport nearing completion. Asking for demolitions man, Xnspeetion tour of area with a view of ohsnging location of hospital in his charge. Assistant safely dropped. Two assistant* taking para- chute training. Operating escape routs for A111.4 aixAmon. Rotab- lishod permanent contact Athens. Svacuated 6 Am* latter part of March* Attacked by large German fore*, Cato* load of supplies and weapons on route to peaty'. Plate load of supplies held up by WI weathers MIssion wilting to co. Chief called to Caserta flu' conference., Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 c.003 Irmt) rani m...# Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 CalE, hritiC EMAIL J DESCRtPTIO? N Interruttion of cosemUnica. tions. Targot: Aircraft factory' Fubar or Stajeic-!ki ar.en Crowt Dram? iinicoG Officers: WIT 7th Zoxps Arca Station nEnniloiv 4110411?Ma.M.4111E MNI.111.1.4.11.111110 Station '2aelatort, 1000 owl,* MO alitation 116101112111eFlo t SAW". Wa5tation "RakcoffA rwribtation r141PReparteeu r.wwr,v 10607 if Doamatin Stts oopps Girod To stop* Partisans.. Senior Liaison with Tito, Aset. to iSenior Liaison with TitO. Liaison Officer 7th CoXpa urea 2nd in coomand 2nd Corps area Liaison. officer IlLiottailovitot Left for Bari 4 April. Briefed by Iiia h and Americans0 abler called to Caserta for colliferenes. Reconnaissance of supplr route. Supplies will i.linitedi to those Atossaarv fortinitiation of aabotage cuipaign. Rieonnoitering airtiold and orgonizina guerillas. Oith guerillas. t OperatiLe evacuation base for 411ied airuan. Requsats $azookaa, Garman* in area. jt1rL to station. Con ref C"te npriacsified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 . ? To Casorta tor oopforenef4 A S fii a 14 la 0 r-4 it ? C2 .4,3 444 0 0 0 44. Ni4" gi r4 1-4 f 4 tu 0 ? V iti 1'4 4.1,-14 21_ .,. P ...A i.4 ii ...4 4a- 0 4.1. Act At LL. 04 , ? 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India. Re is also Deputy nil..cto_r of 5ACO (gino,AmeriA= Coorative Organization). Atia= Detachmnt 1LA I. AliOtali Total pursonnel of Detachment 101 at the end of April were 66 officer4 ,nd 130 men. Lt. Colonel Peer.,:t reports tr ti lL: month of April has seea a wary rapid and important growth of Detachraent Lai- Detachiant lfll rt:14 been ordered by Goa- eral6tilwell to undertalEc expansioN of ?;uezri114 forces under its cosmandt ;..1.tol of 40..00 men md to absorb irregular units operating soutn of his _Advance troops and north of tho stronghold estblinhed by the British .Arborne cclumn formerly comnank,eu by General Wingate* I 1W '410 bd Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R00010014nnn7_9 ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 1, t;?-? zV. ?>f sa For this purpose General Stilwell has assigned 10 officers and 29 enlisted mlan of his command to Detach- ment 101 (41,44-no-tim4L-abeer.e) and has supplied sufficient arms anu ammunition. He has allocated 2,000 rifles together wita machine guns and mortars to implement this program. This will involve an expansion of OSS activities in tni!; area and the report bele* 4,....+CM 101 JCSavam. indicates that considerable progress is being made. Me principal mission has been information for the Allied advance In Burma. 101 agents have supplied detailed intelligence concerning the most important trails, the better bridges, natural damerange zones, free native villages, location of Japanese soldiers and installations. Ambush work has aceempanied these activities in all areas, and some 232 Japanese have been kiliea. Approximately 2000 armed natives are now led by 29 WS officers, Agents are sene.hg in constant reports over 51 diffefent rl'AinS- Over 2000000 pounds of equipment and food stuffs were dropped to our agents during April, compared to 137,000 for March and 89,000 for February. By the end of Kay we expect to have 3130C armed native guerrillas., 2 r. :12 lir Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13Xonnn1Rnnninnl Ann, ; Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 InELLIgagE t Ire la A. ,General Five separate fielL information groups are now operating in Burma, eacn in daily contact through 101 with the various combat units. Ali incoming messages are relayed immediz.tely to Lt. General Stilwsllss most =aivancpd headquarters so there is minimum delay in transmission of *hot* information to Ground Forces. 101 also distributes incominL information to the Air Force and the Air Transport Command. Captain Chartrand, liaison with StiIwellts forces, has transmitted directly to the various field groups _111 pressing requests for specific information. Stmilar offieers lizve been stationed tempt1r4ri1y with- Merrillts forces ,nd the Wingate expedition, B. Service with General Merrilk. For sever a.L montris 0m38 has had northern Burma divided into district3, in each one of which there is ,t41 American officer In command of native troops traineu by OSS to secure information and relay it by radio to district :leadquz,rters. The first OSS unit wnich made coatiicc it tiw forces of General Merrill (a brigadier under General Scilwell) was the BKnothead" grousi consisting of approximately 8 Americans and 331 natives operating wenerallr in the Hukawng area north - 3 - 11111.1111Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 es-1 4mi eq./CT iur amonLii of Myitkyina but well In front of the Allied lines. It was organized in May 1943 with the aid of Kachin tribal leaders and a local missionary, Father Stuart, who had served in the area for four years. This group assisted General Merrill first by pplying enemy intelligence enc. later by furnish- in g guides, terrain Information, trail building, and security outposts. To quote from the recent report rsrti-m4ri aurilt *From this time on, OBS had Father Stuart (a catholic priest who had served four years in the Kachln area and who is well liked by the natives) and at least 25 natives as guides accompany Xerrillls command. The number of natives waz ap- parently increased until a large part of the 10Knetheadf group together with their native leaders were with Merrillis command. The natives were constantly employed as guards, guides, patrols, and figilters.x In the saae report on thaa 27th fmAlfch; the following appeared: wIt was apparent that General Merrill was now realizing the value of native help in a strange country. He conferred many times daily (and at night) with Father Stuart and Zing Tawag Naw (tile leader of tne Kachins) who Eavd iia all tr.e infnmatian brought in.* Nativ(A guides proved indispensable because of the errors in tde maps ape new trails which are not shown. Con,- sequently, each patrol was supplied with a minimum of 2 guides at the battalion comnand post and In addition taere vas a vool of 1,..; to 15 Kachins at the regimental 4 ILl Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Alim. Oen ..1211a TEL 11161 ttigg sT. 7 -1 command post. Through radio stations, Kachin patrols, and a system of native outposts, Detachment 101 had immediate first hand knowledge of Japanese movements and concentrations in the mountain trails alone his route. The assistance rendered by the native units as guerrilla troops in ambushing the Japanese is covered under SO. CpUabpratiQn with Air Force. The air force continues to receive our target designations and results of their air operations. Targets which we suggest are regularly bombedekse, es 3. grae.?.? tying effects of these bombings are confirmed by our ground informants. Rescue of pilots forced down behind enemy lines continues. It present search is being conducted for VW V V 0 pilots whose planes crashed at widely separated ^ ? areas within Japanese occupied territory. Two rescued late in March could not be flown out because of enemy activity, Out we were able to supply them with elephants, guides and an escort who saw them sefely to U. S. lines. D. Liaison Arrangements. Liaison has been estriblished with the British forward interrogation center at Gaunati, where refugees and prisoners are thoroughly cuestioned and classified; with the Assam government intelltgence agents at Shillong -5- ur unfl Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SEL ET principally engaged with possible Infiltration of Japanese agents in the Naga Hills; British intelligence section Agarapara near Calcutta interrogating captured Japanese agents; British Ministry of Information at New Delhi an,d the nome department of the intelligence section there; the Burma police and varlous ether intelligence organizations. III. Ar.a Colonel Rubinstein Aas visited 101 and made Plans to start a section of X-2, e e e Lee. eeesiyee1 have not arrived. A M We maintain close liaison with New Delhi R & A which has supplied us eith much useful information for future operations. There is no R & A. personnel assigned here permanently. VII SUI VI. Q. OPERATIONS Chief SO 'eons: GOLI by -e_ 14?.1units waq services rendered 1;c1 General Stilwell's forces. Is noted above, Captaile oKnotheadn group assisted General lerrill in the movement toward Myitityina. Lightning force patrols and otaer native Kecthins cleared trails, built bamboo - TO Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001 Room nni annn7_,-) Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET bridges and guard rails, located much needed water holes, selected dropping grounds for air supplies. A particularly valuable job was selecting fields capable of takinv. an L-5 airplane for the purpose of flying out the wounded and sick. Lieutenant Tilly's Lightning force was particu- larly successful, killing over 150 Japanese and wound- irig, --- Now. :..3.--Jhr-Tr:or FT force of 200 sometimes fought as many as 800 of the enemy, yet suffered no severe casualties. One of General Merrillfs battalions was surrounded for 14 days during which all men lived in foxholes and even water had to be dropped to them. Thmlk, to the determined help and battle cunning of the Lightning force, this siege was broken up and the battalion rescued. I. operation's for the immediate future are the *Hoffmann* Group and *Sugar Loaf No, 2*. The *Hoffmann* group consists of four Burmese-speaking larens who will be nut into the Bhamn area =I; ..--mr,01{ Vir March 29. The duty of these two radio teams will be to establish themselves in a friendly village on either side of Bhamo and report on Japanese river traffic and other activities. Tae purpose of *Sugar Loaf No. 2*, supervised by Lieutenant Kenneth M. Pier, is to locate air fields suitable for use in tne Allied invasion of 7-. Tap crprirT lia.-thtta., npriaccified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ifteir TO MAW Japanese-held Simalur Islands and Sumatra. Lieutenant Pier' group of 6 expects to attempt landing from sub- marine on May 8, spend 3 days inspecting the islands, and return to Trincnmalee on May 15. If successful, this operation should add greatly to OSS prestige in the Far East, since the information obtained may form the basis for a major invasion. The following charts will bring us up to date ""4t _ A 25 !L_ S ^TIArgtin.5 from 1011-- lop SECRET 1..1111.1.1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-7 VI A. OpERATIONS 9R0UP AREA I *FORWARD Companies Companies NS,T,U.s Company: n011 cZ ono co, cm-A =01 LOCATION Ngumla NINOCHANGYANG NINGKYI LEADER Lt. Comdr, Luce lit .Larsen Maj .Drown LUNGRE BUM Maj.Milton Capt. Joost CHARING Augga Ago saf jai AGENTS 10 3 6 19 3 3 4 10 2 0 0 4 3 2 1 7 REICARKg 100 1. Guerrilla Natives Companies are being formed as fast as weapons can be 600 dropped in. Expansion to the South is well under way. 225 2. Effectiveness of ambush- es have been excellent. 16 Japs have been killed south of Ningchangyang with no 175 loss to our own forces. 2' Jap trucks were destroyed by our land mines. 2 Jap Quisling killed at Klitu. --- 6 Japs killed at TANGPU, 6 Total... 1100 more at NINGLAX. 4 Japs and 3 mules killed at NINGUI. out of 7 killed at PUMKAH- TAWNG. 3. With allied advance push- ing to the south; in all probability Comd.Luce will be able to move his base wilmot Headquarters to minclimmena YANG, before the Monsoon sets in., (See Overl.v for further locations) Capt.Quinn 1. Lt.Hazelwood Parachute" 0 0 11Or'4 100 into 'Tat* Operation on -/ Baster Sunday. CriZ 0 CDCD CDa CD a > 8 CD< a CD (T) CDCD 8 0 0 0 th 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 GROUP LOCATION .411LA II (Contd) Company: ARANG "Fe AREA III IIKNOTHEAD* Eastern Bukawng Company: KAWNAN II II 111111.1116/11 CZ "12 remit Cm, =7 ligatjaa Lt.Hazalwood Lt. Pamplin Lt. Martin RADIO11911 Aaltak tn, RBI/ARKS - ) 1 1 rl 4 60 2. This area will be quite I ? important for the conte- plated advance of General upon Total 160 3. Rail line and train wreibk accredited to this opera- tion this month. Ambush work has been quite successful. 10 Japs killed near ARANO, from a party of 39. 2 Japs killed south of MAI. 100 feet of phone lin* cut on road between MYITIYINA-XITHAU. 4. This area will shortly be built up to include. around 750 armed natives. 7 4 4 14 331 1 2 1 3 120 Total - Etb 1. Between Maren 6th and mongil Iliaroh 19, the XIIHPRAPH- ag PUNO, or *Lightning Force armed native XachinsoundePra Lt.Tillyvaccounted for over 159 Japs killed and an undetermined number wounded. 2. Group also curing for over 700 deatitue Xachin refugees. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 GROUP LOCATION apER AREA III (Contd) R 1A2to_orirRIC Amu MA liNiARKS IITRAMPw TARO Capt. Coiling 2 2 10 2 )0 Hkamti Muj.Maddox 3 1 3 8 80 !Tete*. LONKIN Capt. Ludkin 1 1 8 4 SO *Dow', LONKIN Capt. Grones 1 1 9 Total 5 55 GROUP 10 ofiroauway, Capt.Cummings 4 2 2 18 raig ,C=1) MWO Col" 2'71 fin) :140 ers10 -Sc 3.4owhere have the Ameri- cans brought such close relationship between them- selves and native villages as in this area. 4. Oeneral Stilwell and General Merrill have both highly praised the help obtained in this area. 1. Tramp Operation with Hqrs. at TARO, has under it these three separate operations: gRed, Pete, and Dow*. 2. Recruiting is under way and it is hoped soon to have 750 armed native guerrillas hers. 3. Lt.Coussoule and a group of forty-seven Ghurkas are working in the SINGALINGR- KAUTI Area. 1. Working directly with LA' base and Gen. Stilwell's nog Uqrs. Supplying much needs:NE= coordination between Bri Ana Americans.lliWWIE, 2. Two radio teams working. HOPIN, NAMMA & PIM, are mill Areas south of 10Broadway0. 3. fteellent spot from whichrilml to launch new operations. VC:21 mgi 0 CDCD CDa CD a > 8 CDa CD (T) CD (/) CD N.) 0 C7,1) 0 0 6 th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 ft, AMBRIO ORM Imam DER RADIO or Ammo *HATE* Camp. *HERTZ* Ft.Hertz *CHITTAGONG* mommi C=11 *TULA* moo Ce) rin Ernie 1 0 0 2 0 Lt.West 2 I 2 2 0 Chitta- gong Eris.Shepard 1 2 12 2 Souta of TU 1 0 0 2 SHAKO 1.These two operators will be put into operation by parachute on or about May 8th. They will set up in- telligence service around MAYKO & MANDALAY. 2.They will obtain informa- tion on GOKTEIK VIADUCT k other important lines of communication. 1.Weather and air raid warning station. 2.Is serving AS important base to get our agents and officers to areas they ars intended. Approximately 45 people were forwarded by this station during month of April. 1.Present base for Marine Section on sea rescue of airmen. 2.Training MU personnel. 3.Will be useful to put in operations thru use of ilesso4 their Crash boat. 1.8till have radio contac but this group is now being fairly well suppresaed by ce Jups moving north thru the , SI-U area. r,,,.1 4:007 rill . 8d - anwiu 'miaow' od panaiddv pue pewssepea 0000X?1-dCll 0 0 0 0 0 GROUP 000UBAT HOSfl LOCATIG[ LIAM With Gen. Naj.Hunter Stilwell NHOFFMAINN Camp Toto SUGAR LOAF Ceylon Lt.Pier NO. II alisC5 TOTAL: Ce.! RADIO'S 51 AM. OFF. 29 AM. X.M. 65 AGENTS 103 ARMED NATIYE8166 2204 44:.41 *MI AoFaNTS REMARKS 2 2 4 o o 1.Having direct contact with certain of our field radio stations, this group is furnishing important first-hand in- formation for the 0-2. o 4 0 1.0roup will form two radio teams. Will be en- tered into the SHAW area thru oBR0ADWAY0. Main mission is to set up in- telligence in and around Mama, get info on Maw Town airfield,traffic on the IRRAWADDY. Group goes. in March 29th. 2 4 0 0 1.0roup undergoing train- ing near Trincomalee. 1111111"1 from submarine on Jay held Island of Simalur and ilmum4 Sumatra;on or around lith =al May. 2.Purpose of landing be to inspact for possible site for glider landings ksubsequent landing of Cie) operational and combat VIVI aircraft. 3.This operation, if succe fulpshould add greatly to rt prestige or OSS in the Faripmfill Nast, as the information ogi0004 tamed may form the basis far a major invasion in a zum , Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SLL III. AIR ACTIVITIES Air dropping of supplies is done on a large scale. In addition to dropping food and supplies suf- ficient for our own personnel and native recruits, we also make drops to provide many refugees and natives whose food supplies have been depleted by the enemy. This effort is leen paid for in good will and informa- tion. A packing shed has been set up and put into operation at our headquarters. Very shortly we intend to pack ali of our supplies GIL ft. VAAL J.:, station and have the planes land here and pick them up. At Dinjan we now have 2 officers vho super- vise the packing, arrange the schedules for dropping, and fly to the targets witn the supplies. As stated at the beginning, over 200,000 pounds of equipment and foodstuffs were dropped to OUT aKents during April. To make these drops possible the following units are working with us: The Second Drop Carrier Squadron locat.:(1 at Dinjan Field, the Rescue Squadron, Air Transport Cocamand at Chabua Field, the 1st Air Drop- uing Company at Dinjan Field, and the 5301st, 5302nd, 5303rd Air Dropping Zlatoon for Dinjan Field. Drops have been made within a few hours after message requesting supplies was received. These drops include rations, medical supplies, am_lunition, guns, t11111147-.4 El 20 %;? IIIMIII Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP erfroucr gasoline and personnel. Parachutes are of cotton material, some salvaged from the jungle and previous drops, yet we have nad less than 1% parachute failures. It is hoped that higher commanders will assign permanently to Detachment 131 at least C-47 aircraft. M 411 one A0.- cm, ev.e Morale operations changed ovec from the pre- +h i-14^Irtn1 SRA AOKI, jr,MaYa ?????????orvamrame ow. stage A127-inv April, Our first 'Black" leaflets nave been p-oduced and were delivered personally to some of our forward operational units and by Ndrop w to others. The leaflets have been supplemented with a succession of rumors. A start has been made in the development of a false intelligence campaign with the production of a semi-code document of a confusing nature. Production of leaflets is continuing in cooperation with the OWI at their Powai (Assam) out- post. Major Herbert Little has surveyed MO needs in the Far East; and is expected to return to Washington soon. Both he aria Kr. Carleton Schofield agree that MO possibilities at 101 are excellent. Personnel needed as sub-base operators: five young men who possess train- ing enabling them to collect intelligence, make up and disseminate AO material, ana take care of agents. - 10 - (Hi- fur miNtal Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 C Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 z amig glik 4,5ft. 013 SZIE AINA 476-1 6P4/11 ims sum Ix. Al basign Shepard took his ships to sea 16 days from March 1 to April 20, making five 1-day trips, one andviAmp 04t l?Any Aneth envarinaa ag approximately 100 miles, were made to train new Naval personnel and familiarize them with their craft, and to train machine gunners in conjunction with fighter planes. The 4-day operation was made for the purpose of photographing operations of boats and training of agents. Bnsign Shepard believes that, with the equipment on hand, MU operations in his area Should consist of land- ing and picking up agents within T.ange on tne Bursa coast, supplying agent groups within enemy territory, and land- ing anC :icking up specially trained sabotage groups and reconnaissance parties. His most important problem at present is locat- ing and building a main training base. Present indica- tion.:3 are that Ceylon is the nearest suitable location for this Dase. X. II. COUUNICATIONS The new transmitter site began operating April 24, using Federal 447 Transmitter and Rombic antenna. Signals have been very sati:$factary, stations working -11- Inn vrerntizir atbffti Declassified and Approved For Release 2013709/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET which ordinarily nad difficulty receiving 101 messages. Thirteen civilian native employees and 4 enlisted man are operating 7 positions that work over 120 schedules each day. Experience has shown that the native, with 1 few exceptions, lacks responsibility, failing to realize the importance of his position and so cannot always be relied upon. It is hoped that enlisted men now en route will be available to take the place of several of these. Forty-one student radio operators are in train- ing in 6 different camps, 39 agent operators, 2 base station oberators. ease .e.e.tion students are given call signs and frequencies of actual field stations worieing Into headquarters base, and are required to submit at end of day complete copies of all traffic handled. Work has been very satisfactory. Several groui.s are being held up on going into operations becae,e of lack of e,juipment. It is hoped that, in the near future, some equipment may be received from our supply branch. liEWERVICES and SUPPLIES Present and forthcoming operations make increased supplies necessary. SOS Headquarters Advance Section #2, Chabua, has given magnificent cooperation. 101 estimate of supply requirements for 1944, 1945, has been completed, sent to Lieutenant Colonel Berno -12- Declassissified : CIA-RDP13X0000iPnnninniAnnn7 and Approved For Release 2013709/05 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TUP sie A - - for forwarding to Washington. Although most items listed are available in the theater, many will have to be shipped from the States. The procedure of receiving advance copies of lists of items requisitione in Wr_-.1h4ngtetn in st hm1.11.- full both to 101 and to Major Raiss in Calcutta. Increasing numilwrR of personnel make increased subsistence expenses. Approximately 100 gurkhas agents have been added to the payroll during the month of April. 116 Commander Joseph F. Leete has recently completed a spot check of finances at 101 and has given the detach- a me/clean bill of health. Commander Leete will remain in the Far East, taking charge of finances for Detachments asm; 4W4C? The bwzt, .oluvrreDt. of 0g3a A A.- -A. 00 1-111.1.U.L.re lal-Uner clarification of the rights that may be extended to our employees axid our liabilities in this connection. XIII. OTHER BRAItCHES A. Fleld Photographic. Lieutenant Guy Bolte reports that? during the past month, aembers of Unir: p23 h,:ve been active at base headquarters in Nazira, at air .tri; .t Chabua, Dinjan, Lalagnat, Hailakandi, General Stilwell's Advance Combat headquarters LI Burmese Rukawng Valley, General Merrill's marauder,..: in Bur.aL. interiur, at the advanced glider and C-47 strip, Broady", in Burma, ,nu on a beacn photo- ircurs.nrvima4c-ant-t,m v. a.** -ntFlginr, h, -r uwo.eL11414 .3.? cr erftpria. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? LI Declassified and Approved For Release 2013709/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001Pnnn1nn1Annn7 n Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TfI 1i1 " Ul WiselleisIL Lieutenant Bolter, brief description of recent film shipments suggests that Field Photographic'* April activities have been particularly significant. They obtain detailed coverage of Colonel Cochrane's glider operation, landing of the gliders in Burma, wreckage of some at NBroadway, loading of mules on gliders, etc. They obtain probably the last pictures taken of Genoa-al Wingate as lie boarded the bomber which later crashed and killed him. u wv.atintne Training School at the end of April had 122 students, 26 of whom are radio trainees. Health standards in all camps are high. Courses in First Aid have been conducted, anti-malarial worm has been continued, messes have been constantly inspected. The School lost two instructors this month to Operations Section for field duty but four arrive,' from tne States, :;c1 that training has been sore adequate. With the addition of new non-commissioned officers en route, personnel probleti will be greatly relieved. XIV. WAS; ' 4 CONSIDERATIONS AFFECTING A problem not finally disposed of is that of elualiling the per dieu of different Army personnel in the field. Present indications are that this problem will be considered primarily an Army, not an OSS, problem so that Special Funds will not be called upon to make up any differences. 14 TOP SE! RET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOPerfT141.121 SUE! BB. PlunskluR - O th uerationt Under e SACO ilea I. GENERAL A. Matters under SACn are in the same static condition that existed a month ago. Colonel Coughlin i of the opinion that General Tai Li will ask for Coughlin dismissal as OBS representative to SACO, in order to covel 4 up the failure of SACO during the six months' trial per- iod. This failure, Colonel Coughlin believeR, is still due to Tai Lits lack of desire to carry on operations against the Tmmaimetam_ Colonel Hsiao, Tai Lits Washington representa- tive, is now in Washington and Is carrying on a series of conferences with different members of OBS on behalf of his superior. Colonel Coughlin reports that activities would be furthered greatly if Washington could do the following: (1) Send copies of special reports, studies, pamphlets, and intelligence bulletins pertaining to this Theater; (2) Send maps here particularly large scale maps, of which there are few; (3) Inferrn uR of any new techniques developed In other Theaters for sabotage, intelligence, or MO; (4) when new devices are developed, sehd a sample or at least a description with pictures; ? 1 5 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R0001oo14nnn7_9 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 B. The Thal Grata TOP SECRET Colonel Kunjara, on February 29, took the first group of 5 men to the border for dispatch into Thailand. Each agent was equipped with a SSTR-1 trans- mitting and receiving set and a hand generator; a weather report chart and instruments for obseriang weather condi- tion. Th geat 1....rt for the frontier on the 13th of larch. Each an was given 60 days to arrive at his final ,t.e_nation, and the base station at Szemao will listen for them every Neonday from the first of May. If contact is made and it is possible for the agent to do o, regular schedules will be established. All agents were instructed that their primary job was pure intelli? gence and nothing else until otherwise notified. Captain Nicol Smith also went part of the way On this trip and made connections with local generals and otner influential personages in tnese localities whoa he believes, will be of considerable aid to OSS in the future he nas established friendship with General Lu, who has an intelligence staff in southern China, and with a Father Tong wno is able to handie intelligence reports and dis- patcil them to our. station at Szeaaa by courier. They will then be forwarded to Colonel Coughlin for us. by Genere,1 Chennaultys Air Force. - 16 - up_ Declassified and Approved For Release-2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13XnnnniPnrm1nn., , 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 C. Meynler Grout) iUI OLuoraiscs Coughlin's latest report summarizes the ac- tivities of the Meynier group and concludes that the returns from it are inadequate and do not justify the effort, expense, and assorted trothles ThI4 Masyn4ur group, itself, insists tnat troubles are due largely to the constant detailed orders sent by Colonel Emblanc. It is quite possible, says the report, that Colonel Emblanc has failed to inform Commander Meynier fully of general policy. The policy of the itench Military Mission which Colonel Emblanc represents consists in preserving intact French rule of Indo-China. Commander Meynier, it is believed, desires Indo-China ran with a preponderant degree of Innamite autonomy. Whatever the underlying causes, it is the opinion of the OSS representativea in China that tile Meynier group has not provided adequate returns as a project and it is recommended that the group should come ander the full authority and control of the reoreseutatives of tae Franca National Committee In China. Commodore Miles, of the Navy, is of the con- trary oplaion. He is strongly in support of Lt. Commander Moynier and equally opposed to Colonel Emblanc. In fact, it is possible that Colonel Emblanc may be recalled be? cause the Generalissimo has Indicated to General Petchkoff (the Free French representative) that Eablanc was "persona non grata". (This step was taken pursuant to the request of Commodore Ales via General Tai Li). ?l7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 :INTELLIGENCE r -j III? LL1 II. Ai Total personnel: 3 Army officers and I male OSS has been assured that we shall take part in a special military mission to Shansi. We will supply an officer, a radio and an operator. Major Dow has been selected cc undertake this mission, under the command of Colonel Drysdalelwith the help of Colonel Barrett and Jack Service. The general purpose of this mission seems 1.11.11=4 WU, wft., en.e onalAetinn of as much information as possible concerning the activities and future intentions of the Communist guerrilla forces in Upper China. Major Thlstoy " in c'h;Irgill af an OSS mission througa Northern China to conduct a survey of this region. he will determine prospects for extensive joint activities in b*half of the Chinese and OSS. Several technical per- , sonnei vill asaist him. Little Icls been achieved in the plans for in- telligence operations ir occupied areas. Thus far only two points have beeL accepted by General Tai Lip namely (a) taat tLiere stall be established an advance base radio station, ?nd (b) the use of a joint code; III. kza IV. R r.t.l. personnel: 1 Army olfier caad I Navy officer. R A work in the Chungking area has been greatly nampered by tne lackadaisical attitude of Lieutenant Wiens' 18- TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-R DP13X00001R000100140007-2 4 " f ? ? Chinese assistants. Lie -tarant Wiens has been compi information on puppet government personnel in Nanking and other areas of occupied China, and collecting other information having a direct or indirect bearing on enemy targets or enemy economic capabilities. His group obtainet 145 separate items of information during the period covered by the last report. Discussions have been held with General Tai LI who appears to approve a research program. Steps are being taken to improve the present flow of research materials. V. 92 OPERATIOK5 VI. SO Total personnel: 5 Army officers. VII.AIR ACTIVITIES Total personnel: 2 Army officers. Majors Little and Monroe have made a complete survey of MO potentialities in this theater. These men regard preparationf4 for operations as excellent. Specific operational plans are being prepared with priority to the Shanghai area. An agreement was reached by these representatives With General Tai Li and others on 23 April, and is being brought to Washington for approval. The main points dealt with the right (a) to maintain a separat3 SCO-M0 Section Headquarters in the VaLleys of SIM Chi Voll, (b) to have American personnel -19- rrsmiltmr lob Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 1 vinP r if l ill at advance bases with Chinese, (c) to optate black radio stations together with Chinese in several prov- inces of north and south China, (d) to install and operate under Sino-American control printing and reproduction at Kweilin or Sawgyang, at Sian or Loyang, the right to install separate MO communications under Sino-American control, the right to MO communications by special SAC0-10 codes between advance bases, and other items too numerous to mention. Great delay is anticipated in the authorisation by Washington of sufficient personnel and equipment for 3ACO-X0 to initiate the large scale operations that are said to be possible. oTHER ACTIVITIN; XI. COMMUNICATIONS Total personnel: 2 Any Ballatadaen. In Chungking, we do not have our own communica- tions under SACO, but use the Navy organization. In our initial intelligence program we will have one base station reporting .to Chungking through the Navy net. The communications netWork planned is 15 agents in occupied territory broadcasting back to a single base station. Agents will use SSTR-1 base station and SSTR-2, contacting both agents and Chungking. -20- ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X0000110140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET Major Faulkner has installed a 300-watt radio station in Kunming and plans to set up a second at Kweilin, both under AGFRTS. The Kunming station mill hr.ve cont ,,::t with od; Ltion'.i in Ind1 and Kweilin. The Kveliin station jil worK the advanced bases of AGPRTS. XII. SUPPlap . Captain MacCarthy, recently transferred from the Army Forces at Kunming, is 202 supplies officer. Requests have come into Washington for essential items such as typewriters, adding machines, jeeps. Since the last report this detachment has re- ceived :,ome miscellaneous items previously requested, such as watches, cigarette cases, cigarette lighters, lipstick, nylon stocking..., fountain peas, pencils, and others, most welcome in forward areas where presents accomplish more than money. stagy supply of toilet articles and costume jewelry will help in r.,king contacts nnd promote .4 coopertive spirit. This detachment b,dly needs typewriters. It will need approximately por-tb.4.es uuring the next year in order ttalt forwuru bale3 ra:ly write their re*orts and do their administm.tive 4ork ,,Ith typewriters. Tan ..3/4-ton weapon., carriers are re.uested for movement of supplies, 5 to he .3hip,)ed .4s soon zoi the otner 5 to follow within the next few months. - 21- Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 There should be no trouble izw SUIT sumpliss from India to China since we have an allotment of 15* tons per month with promise that it will be increased when needed. This tonnage is in addition to that alloted SACO and will be used to bring supplies into AGFRTS. XIII. QTfiR NiAliCa3 A. Field PhotoEraphic Unit Total personnel: 2 Navy Enlisted Men. Sp(P)2C Hullibarger, the only OSS photographic man at Chungking, was ill for two weeks during March. The rest of the time he continued training the students in the intelligence school. CSp(P)(AA) Eastman, the other member of the photographic unit, is en route to a Navy camp in Northern China. No report has been re- ceived from him to date. CC. Lunalut - AGFRTS Air Ground Forces Resources lc Technical Staff has been approved by the Theater Commander and an order (General Order No. 36) was signed by the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army Forces, China-Burma-India, on 26 April, authorizing a strength of 35 officers and 65 enlisted aen aae-i&ned to ths Comading 14th Army Air -______, Force. This was accomplished after considerable nego- +ietinn with General Sultan, John Davies (of OK), Colonel Fenn (the Judge Advocate), Colonel Creswell (Theater G-2), Colonel Williams (A-2 14t Air Force), and Colonel Coughlin. Al were strongly in favor of the plan except ur 4.4 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Colonel Creswell who acceded. OBS is not mentioned specifically in the Order, but besides giving us an opportunity to do im- portant work, this will provide a way of distributing intelligence secured through the 14th Air Force via our communications system to Ceylon, to be available for SEAC. There was some discussion that AGFRTS constitutes an effort to do outside of the SACO agreement what has proved impossible to do within it. However, it was recognizea that the information to be gained by AGMS is much needed. (See memorandum dated 24 April 1944, to Deputy Chief of Staff from Colonel Creswell, A.C. of S., G-2, of the Headquarters of the Army- Forces, CBI). The memorandum to Colonel Coughlin from John Davies - dated April 24, indicates that up to this time the weakness of oar intelligence organization in China nas been that it was second and third hand. This plan offers the best cover available, i.e., the 14th Air Force, in view of the faet that General Chennault and the Air Force are so popular with the Chinese. Pursuant to the authorization by Headquarters, CBI, OSS Washington nag 411therized the tzansfer of 13 officers and 2 enlisted men from the 14th Alr Force to OSS. Blakemore and Lockwood continue tri GO extremely valuable wo.k. on target analysi.s, using their own skill ? 23 ? affitt Orl UI ? Declassified Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ;., eiPlArArtftrintrirr iurru as well as materials especially sent out by R & A in Washington. Although we have not had a report on the intelli&ence bases being set up throughout southern China, the assumption is thLt L..e/ are in process of development. BEAC ...4-411 misaseecesatalitst XLLE. ULAVVILW.t.1QOUiss. 4,641z. Fsvvmars...1. at Ceylon. Orders for Colonel Heppnerls assumption of command were into effect Xl-ly 1 and 9 branch chiefs were appointed on that dte.- INTELLIGENCg Dr. Dillon Ripley is Chief of SI?Ceylon. His relations with wPw Division continue to be of the best and early OSS operations at the request of wP" Division are expected. We h'eve had no news of recent developments in the DT plan, but reference is made in cables to the plan with the understanding that it is progressing. Indonesians from Surinam arc being recruited for SI work out of Ceylon anu are being shipped straight to this area. III. ka B1-001 reports excellent contactJ with all British and American intelligence agents throughout the 444, -r :f oir ata A? mmgmw Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP 13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET Kew Delhi area; the state of Assam, and Calcutta. He states that total personnel needed for India is 14. IV. R & A The move to Ceylon seems to have affected R & A more than any other branch. There is some question as to what wil? happen to the R & A Delhi office. Present plans indicate that there will be both an SEAC desk and a CBI desk, each acting as rear echelon for its respec- tive theater. The New Delhi office has gone on with its work while these organizational problems are being solved. They have produced several hundred more file cards of notes with copies going to Kunming, Ceylon and Washington. Other duties have been lending assistance to the Army md other agencies, helping interrogate Japanese pris- oners of war, microfilming some 2500 frames of Japanese and Burmese documents, purchasing books: newspapers and periodioals as part of the INDEC program, and forwarding needed material to further outposts. Cora Dubois is at present the only R & A persop- nei in Ceylon. R 47. A is now working on northern Sumatra, \ Wicobar. iLnd Andaman Islam for Lieutenant Fisher Howe of MU. VI. ?_Q. OPLAAli065 laorn.?1122 -25- TOP vyk rei% :71-W M Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R00010014nnn7_9 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 VII. AIR ACTUITIES 'flip ?3,fe4Part- r.r i Colonel Hooppner ha J requested one Grumman Widgeon, two amphibious aircraftl and two Piper Cubs frvr nrimmunication between islands. VIII. Mr. Scofield and Major Little have surveyed *0 needs in SEAC and recommended the dispatch of more per- sonnel to this theater. Mr. Bateson, Lieutenant Bonamy, Mr. Hiss and Mr. Holliday are racent arrivals at 404. A portable typewriter is being developed for the benefit of those who do not know Japanese. :IL Bastian Shepard is to bring his boats and crews to Ceylon for training and possible help in operations. At a conference with Colonel Coughlin, Colonel Hoppner agreed that SEAC--MU operations should not proceed north of Rangoon. Expectations for MU have bounded during the past month. Mr. Scribner has reported that Mountbatten expects OSS to furnish swimmers and that the British have had recent suqesses with swimmers Nthich indicate great pos- sibilities. Washington has recently obtained some re- markable surface crit,--3 Army aircraft rescue boats 85 feet long which can make 42 knots on high speed, will cruise 2,000 miles. They will be sent, complete witn trained Army crews, 2 in July and 2 in August. - z6 nri TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13x000n1Rnnn1nn1Annn7 1 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ilk Major Peddicord ha n just returned to Ceylon to prepare the way for 6 officers and 34 enlisted men soon to follow. TOP SECRE OTHER ACTIVITIES XI. COUKUNICAZIONS XII. Iwi?SUPPLIEZ Major Willis Bird was assigned as Services Officer for 404. Be has set up moss and transportation facilities, establiihed quarters rCir OSS personnel, and is constructing various camps and training areas. XIII. lataR BRANCHES A. Fie;Ayhotogra..)hic Lieutenant Kenneth Pier is assimed at present to 464 from wnich ne rill enntiact a photographic mission already doscriber.J. in tilt: Fart of thi,,t report dealing with 101. B. p D M.Ijor S...= G. Lucy is branra chief of R & D at .4.04 and I.:1 making a survey of :Tpecial needs. XIV. WAINOTON CONSUIRATIONS AFF:gT1140 THE FIELD In order to prevent different members of OSS making overlapping request.; to A.rmy warehouses, a:ijor Raiss has recently been put in cha-ge of OSS activities at Calcutta. 4 1 27 - TOP SECRET I Declassified and Approved For Release ;139/05, CIA-RDP13x000n1Rnnn1nn1Annn7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET .74 7th . ? '444 r, r4 3 0 5 331 .541." Vairj. gli25 AEr 1.11 . ; .. form zia 1_4 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET rtlt- f,s, , Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and A proved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 COMMUN/CATIOn BRANCH REPORT FOR APRIL TOP SECRET Total personnel in branch in now 1131, or which 729 are on duty overseas and 232 are in training or transit or requested for overseas duty. Per::,onnai in all overseas theaters increased about 754. This it; a decline since it month because now the tables of organization of thi, various theaters are nearly filled. TluJ exception to this downward trend is FETO *more there was an increase of 28. The major items of equipment shipped by the Brunei-, darinc ?ir? uere 132 ESTR-1 portable field sets, JuL, sQlici fuel generators and 1,594 rilceiNTer,s (RBZ sets) for dropping to resistance groups in iiuroe i)rior to invasion. The grand total of S3TR-1 portable field sets ahippedt. . tater $ rc,te'rwd 1,,:.7,43 and RBZ receivers re.iczxd )2075. There waz; a dro.i: of 50 delivery of equipment shipped to all taer.ter becaue theuter com- m.m.:Aer ,:.pproval vas late, ,Lnd the cillotment of space on ship.s Iluch of thv hoRvy 0,0Aii=tn* sto.tion!;, .saovsor, %Ire.t.ly been snipped. 1.0 r *MP si.tati Declassified and A proved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13xnnnniPnnn1nn4 t?-? I/ Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 FIELD PHOTOGRAPHIC BRANCH APRIL REPORT During t?It-: month of April a total of 71 sound and still car b crews were used in the production of motion pictures for WS and other agencies. A total of 7 motion pictures were completed and 14 others were in various gt.aersact es.A" The 1. 2. 3. Fignting =ire: Greek w34.to.441S4, films completed awring the month included: SSTR-1: Italian narration - for OSS Communi- cations. Fighting knife - for 0Sr> 2chool3 & TrAning. o7;4 h Z- - for OW Scilools Training. 4. Cu.. fr tvet eland - for new Ze,14nd Legdtion. 5, Campbel. project - for OSS. 6. 1-iiii4dle Ew:/-: OKI - for Middle Ea:it: OKI. 7. Bi,ttle station - fo. U.S. Coast Guard. There t:e pre,zont ti;.le units of tae Field PhoLog,aphic Brancil IA 'fi.aington, Hollywood:. Br44i10 Lo:Idon ,nt!. in 1e chinu-Burma-India area. WAst4TmaTm: Me -.action picture ii-.boratory windled 598,588 ft. of 35mm film :4nd 51,365 ft. of 16= film. The number ot t,:wiler., crews employed in the Uetropolit,n Area were 8 -Ino outilde t:Lc: Metropolitan Area 4. Viere were ,Also 34 'tiY. camera creri zictively employed in th1 period. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET The Iconography 3ect1,m1 has mnde urrangements for main; iconoscopes and gyroscopes hmounting to 30 or each. The now Developslent .,nd Shoo Section has accom- ulishod a con-,,iderab,s hmoun; of work. during April: they completed 15 folding tripod stands for miniature caaeras for SI, built 5ore iconoscopes for the Army Jilt: developed and built several adapter rings for 35 cAmeras talLt vill allo"te takine or olotographti through the periscope of a submarine. HOLIZW01--)D Partomelt 1 afficer and 5 men. The Hollyrood unit continues its work for the Office of Scientific Research rld Development :And tat new joint Weapon.. Committee which irti continuing ,1 serie of highly secret experimentsdiin 'ith. rocket development. A tota.i of 46 motion pictures have been ,ompleted and dis- tributed by this unit in Auril. These pictures are di::trlbuted 7; the Joir,t aiefz:z of 3ff thiator coo,inuers t:t.13 keeping tnwa abrt:tla.t of ;.eyg developments, ahAZIL Per3onnel: Qfficers .ind 6 :,?,en Ir. is p1,3med to alake 16 or 17 short subjects on Brazi flrit e wa.,; nue C14;: of i, in 4" Vnr-lt .!11.,i editing sere'. T,e photography on this serie.; I dkv.! 4?,z,Uc co,,i..1.ttao on July L!..t.. LONDON - (Aqaitio not coverct in Report, ETO) t.1.11,/ o/. Co ar1rJ cript in its await OaOr r T iur btuitti Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ??? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 final phalles and TflSECRET it is z.lnialttteri location work will be finisned by April 25th. The writer 4nd caz.ora crews are at vork ass .abling neceasury 1,Ata for a picture requested for Si on German ] mehtlairsat4ein=e ?34.-Aareawsmsa Request:-, for docunentation of the Sussex plf-In has been Oven to the Photographic Branch from L. Col. Miller. RequeL:t that Field Photogrsphic Branch make a picture depicting Britisb four-mea subnarines now being used in the delivery of agents and euipment in occupied coUntrie.2 IP, being acted upon. CnnIlArlaar ro-d 'rq1.4 arrivad in Londan will take charge of plIotographine U. S. *Navy in the impending in- vaaloa. Ti* Navy men of the Photographic Branch have bitten awarded the Air Ueda' by the U. S. Nw7y. ApITERRANEAN THZATER Ver5oauel: 3 men One photographtr oeeh sent to the 13a1kans* Two others 111-4ve comp1uted rorc on a picture for 110 dealing 4.h5t? tra4nin6 of agent*. CEIRA Covered in Report on FE170. BURMA-INDIA Approximately 20,00 ft. of motion picture film baan rAcnivad ?1.1 WA0,inaton- Throe picturets aro in vel'ious s ';7es of editing including: (1) Eiflerf5 report, (;) Praviev of Assam, /".V) 13/4.7 13WL1.1.116A fro;10 Lines in Burma. = 3 - Top CErinr? u El Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 e Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 7 ci Tqlr, V14: The b21a1ce of this d1scuson concerning this theater la covered in the report on mo. ????? 41111,,, 4 zi 5., ? w..z '1;4 Pat Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 - - . 514,160 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 i _ Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 4 FOREIG14 NATIONALITIES BRANCH REPORT FOR APRIL jej fl As 'we" 14 1. The pork of the ForeignNationalities Branch includes a variety of field studies of the Foreign Nationality group5, their activities :Ind the Foreign Language Pres: a) roreirm NationalitY Grelln Meetings. A total 34 gro4p meetings were attended during the month of April of which the greatest number dealt 'with Hungarian, Utrainiant-Yree German, Polish, Italian and other B=2.1kn organizations. h) Si' n Reports on Fore PolIt.cal .0.1.1s12.9.rt21 from Field Repreeptativas,. A total of 127 Situation reports were prepare ealine particu- larly witn East countries and other groups under Germ.in hegemony. There were .iso reports froa Field Representatives totaling 150, the largest number of which dealt .it-.11 Gerin, Polish, Yugoslav, liungarian, Spani r othe- groups. c) F9reim Language Pre2s, Readinzs. 903 reports etve b-i;ed upon the reading of foreign ?????????? 131tVit...V language newspapers. Particula,: attention was devoted to thx: editorira.;.s and comment, appearing in the foreign language press concefninc t;lt-2 meeting of tne I-ternat1on-71 Lf)bor Or4anization, the proposal of a United of Europe si)onlo..d by Nen York Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001 R000100140007-7 u.rwa : 4 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Universityl Research Seminar for European Fed- ertion, ;Itri-?i for r: B.Lk,,t. federation, the progress of 17innisb peace negotieti,ons, and the ,;rogress of Rumanian peace negotiations. 2. There were also series of reports submitted by the Forei/n N.tionalities Brv.n,z, duAng t month of litrch. The were di-ltributed within 088, to ONI, urn:: .T24414-1-..m nanAnrrihin ate.! #1791 Polish Pressure Cmpaign Takes Form #151? Foreign Netionalitie:: Assess Soviet Autonomy Uove S-93, Talk with Alexander Kerensky S-94, British Honor for Admiral Sakellariou S-95, gihLilovich Staff Officer Interview, YuLoslev Embassy #1650 Greek Politics in the United States 3-1456, Yugo.s1Lv note 8-99, Canadian dorf-= Appraisal of Soviet Policy Kravcaenko Incident in the Foreian-Lang:lay PreL,.5 8-1U:j? Poliih Vie on Polish PropaEanda B-180, Austria-in-Exile Still Becalmed #181, Secant:: Confer,ince of Libre In Santiago S-9., Archduke Ott,-; Hun6arin Crisis ???? - 'ft tF ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP no.% ANL B-1821 Soviet-Czechoslovak Pact Stirs Slovak-Anerican Community, and Attachment #16:41 Irollgsfront or Isolation? B-184, Revival of Italian Nationalism in the Once Pro-Pascist italittn Pre4.-4 B-186, Ettiaga:rian,t..,n2liaze Press on the Occupation of Hungary S-961 Tibor Eckhardt on Hungarian Crisis B-1871 Italian-American Opinion on Collaboration S-48. Stuvzo Refates Freemasonry Charge Against Sforza B-191, Prepares for Action B-1851 Middle Eastern Arab-American Mirror ALIvr,z.u.cErs in Ftheratiog- 1.-ZAA,==r-vr Proble=s in D-ertialln in New York B-159, Irieolnr, American Venture B-183/ The Non-Bolshevik Left Fore- gathers 8-97, British Journalist Address, Advanced Institute, Princeton, 16 April 2.1.11111:rthals -3 r' 'Fa\ e: r-Ties 4 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-9 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 SUMMARY OF R & A BRANCH REPORT FOR APRIL TOP SEMI 1. Current intelliwonce Staff. The normal activities of t!le Current Inte1.1- Igenco St..ff wise continuod consisting of contributions of text 1114teria1 anc speeial v.rticles to the JIC Weekly Sumzary and the Daily Intelligence Summary. lk; reports 'were issued in ti.:e Current Intelligcnce Serie3 during t.v month. Tne P.W. reekly bZL difcontinuea on 28 April with Colone.... DUXtOnla ilighly interpretive Politict:i Intelligence 172eekly 5teali a rrAposed and wi1i reproduC;i3n (.ifficult_es are :,olved. 2. Mat: 14.-/i6ion. The M,Ip DiT Ii.ri ;ccepted re,u43 and 60 maps wore completed. The reuest..; follows: k.* a.. ..?41 22 CAD, 'V: Dept... 8 Other:, . 25 for 102 maps broker Coun 55 Joint Chier.- 6t_ff 35 Olfleu -31 Leut'artMCrt intt.114.gence "721.14 8 *.s ? a II 6 102 CM . 434 l'' %la. - Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13x000n1Rnnn1nn1Annn7 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ? TOP SECRET The volume of work may be illu9trated by t4E: foltolni; figures: Roq-uo5t for M.ups 793 Map Di-zburtiements 9,497 titles and 85,213 wieet!;, Princip.11 dtstributees osa were ti,AT Critthinzui Chefs of staff, The Joint Chiefs of 6taf1, Vizir Depart- ment, NAvy Department, Foreign Economic A..miniistri7ttion, Department of State, and J.I.S.P.B. -Topographic Uodels: Requested 1j, including new mc-cla Completed 11, including 3 new =deli In Progress 29, including 18 new zlodels La addition, 64 requestz were received b7 the Specig.. Photography Suction for 285 titles Lnd 66,202 prints a-t follows: Chiefs of ?Sr: ? ? Apu, OSS 24 Pewaentation Division ........ 04,44 .. .. 2 Array A.;: Forces .... 0000S 7 War Department .... ? ? 440 1 Navy Departzent ...... ,? ... .... ... 0?411 4 Coordinator of Inter-AmJrican Affairs 1 Arcalvo - Deparment Division Combined Chief!) ccr: Stuff 3 IT!: 3. The greater id_rt )f tccific of the division r;nhcontrhted on prt.p.,r,ition of approtely twq-third government for th-a 4, ..itudLlm wore L.,e re, Gui'm-r1 military Affair. D5v121on. The r=Ain- pon,iJi,!,?y of FM. -2? Top6154,L.tav-4'drai neclassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Tim CEPO I Ur Ulm I Economic The followi!nt studies were undertaken during the month: (1) experiences of the, RAF and USAAF in the reduction of military capabilities by bombardment, (2) analysis of contribution which Europe may make to the prosecution of the lArr in the F7ir Ea2t lit! ( study of the work of the Enemy Objectives Unit and PR (Princess Risborough photographic interpretation) (R&A/London) seeking to emphasize importance of parallel operations in the Far East. koarazhIs Studies were completed on (1) Important Rail- road Communications Centers in Frances (2) Topo- graphy and logistics of possible defense lines in the 'Last, (3) nomiAlation of information on Mediterranean h.zAnhn-q and aifields for the Navy Department. Political In ad,dition to regular 3ituation reports, the fol2_ov.int.; studies were completed: NAlkan Sections the political effects of air raids in Bulgaria, Roumania, and Hungary. Central_li]uropean Section, German pre-invasion morale, ,ald political attitudes 01- tne numa? Catholic Church. _Italian Section, the Itelian Sooial Repub.i.es opir and background on Humbert of Safl -3-. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05 : CIA-RDP13X00001R0001 nnlannn7_0 1 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRLa 4. Fr East Division At Kunming trot selection work continues for tne 14tn Air Torce, AUTK7s. and :,11, ,)f: work for the In W;A.Ilhington Joint Chiefsof Staff worX grows in im7Aort_tnce, four JIC dfts were completed) id four Joint Ary Nav; Intelligence Bervice (JANIS) atudies or(: In iirocess. The divisi= limpered in its vrori by lack of military iiilost to 44 kw?, ttle Navy. Economiats are needed to service General Chennault _Ind CAD work iz badly hampered because most oi tzie zen witn noccstary ianguage training are in uniforn wid no Uots t1r.4 Recomulenda- tion: 14 sloT-i, for Naval Officers for Central ;-,na .iout...,we.-et Pacific, six for lionoluiu, thr%:e SATtuth:-.,, Pacific five for Wa5hingt= rtL 11 icit /"thrl A Stle Dep_rtment comrAtment of 34,000 min hour p-ecludeJ undertkinc %ny now wok at least untiL v,lI S4U,4%w t, .,71,-evrt tie - n4.r4u4ettri Q? vicw WO .k ?,)w.".,nues on CAD postwa7 problems in addl- tin to a ney iaroicct undertaker: f.Jr Donal,J. Nelson on PoAt-VL iiX::10MiQ Developments of tiAe u3se, 3enedul3d to eopleteu out t?,e, alddle Df May. Ottwr important 3tadit ar4: ocint undortaon. - 4 - TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 "'rum es ra riot *09 fur 7.- Igterdevartmental Committee and Central Inrortion D17.SiOfl. Although active during April no developments ".^^tv2A71141.4_ sa-465su.s.uvniwavo ? g, Commendations. Charles Rayner of the State Department expressed verbelly to Mr. Walter Levy the gratitude of Secretary Hull for the work done in preparation for the Anglo-American oil policy meetings. b. The Intelligence Branch, OCSia0, gave en- thusiastic thanks for tne stati_rticel maps of telecom- munieations facilities prepareci WLthin the Geographic Subdivision, aa uid tae Central European Section of MID, c. The report "Burma Situation Report No. 10 prepare by Lt. Stelle and Lt. Uandelbaum of our R & A staff in New Delhi was praised by Major General Lamplough, Directo;. of Intelligence in SEAC. d. Quotation froa Donalu Nelson's letter to Dr. L.:riser cited. 31 March, below: liFolloain certain (latched conversations between members of your staff arc mine, and in view of the particularly excelleat eammery of Russian war production which you prepared for me at the time of my trip to Russia last autumn, I would like to aSk you to undertake through your USSR 1'4v4m4nys thgb nricatuarm rannt?t nn thts economic capabilities and requirements of post- war Russia, with particular emphasis on potential U.S.?USSR exchango of goods and services.w 5 TOP SECREI Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SECRET TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 SCIIOOLS BBANC11 115POTiT Y011 APRIL April tYle student enrolIMent in Sghoo1.1 'and Training Branc-ri aectreased ';ittt a 8A6 students And trainees for Uardh. V;Icpenses for tile frol3 -a nvollehered most import tint orlalition of plans Coast. the s total of 1111-riag April mouth vere as 2. The e the Vest be against *14,912.43 ghlft in the for incise InStraCtia. 9TOgreSS SUILIP - --.-rtzed as foiovst and spent Training Progras ed. of -t-ratal:ng o'n the areas 3101 four ve " 65. prt-Arta vf instrtIctio'n n 11 ve. designed to approiimate thc 7.-11c0s. nrogram of the miIitusy trainini; This Infantry, villo have Yroa a security point of licv i i. t vas ne felt undezi:.ebIe to hold men in this area iiho bre (1) a e bout to b 1-Icated froa OBS, (2) hel.d pending security eheetT. hno. ) nold pending disposition *ithin OBS. ,., ,: LY ' lii,Z. t vti',7?J z.. .- _ desivened for men uad no previous basic Declassified and and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 SCHOOLS AND TRAINING BRANCH REPORT FOR APRIL , ,V. i ,t1 4 if 1. During ijr1i tae stuhent enrollment in the Trinir Bizunc;,.. (jet:I-eased ';17,:l a total of 846 students nd trainees fnr as againat 1269 in Mel-:-ch. Expennef; for tne month were *140912.43 spent unvouchered funds. 2. The most important shift in the Training Program was tne formulation of plans for increased training on the West Coast. InstructioL progress an,_t uses of the areas may be summarized as fo.i.ows: --Area A, A-2. 17 men. A four week program of instruction designed to approximate the 17-week military training program of the Infantry. This. is deigned for men wno hz.ve (i no previous basic train- ing. cur1ty view it was r,r?rrt felt undesi:'able to hold men in this area who :.ce (1) about to be released from OS, (2) held pending security check 4nd neld pending dispoition within OSS. INA 4 I 744.4_ ?-j 46 ? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ir? TOP SECRET A-3. 35 men. Used for OG training. A-4. 91 studunts. Classes reduced by removal of basic training program to Area A-2. Para- military training course of three weeks unchanged. A-5. 20 students. The personnel in tralninr, .tt Area D were * 431, icsaEtwi.=%=1V=ii havn *NAV C7411[2. when that area was closed. It is now a combination finishing and holding area for SO personnel. Area q. 193 students and trainees. Since Are.. M vas closed, there has been an increase in perlionnel v:t Area C. Communica- tions training , Liven hore for Communication Branch personnel ana undercover students from other branches. Three-day and four-day problems in the field aave been est blished. Area D. Closed. L o4.A3A.zni..= tor 1,04.:Aocmyso,...*W A basic course attended by personnel from SI, SO, and X-2 brncite. Several new courses added incluoing Order of Battle, Baoic Informa- tion, and Basic Reporting. _ 2 _ -41%.*? Lb Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 di? SECRET Area F. 25 MO students and 76 00 trainees. Y.,0 course continued in this areal and 00 trainees were given preliminary training before going to Area A-3. Ford, Bacon and Davis con- tinued to 'work here. Area RIT-11 27 students. Intelligence finishing course. Area S. 244 candidates. As a result of dividing the classes into three d:_y aria on day groups the staff found it diffiCUlt to operate effectively, Plans have been. made to et up a separate evaluation area in Washington ea-ly in Hay to take care of those vho could be evaluated in one day. Areus UP and VA. 44 students (at WP only) The new course of training includes (1) an assessment school, (4) at Wf,, a basli,1 course in conditioning, !mall arms, field craft, water trainin61 sIming, etc. (A minimum standard of physical condition zind proficiency is required of each student ,nd incividual evaluation at j. LL1CJ ? ?.r. 11.4 of tq.E.2 training.), (3) at WA there is to be ,,, general. unified OSS course stressing the Far East, followea for eo.ch student by advance intensive trainini for one specific branch of OSS. TOP SECRET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R00010014nnn7_9 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 OP ,..,;:t 0 - 11/04 as DUTrIg April a nev Varitime special .nililvilat,:r swimming group was recruited largely from 25.e21./personnel. At the ead of four to Qua rd six Itee4s they wbe transferred from Camp VP (Camp Peadeltan) to Camp WA on Catal: lartts Isiana fr the balance of their training. at Camp VA and th- Navy comple4ent na been:At the presvat time there are no materiatly Deduced through withdravals by the lit,ritiae Unit. Recently d numb4r of Cwist Guard Officers rlave beef, attached to this camp. 4 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 4 , - Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 .-; k^i 1)..! 7-? ti '17P3 rf:S--14 k P,F 9.? arrl ; "Q. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 SECURITY REPORT FOR APRIL va a SEA 'A The total of completed security Investigations irIg -ale month of April fell to 879, but 942 new cases were initiated so that the number of pending cases rose to 641, a rise over liaren bilt a position comp,red to recent months. In view of the reduced vIlotment the rise in requests ia being investigated in an effort to deter- mine whether or not a significaLtt number of cases are being investigated vithout genuine interest on the part of tbt branches. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001Rnnn1nn1 Annn7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Si TOP SEC& f '1luran 44-01 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 APRIL MONTHLY REPORT FOR SERVICES BRANCH reE, TOP SECA' nA2nn C4Terrfq ?4,?.*Aw COMPLLTBD APRIL YOLUUE 2114224 ta c4n 0,-71 -"Nem. Ilk 2,551.0 5,719.0 17n THEATER 121..LWIPEAN FAa EAST ' MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA MISC . TOTALS: .-.1.xyrilwr=r1 vxmAlamwa.. TOTALS: TaiGia 86 38 52 2.# -56 853,594 7uvi.c.20c, 40,148 149,864 7.680 81,605.li 46111404 81.605.1 TOTAL _FOR Lig WEIWAT 34.82 52.98 22 a 34 76 15.38 02.49 21.05 09.30 161...AZ 100.00 100.00 100.00 05:50 100.00 PB 03.13 07.01 g9 1 APk 19.1d10 28.70 60 1 100.0C1 CONFUTED MARCH COMFLETED JAI is EUROPEAN 87 810,913 27,410.0 119 724,651 1240090.0 FR EAST -a-, 758,755 57,311.1 77 341,435 24,773.2 UIDDLE BAST 42 27,958 3,00110 53 131,603. 5,051.0 NORTH AFRICA 46 106,190 .2144.34.1 lin.AAR 6;159..6 NISC 1.975.8 21_ 99.215 JAA/2Aa 94,923.4 TOTAL': 259. 4765/369 320 11437,770 165,532.8 31, CUR.. RENT FEBRUARY_ 29 1,` APRIL 30 CURRENT MARCH ;CUILRTZ MO EUROPEAN 99 32 67 FAR EAST 169 66 63 MIDDLE EAT 51 31 54 Nom AFRICA 82 54 38 stISC TOTALS: 421 201 OP diEl , Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 . _ Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 CiNFLLTED _SEIPBUENTS. CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE Ant ai S E 77- THEATER Lig.,, TIEIG4T VOL= . ... EUROPEAN 292 2,389,158 174,922.4 FAR EAST 184 1,660,308 131,646.7 Itrilru v pi, Qce NORTE AFRICA ILISC OTALS: ......-- !78iT .r...7g - 1994'107 148 t! 396,922 etl 4,tt ? 10,603,0 15,104.1 34:)61: !corer EWIE1 r 7 =AT V Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 ; Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2 TOP SEW Tops Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/09/05: CIA-RDP13X00001R000100140007-2