OSS - WAR AND POSTWAR PLANNING PROBLEMS/DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH AFRICA/INTER GOVERNMENTAL MEMORANDA, 1944

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• Publication Date: March 26, 1943
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OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES
010 FIFTH AVtNIJ
NEW YORK, N. Y
March 26, 1843
Brig. Gen. William H. Donovan
Offioe of Strategie Services
Washington, D. C.
Dear General Donovan,
I have been a member of the Chinese Customs Servioe
for 28 years. On sty return fres China on the "Gripshole last
August, I was met by Dr. Price, 088, who suggested thst I night
join 066, and Arranged for no to see Mr. Megh Wilson. In
assassin the possibility of joining 088. I told Mr. Wilson
that, if I should do so, it would have to be with the proviso
that, if the Chinese Government instructed as to return to Mina,
I should be oompelled to resign from 068. I joined 088 in
Ootober and the State Department requested the Chinese Government
to release as for temporary duty with the Amerioan Government.
I was informed yesterday by Dr. T.V. Soong, Chinese
Foreign Minister. that Dr. H.H. Kung. Minister of Finance, had
cabled and requested as to return to Chungking as soon as possible.
I have, of ()curse, oonsulted the officials in the Far
astern Division of the State Department, and they consider that
I ought to return to my post in the Chinese Customs. I have
explained to Mr. lUghes th oirounstanoes beak of ny recall to
China, and he was good enough to say that he agreed with my decision
to return.
It is now necessary, therefore, for as to ask the
Office of Strategic Services to aeoept my resignation. The
Chinese Governmest wishes as to leave for Chungking at the earliest
possible moment, but before suggesting a date on which my resignation
shall booms effeetive. I Antend, of course, to 'moult Mr. Higbee,
Mr. Shepardson, Mr. Allan and Mr. Hallman in order to arrive at ?
mutually eonvenient arrangement. In any ?ass. I shall have to have
? series of inoculations. whish will take about ? month, during
shish time arrangemeats f replasement ii 068 elan undoubtedly be
made.
I need seareely add that I shall leave the Offioe of
Strategie dervioes with keen personal regret. I have Waroughly
enjoyed the aequaimtanoe and cooperation of ay oolleagyes, both
staff and seeretarial, in this organisation and shall carry with
me very happy memories of our work together.
With kind personal regards. I ma
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OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES
010 FIFTH AVtNIJ
NEW YORK, N. Y
March 26, 1843
Brig. Gen. William H. Donovan
Offioe of Strategie Services
Washington, D. C.
Dear General Donovan,
I have been a member of the Chinese Customs Servioe
for 28 years. On sty return fres China on the "Gripshole last
August, I was met by Dr. Price, 088, who suggested thst I night
join 066, and Arranged for no to see Mr. Megh Wilson. In
assassin the possibility of joining 088. I told Mr. Wilson
that, if I should do so, it would have to be with the proviso
that, if the Chinese Government instructed as to return to Mina,
I should be oompelled to resign from 068. I joined 088 in
Ootober and the State Department requested the Chinese Government
to release as for temporary duty with the Amerioan Government.
I was informed yesterday by Dr. T.V. Soong, Chinese
Foreign Minister. that Dr. H.H. Kung. Minister of Finance, had
cabled and requested as to return to Chungking as soon as possible.
I have, of ()curse, oonsulted the officials in the Far
astern Division of the State Department, and they consider that
I ought to return to my post in the Chinese Customs. I have
explained to Mr. lUghes th oirounstanoes beak of ny recall to
China, and he was good enough to say that he agreed with my decision
to return.
It is now necessary, therefore, for as to ask the
Office of Strategic Services to aeoept my resignation. The
Chinese Governmest wishes as to leave for Chungking at the earliest
possible moment, but before suggesting a date on which my resignation
shall booms effeetive. I Antend, of course, to 'moult Mr. Higbee,
Mr. Shepardson, Mr. Allan and Mr. Hallman in order to arrive at ?
mutually eonvenient arrangement. In any ?ass. I shall have to have
? series of inoculations. whish will take about ? month, during
shish time arrangemeats f replasement ii 068 elan undoubtedly be
made.
I need seareely add that I shall leave the Offioe of
Strategie dervioes with keen personal regret. I have Waroughly
enjoyed the aequaimtanoe and cooperation of ay oolleagyes, both
staff and seeretarial, in this organisation and shall carry with
me very happy memories of our work together.
With kind personal regards. I ma
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Oleneral Donovan maw Little at the Rt.
Mogi.* yesterday morning and toll his that he thought
it would he an exoellent idea row him to talk to
Major Ittohard lieppuer. It. said that he would have
the ORO In Waehington advise me as tor in advostoe
as possible it Neppner ever has ootrasion to oome to
New York. In suoh an event I will get in touch with
Little, who le staying in Provident'., Rhode Island,
until hie departure for China.
Will you please ask the proper person
in Warthington to try to keep me poeted on this.
Perhaps you will *Elmo advisor, Major Ileppner and tell
him that ir he doe* nose LIP New York I will be very
glad, Indeed, to have his me (hie arlo? and that
I, eelf, would like very muoh to see his again.
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Major General William J Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
Washington DC
My dear Generals
In talking to Whitney Shepardson on the telephone this
morning, I asked him to talk to you before your depar-
ture about Lester Little and his set-up in China. You
may recall that at the time of Little's resignation
from OBS to go to China as Inspector General of Customs,
I took him ovur to the St Regis to sfte you. He stated
then that if any means could be found whereby he and his
organization could be of servioe he was most desirous of
cooperating.
I am very much in hopes that when you aro in the Far East
you may find it possible to talk to Little and explore
this possibility with him further. I am taking the
liberty of calling this to your attention through Whitney
and by this nota because the present Far East SI staff in
Watihington, with the exception of Allman. came into the
organization after Little had left and therefore knows
nothing about him personally or his present set up.
With best wishes for the New Year - if I don't have an
opportunity to see you before you leave - believe me
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have respeoting hie oharsoter, integrity and loyalty to the
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nubjeott Temporary duty orders for ovtirseas assignmont
1. YA4 ere hereby dlreotod to proceed in aocordaaoe with
your military orders to Vow Delhi, India and thence to Chungking,
China. You will report to thm StrateEio ':ervices Officer (or to the
Chief of 0 0 in each Theater to which you proossed and while in each
?boater be reep=sible to him o'id oat under his directions.
2. You aro authorised to stop at such intermediate points
and omit or revisit any of the above?mentioned playas or vary the
above itbmerary as may bo doomed neesossary or appropriate to the
prow ezooution of your duties.
3. Upon completion of your duty, you shall return to your
permanent duty station at ,ashington, D.C. and report to the nirector
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work in our offio4 was It inossible for la to cooperate
with you to the extent of making: !le. LissItsyn's servioes
Lmmodlately available. Uaturall,. if the situation
should change we should be 1161)117 to reconsi4er the
whole 1.4atter anu iteet your ragArsaents as far as
posit Us.
I was very much interested in at you
told we of your rolsot for the establishment or an
A rranspoet 1 n roma tion C enter within the Department
oferoe, Thor. ceems to LA to be 110 40tibt that the
conoentrution of bast? Information on a subject of this
kind would be a rritat Loon to rally Alvernatent acertaita?
Ing tor this ()trios, I Oan ea?y that if data and
ststlatios On air transport (Titration had been assemlled
In Co past a -rut deal of time and 3:fort ni,:ht have
been saved.
In other words/ I LA In oo,,tplete sytipativr with
the rojeat as you have outlined It to as and I e all be
lifer" to nano a 1..eLler of this orcaniastion to mem
on the Advisory lsoard when the proposed Center is created.
ale4 tile, Or ? 'is I ISIArt; 1 to represent the tfisies of
Aratorio r,ervioes in t1.11 eapsoity.
::?inoorely yours,
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2. ieriodioal dieent of important lopisletion arreetine
air transport throlivnotA the world.
3. heriodioal compilationa of operatine and financial results,
of domestio and foretell uirliueu.
4. Analysis of carko traffic being carried by tho Air Trans-
port Command.
8. Establishment of control file of world-wide airiort data.
6. Issuance of critical analysis or now airoraft tyloa with
indication of their affect on air tranalwrt economica
and airport requirmuents.
7. Insurance )1 bulletina or imiovtuLt air transport ntuolos
being prapared by various sections or goverrikent.
0. Translation or vitally important articler ot. air traits-
port appearing in foreien ieriouicals.
te. Issuance of bulletins on how our allias and tho other
bellikerents appear to be apiroachint tho kroblom or
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depoaited within the Oillier diViSions of the Uepartment
and within other lovernment goholes be depoaited there.
All government agencies how collecting suoh dote shoul4
agree to whish Istituto, material et Olio, nature to the
center am received is excluding, of coupe*, aocret in-
formation of g miry nature. The arrangements ror
the deposit of existing inrOrmation OA the trenamission
of future information alauld be arrived st by the heeds
of the Depertomote 4010 4gebolos 1nvo4ved.
WW1 OINTIO4 stwuld he dirooted by a Direoilor with the
assistance of an Intord(wortmentel Advisory boom, All
jevernmebt gambsisa engemed in work oonneoted with mir
tranoportetion ahould be repromented on the tiosrds
The bogrO shoul4 make roppmmeridetiona to the Iiirector
as to tht morel noture or the Center's activities and
in partioular avirovc requests tor Aponiel Oeto mo large
am to involve e greet amount or works
In artier ithet the hecesmary data may be oomOlon and
organised so ppomOily am p0AOWA A reirly nitoehle start
Ittld budget will be necessery4 As the attaohed very rOugh
Irgenisation chavt sliows, it to belieVed that opproxtmetelly
10 P40,040,1* will VO 11100400ary with a total bUdget of perhalli
4100,000. AP the work develops an0 pomtmwor problem" begin
to he attacked seriously, it will probmbly be tleoembery to
sxond the to A totpl budget or povhsps (000,000 ler poor,
Mi. will oertainly he necessary atter the wet, by which
'Dime the volume or eveilshle information will hove grest1y
increemod. The *oat mtitht be met liortly by the otteivetea
usi4 tha pervioen or Ow (INTILui
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The trim' of aervice which the ?enter Oan render to the
varioup government departments ere monlfolti. Ito' policy
thculd be to avoid the preparation of original atudios, e*
Capt on request, and confine itself to 04ovi1iny material
to otherm who wish to oak* much studios. At first much or
Its work will be devoted to the comkiletion or special
statistios required by other agencies tor 'articular stuolea,
As time toes Ohs 110WeVeV, it t1 1)0 p0P011,10 to arrange for
regular but confidential publicetiona which will rill th*
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and DSC. CAA and
CAB have ample staffs for the compilation of data on domestic
operations but there is duplication of effort between the
other sections as to the collection of international data
and the staff for this purpose is far from adequate.
There is no arrangement for the publication of non-
confidential data and it is difficult for other agencloo to
know Just whom to contact to obtain any specific 1,iece of
information.
Outside the Department of Commerce the following
agencies collect information: State (IN,HA), War (A2,02),
Navy (0)41, r Intelligenoe), Office of Strategic Services,
BICW, Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Lend Lease,
Library of Congrems, Post Office, Maritime Commission and
many others. Much of the material gathered by these organi-
zations is transmitted to the Department of Commerce but
arrangements for transmission should be expanded and improved.
Little has been done by any branch of government in
tapping invaluable private sources of air transport informa-
tion such as the industry, managements of foreign airlines,
foreign pawners, to.
ProDopep polupi9p
If interested government agencies are to be properly
serviced and if a sufficient body of air transport data - par-
ticularly ieter-national is to be built up in time to be of
use in the war effort and an 1, Vasik O,21' 4ev6oping Rost's)*
2211gz, the function orEOTTootIng and distributing such data
shaUI4 be conceintrated in a single well staffed unit supplied
with adequate funds.
Suoh an agency should be located in a permanent
government Department as it will be performing a permanent
and not an emergency function.
It is retiommended that it be located in the Depart-
ment of Commerce Which is charged with the supervision of
civil aviation and which already has a vast amount or such
information on file.
Speoiticalli it is sugeested:
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Department of Commerce and all pertinent basic data now
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The increased importance of air transportation to
the war effort has resulted in a great increase in the vol-
ume of studies and research being carried out by the various
agencies of government on problems involving at least some
phase of air transportation. ilanning for the peace con-
ference and for postwar reconstruction will involve a further
great increase in such work.
Besides State, War, Navy, and Commerce, such in-
portant new agencies as BEW, WEB, and the Office of Strategic
Services are actively interested !Ln air transportation. In
order to carry out their studies efficiently, these al:Acne/es
require much basic data - operational, financial, 10E41, and
historical - on international and domestic air transportatior.
The specific information needed may cover a multi-
tude of subjects. For instance, the BEW desires data on the
airport facilities in the Far East. The Cargo flane Committee
of the War Iroduction Board desires information on commodi-
ties now being carried by air. Defense Supplies Corporstion
desires data as to the air trararort subsidy policy of
Argentina. rhe State Department desires informatior as to
the financial:. success of local airline operatlons in Gua-
temala. The Office of Strategic Services wishes to obtain
information as to the existing airline network in Africa.
Every month there are hundreds of similar demands for in-
formation needed to pre.,-)are important studies.
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All of this information is available in the variote
agencies of government or can be obtained from foreign
sources by Insoperly trained personnel. However, it la so
scattered and so badly organised that it is difficult to
obtain. As a result many government agencies are in effect
forced to service themselves in obtaining information. The
result ls duplication of effort and unnesessary delay.
Existing arrangements for the performance of the
technical function of collection of basic statistics and
other factual data - particularly in the foreign and U. S.
international air transport field are unsatisfactory.
By far the larzest share of the informativn is
located within the Department of Cormerce which appears to
be the logical agency in which to centralise the colledtion
of such data. However, there are four pieces within the
Department where such information is collected; CAA, CAP
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Prom: Hugh 1. Wilson Date: August 12, 1942
To: Col, Donovan
append herowith filo no. 1006.3 concerning an
interview between Allen and Oill Liumien in rospeot
to the organization of an Air Transport Information
Center. Inasmuoh as Allen is not sure whether you
have received a copy of Burden's memorandum, Ialso
append it herewith.
Would you be good onough to Live me your views
on this matter?
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February 17, 1943
Col. William J. Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
25th and E Streets, N. MC
Washington, D. C.
Dear Bill:
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You will remember that last August I discussed with you
the possibility of making Lissitzynys services available for our
work in the Office of Air Transport Information, which was estab-
lished at that time within the Department of Commerce. Since that
time the Office has made considerable progress as I beliave your
representative on the Advisory Committee, Dr. Lewis, will confirm.
We continue, however, to be very much pressed for personnel, par-
ticularly as the Director of the Office, kr. VanZandt, is now re-
quired to spend part of his time on another very high priority
project.
You mentioned in August that it might be possible to re-
examine the matter of Dr. Lissitzynts status within six months and
see if it might be possible to spare him on a temporary or permanent
basis at that time. : an wondering if it would be too much trouble
for you to look into tnP matter as I am sure he could do enormously
useful work for us. InCdentally, I believe that we can justify
the salary of $4,630 Dr. Lissitzyn, as compared with the 00800
which he is now receix .ag, although it is not pertinent to the
question of his transfer, as far as the interest of the government
Is concerned.
Sincerely yours,
A%. O. 'N---r-3,*?-'11.`k-
William A. M. Burden
Special Aviation Assistant
to the Secretary of Commerea
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Mr. William A. ? Burden
t;peelai Aviation Assistant
to the Secretary of Comoros
Department of Commeroe
Washington, D. C.
Dear Bills
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i turned over your letter of February
17th to Ur. William L. Langer, the Director of our
Research and Analysts oranch, with the request that
he look again into the possibility of our making avail*
able to the Offioe of Air Transport Information the
services of Dr. Oliver J. Lissitzyn. T AM very sorry
to say that Ur. Langer fools tit it is even less poseib1e
now than it was in Aui:ust for us to dispense with any of
Lisultayn's time. We have not been permitted by the
Bureau or the Budget to MaL(0 any additions to the ReJoaeah
Aaff In the past several months und the pressure lf wog*
on the exleting A,aff hat; bmoomo very heavy indeed, in
fact has r(nohed the breaking pont.
As you know, Liesitzyn Is working in a
highly speolalised rteld and hae always been one et the
most valuable members of our fleoup. He has reoont4 teen
&pointed Chief of one or the !.leetions in the r.S.S.R.
Division and I jutit oannot see any prospeot of our getting
alone withort his fullatime service.,
am very sorry inde*4 to write you In
this .4rely negative fashion because wz in the 03$ are all
much Lterested In the development of the Office of Air
Tranorort Information and we should be only too happy to
oontribute it it were feasible.
WI.LarigerAfill
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Wanhin?ton, D. Q.
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riArftl,101c ft t; thin 40,4101 however, 7. nthoor6iy tru4t that
you will ;comp our flood tor his onrvismn in mind kg soon
as your wo01 load lets up.
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Aviation Assiotant
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HEADQUARTERS. MR TRANSPORT COMMAND
WASHINGTON
June 19, 1943
sumer! Ammiffnment to A.T.C. of Olivor j. LimmiUlyn
TO: Direhtor, Offioe of Rtrmterte Mervioem
W0mhington, n. C.
1. Referenve im mmdh to Lt. Col. Mmmonom ronent oonvermation
with you regmrdIng the pommibility of your moking mveilmh10 to thm
Air Tronmport Commhnd, on h tompormry bvmift, Mr. Oliver j. Limmitoyn
(who would remmin mombhr of your mtriff) for thh puroomh of tomisting.
I n work on the followinp rubjhetm for whieh hh im ompomimily well
quolifiedl--
he United stmtem eivil mnd milithry inteonotionhl mir
trmanportettion polihiem.
b. Aerial oupply routhh throuvh plmmkm into Ching.
2. it im hoped thmt Mr. toimmitaynim ohrviopm emn be mmde mvoilc-
tan within thn nftyt whelk or 10 dmym Oh m NIL or port-time bmvim for
mpproximmtely rive month,, Although him promonoo froqueutly would be
roquirod it thh Air Trmnmpovt Commmnd Hohliqugrtorm, Orhvelly Point,
it im probmblo thmt muoh of him work fop A.T.C. mad bo done in him
off,
3. Tt in undermtood thht you hmve rpoommended Mr. Limmitzyn
ror m oommimmion in A.U.8. florid for him mmmititmhoo im urgent,
rind hie work owl be tit4Ttod,IV'CL0..11 Whit he im mtill h oivilion.
4. Mw. LItitittrynIft work fop A0 'I',, would bh ,,hrriod out under
thh ordorm owl muumrvtmion of Li, Col. C. Ormnt Mmmon, Xr., Ammimtant
chior of Sthff$ Pihnm.