ENEMY DOCUMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00706R000100010057-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 12, 2013
• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: September 7, 1944
• Content Type: FORM

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WAR DEPARTMENT GENERAL STAFF
DISPOSITION FORM
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Letter. . .
The Secretary of War directs:
I. That a letter substantially as follows be sent to the Commanding General
of the United States Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas; the Commanding General, United
States Army Forces, China -Burma -India Theater Headquarters; Commander-in-Chief of the
Southwest Pacific Area; and the Commanding General, Alaskan Department.
1. To enable the War Department to obtain the maximum advantages from
enemy documents, it is directed that when theater requirements have been fulfilled all
such documents as are under the jurisdiction of the United States Army be transmitted
as soon as possible by the quickest practicable means to the Military Intelligence
Division, War Department, Washington, D. C. Copies of translations made in the theaters
will accompany the documents.
2. For the above purpose, enemy documents will include any document
giving information about the ememy or enemy controlled territory and will apply to any
such document whether obtained by capture in the field, or by loan or purchase in
Allied occupied or comtrolled territory.
II. It is further directed that copies of the above letter be furnished the
Military Intelligence Division, the Operations Division, and the Intelligence DivisiOn,
Army Service Forces.
gi.-.3MG, LE.
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III. The Operations Division, liar Department General Staff, has concurred
in the above directive.
CLAYTON BISSELL,
Major General,
A. C. of S., G-2.
MORANDUM FOR RECORDi Above results from request from the Eilitary Branch, EIS,
to foramlize the forwarding of captured documents through the various document sections
which have been set up in the theaters. There is at present no existing directive
to the theaters in the Pacific regarding the forwarding of captured enemey documents.
Arrangements exist in SHAEF, AFHQ and USILFILE for captured documents to be funneled
from the lowest intelligence echelons through higher theater intelligence echelons
back to EIRS in London and then to ISIRS Washington. The main problem is to convince
theater personnel of value of captured documents and to safeguard them through establish-
ment of document sections and by placing such documents into intelligence channels as
soon as possible. By D/F dated 4 Sept. 1944, OPD concurred in basic paper provided
it was revised to require the Army Commanders to transmit only those documents under
U. S. Army control. This to avoid jurisdiction fight with Navy in PO & and necessity
of obtaining Navy Concurrence.
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