ENEMY DOCUMENTS.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00706R000100070128-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 2013
• Sequence Number: 128
• Publication Date: September 7, 1944
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUBJECT : Enemy Documents.
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Date 7 September 1944
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Immed, Action Ltr 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,lacific Ocean Areas; the Commanding
General, United States Army Forces, uma-India Theater Headquarters;
Commander-in-Chief of the 3outhwo fc Area; and the Commanding General,
Alaskan Department.
1. To enable the Aar 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 tafennation about the enemy 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 controlled territory.
II. It is further directed that copies of the above letter be fUrnished
the Military Intelligence Division, the operations Division, and the Intelli-
gence Division, Army Service Forces.
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III. The Operations Division, War Department General Staff, has concurred
in the above directive.
CLAYTON BISSELL,
Major General,
A. C. of S., G-2.
MEMORANDUM FOR REi;ORD: Above results from request from the Military Brandi,
MIS, to formalize the forwarding of captured enemy 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 enemy documents. Arrangements exist in SHAEF, AFK and
USA= for captured documents to be funneled from the lowest intelligence
echelons through hither theater intelligence echelons back to MIRS in London
and then to MIRS Washington. The main problem is to convince theater personnel
of value of captured documents and to saf4guard them through estahlishment of
document sections and b; placin6 A.1.1016i4ments into in-,elligence channels as
? soon as possible. By A/F dated 4 St0;144, OPD concurred in basic paper
provided it was revised to require 11110 Commanders to transmit only those
documents under U. S. Army control. 4w This to avoid jurisction fight with
Navy in POA and necessity of obtaining Navy concurrence.
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SUBJECT: Enemy Documents.
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The Secretary of Ilar directs:
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Date 7 oepteMber 1944.
X Necessary Action
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 Gtates Army Forces, China-
Burma-India Theater ficadquarters; Commander-in-Chief of the
Southwest Pacific Area;0.411mmanding General, Alaskan Department.
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1. To enable 4r separtment to obtain the maximum
advantages from enemy doc n s, 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, liar 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 enemy 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
controlled territory.
II. It is further directed that copies of the above letter
be furnished the Military Intelligence Division, the Operetions
Division, and the Intelligence Division, Army Service Farces.
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III. The Operations uiviSion, "ar Department General
lik Staff, has concurred in the above directive.
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CLAYTON BISSELL,
Major General,
4. C. of S., G-2.
Hand processed by Capt. Stout
to TAG 14 Sept.
MEYDRANDUM FUR RECORD: Above results from request from the Llilitary
Branch, MIS, to formalize the forwarding of captured enemy documents
through the various document sections which have been set up in
the theaters. Therejs-at'present no existing directive to the
theaters in the Pacific re6arding the forwarding of captured
enemy documents. itrrangehients exist in SHAEF, AFHQ and USAFIME
for captured documents to be funneled from the lowest.intelligence
echelons through higher theater intelligence echelons back to E1RS
in London and then to MIRS lashington. The main problem is to
convince theater personnel of value of captured documents and to
safeguard them through establishment of document sections and by
placing such documents into intelligence channels as soon as
possible. By p/F dated 4 Sept. 1944, CPD concurred in basic paper
provided it was revised to require the Army Commanders to transmit
only those documents under U. S. irmy control. This to avoid
jurisdiction fight vith Navy in FOA and necessity of obtaining
Navy concurrence.
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