EXECUTIVE ORDER 9312 DEFINING THE FOREIGN INFORMATION ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION

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CIA-RDP83-01034R000200090003-8
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December 19, 2016
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January 17, 2006
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March 9, 1943
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REGULATION
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-Approved For Release 2006/02/ DP83-010348000200090003-8 SECURITY INFORMATION EXECUTIVE ORDER 9312 DEFINING THE FOREIGN INFORMATION ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, approved December 18, 1941 (Public Law 3514--77th Congress), and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The Office of War Information will plan, develop, and exe- cute all phases of the federal program of radio, press, publication, and related foreign propaganda activities involving the dissemination of in- formation. The program for foreign propaganda in areas of actual or projected military operations will be coordinated with military plans through the planning agencies of the War and Navy Departments, and shall be subject to the approval of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Parts of the foreign propaganda program which are to be executed in a theater of military operations will be subject to the control of the theater com- mander. The authority, functions and duties of the Office of War Informa- tion shall not extend to the Western Hemisphere, exclusive of the United States and Canada. 2. The military order of June 13, 19142, establishing the Office of Strategic Services, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to make this order effective. March 9, 19143. ( F. R. Doc. 143-3806; Filed, March 10, 19143; 3:25 p.m..), (15609) This is a TEMPORARY DOCUMENT only, for the use of DCI/HS. The record copy has been released to National Archives I- under the HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM. Copied from file, Office of General Counsel Date 9171 HRP "Genesis of Intelligence OSS, SSU, etc. d e cl to tY S C World War II" Cd.,q1 c or"re ,ice_ Approved For Release 2006/02/07 : CIA-RDP83-01034R000200090003-8 2.. C L'~ (i$( SECRET (when filled In) IDENTIFICATION OF DOCUME nformatio rc)na ?ai a E.O_ 9312 NT (author, form, addressee, tltle & length) 20" ES fx sew1 t 1 page. ABSTRACT DATEt 9 Marclh 1943 LOCATIONI HS/HC-3 d, This Executive Order expgl~~ain? the dutiee ofA the Offi}co of War ICi~-G~1:'II~?. ? p t i.t)n in co noct ion with the federal prog Tam of %kFkd to , pxi.t3H ) p .ba1ii;ttion, and foreign propaganda aetiv -ti@gg invoivinj, 1i@pioilmin? -' tion of Information, This ardor modifiep- the extent of OSS operations ac o8tablil h? d in Item 2, the military order of 13 June 1942. Approved For Release 2006/02/07 : CIA-RDP83-PA0%W9A 00 91 ~ , Tr anaorip t FORM 2523 0010LET? rIEV1,Ui' ?I9 ItITIOdI 41 Order #9312 from President F. D. Roosevelt; HISTORICAL STAFF SOURCE INDEX