FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 30, 2002
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 27, 1943
• Content Type: MF

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THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
WASHINGTON
SECRET
27 October 1943.
ME ORAI3DULL FOR THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC SERVICES:
Subject: Functions of the Office of Stra-
tegic Services.
Enclosure: J.C.S. 155/11/D (Copy No. 69).
J. McFABLA}D,
lonel G.S.C.,
Deputy Secretary
JCS review(s)
completed.
The enclosed directive for the Office of Strategic
Services, which was approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff
in their 120th meeting on 26 October, supersedes J.C.S.
155/7/D and is forwarded for compliance.
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S E C R E T
J.CS. 155/11/D
27 October 1913
Pages 1 - 6 ino l .
COPY NO. 69
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
DIRECTIVE
FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES
Note by the Secretaries
The Enclosure is a Directive with respect to the Functions
of the Office of Strategic Services approved by the Joint Chiefs
of Staff in their 120th Meeting. This Directive supersedes aID.
directives and terms of reference previously approved by the
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
F. B. ROYAL,
A. J.. MCFARLAND,
Joint Secretariat.
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of the Advisory Committee will advise the Planning Group as to
how their respective agencies can be of assistance in ins=_,ring
the success of strategic services plans.
d. All major projects and plans for strategic services
will include measures for political, cultural and economic:
pressures to be applied. In the case of economic pressures
the projects and plans will indicate only the results desired
froini the Office of Economic Warfare.
e. All major projects and plans for strategic services
will be integrated with military and naval programs by the
Office of Strategic Services Planning Group and, after approval
by the Director of Strategic Services, submitted to the Joint
Chiefs of Staff through the Joint Staff Planners for final
approval.
12. GEi _ERAL PROVISIONS
a
. Interchange of Information.
The Military Intelligence Service, the Office of Naval
Intelligence and the Intelligence Service, Office of Strategic
Services, will provide for the complete and free interchange
of inforriation, evaluated as to creditability of source, re-
qui:Lod for the executive of their respective missions.
a. Security Control.
The timing of strategic services measures initiated
in to United States is subject to the direction of Security
Conti-al.
c. Control by Theater Co*mandars.
All activities within organized theaters or areas are
:,ubject to direct control by the commander concerned who is
authorized to utilize the organization and facilities of the
Office of Strategic Services in his theater or area in any
mannor and to the iaaxthuri extent desired by him.