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VOL 1. CHAPTER 1 AbSlract TIllS STUDY DEALS WITHo TIm DIVISIONS BY DIREcrORATE; TIm FUNcrJON OF TIm DEPIITY COMMANDING GENERAL FOR OPERATIONS; TIm DIREcrORATE OF WEATIiER SERVICES; TIlE DIRECTORATE OF PLANS; INTER·AllIED RELATIONS; AND ANGLO-AMERICAN COOPERATION. VOLUME AND CHAPTER. NUMBER SUPPLIED. ITEM IS A STUDY DONE BY TIm mSTORlCAL SEcrJON, USSTAF.
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Foreword
Tho
1
D~yi.1on ~ peput~••
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The p1reQtorate o~ Cperat1on8
The
Directo r.~.
of
The DireQtor at Air
Control or
The
..
Dlrecto;,a~e
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Po.t - Ho.t1l1t~ •• · P~annin8 Act~v1t1e9
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U.S . Strategic Air :ForceB in
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anything beyolXl
wl><\~
draft of wbet w$
the H1.topioa~ Soction ,
!loes not
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that it 18
it purport. to be, • first prel11llj.Dary
!:row to
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etudl,
be tho '.toq of "T/I. IDeept1o~, Or-
Ail" " . Forces 1n Europe ." . :Tha~ it 1.Q a t~~~e.' of 1~pe+rect~ons' is ganj.'Z~tion, and 'Fwl,q:t;iaQs ot. fie.ac;iq~erf$ , U, Sf St.rat~gif!
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tll<,rougl>lY ,eali.ed . : Chapter~ "hieh ~ine - " 1t .." agraed that the writing of .'
this
pre~1a1~x;r. ' dra~
that the deadline Qq~plet04 e~d
wow,\i , be
woUld
accompli~bed
b. 28 IIay 1945 -~
in one
'fid not
wee~
and
permit to be
included are: DivisiQn PY:. ;Du'ectorates .The . . , ,
of
The Function tpe Deputy Colljl;llllding
. General tor Operat.ionp :rbe p:I..J'eotor::ate at Weather ServiQe8 Th~
Directorate of Plans
Inter -"~l1ed
Relatione: Cooperation '
t
Aliglo- M'ePican
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A reviaed narratIve, Pre11m1pary Draft No, 2 , whioh it is . ,
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hoped will 4tppepr "lt~j.ll a montn" wiU cont~~n the fo.U.ow1pg; .
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TJle ~ric8n Strategic Concept in the . ~rall Strategy 0(- W8:Th~ Ide.
o£ an
~rioan Over~ll
,~lr. ComaltU~e.r · 1p tn.~
.The Orig+D
of the
' in Europe
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Str.tegic
,E11ropean l'ar
u. ~. ~tr8tegic
Air Forces
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The Division
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Deputie.
The Division by Directorates The Function of the Deputy Commanding General for Operattons The DireQtoret~ of OperatloQs The Dif"ectorate of Iptelliflence
The Dtrectofate of Weather Services The
Du-e .ator8~e
of flans
The
D~ea~orate
of Post- HOstilities Planning
The Dirsctor of Air Operations tor the CO,ntro~
Relat~o.ns
of GBrmany
with
Organ1z~tions
OutBide the
. u.s . Strategic Air Forces in Europe
Frame~ork
The Chief of Staff Seqretarist
The Function of the Deputy Commanding Genersl for Administration The Directorate of Communications The Directorate of Med ical Services.
The
Dlre~tor8te
Qf Personnel
The Plrectorate of Armament ·
The Separation of the 'Air Command ~n Europe
Technic~l
SerVice
Inter-Allied Relations: Cooperation
Anglo ~ Ame~ican
Jnter -Allied R~lations : Cooperation
RU88o -American
New int'orl!l&tion, as ue ll as suggestions and correction!1"J 1s urgently required to perfect this narrative . tion of all concerned is
invit~d.
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in
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Draft No .1
Lot-ces ' 1n the U.i\:.
perhq:s th", ;;:ost
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Opel££tiOl.l!3 &..'14 OIlv tor al.m1nistrLtiO!l .
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j~t
ho'" t his fern ,of oJ:"son1zt.tion
tlQS (:Iri vcQ. Cot I 1 t is rl.. . c'"ssC" r:,. to f:le:. cv t ec k to t ho tii;:.e ulu..n tht..
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dxpc.ri ouce both ill concu.ctiue
t.;
oir
By Jcnuc..I'Y 1944 . tt. ...
e ::l~ndGrs
yl1X\,t1y clr
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orr tds sido
c&r.inst CElIT.lOny
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holiu.in. ry LrLft No . l
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to the UwT.i.J! Idee.
CO ~ltri'butloilS
Oh-1n8 )'Cl'tly to tb.: tccUcc..l a1 tUC.tioll i n Europ.... ., J:.QI tly to
tb~
~~ ort:1r.cste rn
c.vctlLbili t~· of forces. and :..c.rtlj> to
its l,.OO&rtollhict.l loc ctio.l ,
LcludLl~ th~
pbj:siclll proximity
of lc..rBu Brt tish c...'ld d .!uric£.;.l forc;;;. s i!! c.. reI, ti "iJly &lL ll erel.. . c.nd tht. n c.. turc.l
dc~'c...::.dcr.ce .
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,upon British fLcilities ,
bc.d
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dcvoloIl~d
typ..; of
y;hc.t WE-S for tht! IOl03t pc.rt
or~c.:u ·.. Ltion.
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Ita
sutordinct~
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s~ciLl
thc ' Ei~th
Co
nOI"uti
consist~d
13":.c.;7fs in ",..Pl"OpriL.~
CO \.:CC~laS
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<.:I sp... cic:lly in thl.l
~rl
of
J.ir Force
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ow
ori~ln{'.l
do:~nc.t1orl.
rui.:s.sioil.
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of th... ...ir over ..i..stc:r:l Lurop... by 1
to be i-re}:rcrcd .to :fur..'.i:3h c.OVC\"lCn t 01: U.O.
t ~ .o
IXxi:-Jl,.l!..l
su~~ort
.~prl1
t o ttu
1943 and for~e:rd
:.:r:...'j GrOll."lC :/OIC... S by le.to SU!!lE8r of 1942 f h.:.d
bElc.n Lssi,2.D",a to t }-,e )!.'il!.ht:...';r ilo c~ I ·its olt..Ul1U.tiO_l liliiJlt
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Tce:: tOl'l.:.o.tion of tho 'I"altth nir FOlce in the.. U. K. th& l c.tv
bc.d to 3ustc.ia .
end suppli(;s of ~·.1r
of
of 1942
sU)...~}(;; r
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tn~
Fra... 1 t t he ~ll
first shocl( thc t tile
T';;~lft: )
typ.. s c.nd
I
in
El~bth
drt>'o< personn(;l,r.i:rcr c.tt
k:L ~lds.
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Force 'V lrtuLlly 1n hc.lf Cu1G hLd i -';13 "ffeet in evt:r,;- s .... l:i..:::rc
too
Liehth's t:lxister.ce, c: lU'~ JiClt of th~ burd.;;n pf
cetuclly (.ccot:lpl1shi n e th':' .::. ctivctioll of tbe 'I\.e!fth ~·J.r Forc~
lo~stic'l
on
t~ ·
VII!
support to tt.c ?C/l}H op:..rc.tion in North •.1'rl.c~ fell ~:.1r
Fore.., .:3Grvice
CO~.:..D " ,
t h .... lOt;,ie t iccl c:n.l
of tho I:.l£!,hth ...:ir Fore"; ,, Tturc 18 no
po i. !l·~
'l'OR:;H on the I;.i f!,h th ".-iI t i~...
of its cc.reor ,
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P16CislPil
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1943 ,
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to the
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Euroyccn t;llocte r t o:: tbr... unprc.ce dented fl f,lU'u of 500 , GCe. c or.:rJi tte(: . c l:.tin cil-tc l
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of r.:hich wes E+i c,cdi e :r Gc:nort.l
li,; c.d ~ucrtc rs,£lbbth ~J.r
FOlce , t !:l{; 0:)1:, tir ,,£c Doli i~l the Th;;., c.. tor
cq:c.blc of ht..:lc; li n.:. the
~1 c..nu 1 ue
of such
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c.nd tlC.i lltcnoc e c1;1.fx'lcultl us . t he T\:ie lftb
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fror. t ho U ~ l(,. '.;ould h i v e ~o te a tC j;.p.;d u ~ c..''ld T(;Q.dured v (.s t ly
QOre e fft:::cti vt. .
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o lX- r£.ti o~(' l
by suppl) C:!ld f..lc..i u tc nc..."1ce
problc:~.s
li ne d ,Ilus t bo r.1Ldc ~ -'ei l ( b.lt:. . onds
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t
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the Eighth .-J .r Force t o 0 \.u:. jo,r put in \.cr I-otentiE.! prupcrr.tory to
c.nd confil"Ot;.d by
~prl1 ~9~3
Offe:lsi V(;; ,lcuocht::d :1.n
·('\~f,r..ORV .
Lreft No . 1
the
t h_ Gcn:.c.n
c~hi'picU3
C:.ssc.ul t on the (..ontinont. Th~ ,
in
th~
b}
0:
th~ ~~d l e
Euro...... c.n 'itl<:;c. ta . • i
i:
1943~ ~ter Q
yecr of
~x-~r i ence
Vlt;S CpyLrellt thc. t a ere"at duol of
d4:vliec.tion of t.lffort enG (. L..:rtc.i !l u.::oW1t of c onf usion bc.d gro\m i~to theEie,hth ~·J.r Forces
for tho $,orvicQ c;o:..}.!cnci.
The: ~·- 4
Sl:t _ up.
f~'l.CtiO:l
cw
S(; CtiOll ,
little of tho
Hq .
c.~thority .
or (;t t ... s t c..n ou t i.ori t~ 8ubordinck tc thc.t -of c.n ;..... 4 \i bo
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In t;.ili).;.st ilvcrJ i n tho..: 8Orvj.ce
eOfL.:.C:!l.d,
CLse
t !l..... ~ ....... ci.!..l std'fs u.rc duplic ct<:: d
Uld . Ll ralLi t y
I
ell ".I)rc pe r fc;>nJ1!l6
fl.l!1ctions '"hi ch- \":... re nbollY or priI-.ci pc.lly d t!lw r
losis:t~ccl
" Preli~nU'y
~, :rot\l
1~IXlIC..'c1UQ
a
t c,lJc.jor
Genolc:.l
Iirdt No .1
Henry J .7 , "'iller , hi s
of F{c<:ldquortera . Z-1&,hth .",i r :iorce, t!sp... cic.lly on its '1'b.1:3 'Q'\..S hc:)d(;:d to ltIcjor Coneral Ecker ,
urJ.ntf;lnc.ucc aida.
to1 th G£;ncTc.l ' !at. 1J.er's concurence , on 30 July 1943. Ge:ler-al then djpIoCrs"d ~n
Kne rr's I::OtlOr c.nduc p;ro:";06ud thct the functio!ls l ~tc:ro lly
OOOil@. the
tho hc.nds of t roo rus:p0l.1s1 ble
~opu ty
urgucd th(j c.ch!uve:.....;tnt of
~u1cimr
of dirQo hos ConG g,roc.tcr
~ fUc1 unqy
the
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for l.U ,
tL.~ ~ll -~(;r..u.nc.b l ...
occ Cis j.on... d. O!lrvlc~
.std·f 'cc ccnCo,lntrctvd cO::i:lC.nders. one for
Gecis1Qll:l I
fi~otb.b":r c~t;ut1 on
b)' l1dtL18 to t\10
de~u t1(:::s
'of 1'\;18..,0.'511;11-;: ste ff office rs r,i th f.-h oll tho
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c1eclys in steff coordinction
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co::u:.ndor . ;. ho
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thG subjt:ct in qUt:stion .
the e:>.... .c.."lG l 1~ i!P n" r c.l's mind on
, Ie:;; di~cpprov(;d t
£It le ast t enpore.n l y
by one of t ho,. t;..' stofts . o;:ho ,,:.'cs :.m.f{:!.:i l lu ,,;ith tt-.o e Oal:lc.ldi ~u t.::n~rc l's vhn:a .
'i'lIe proposel f!.1It hor sUB2Pst€:d
, I
£.11 s .. rvice c C!..i:..lCnd fw .ctions . J::Uc con. tol1d<.>d t hct
\
6
~i"'.o
Lcputy
I
.i
.
,
PreliDinc.ry Drllft N"O.l COi:.DUlder for 1lr.1nkilCoIlcc should c lso J:>c the Coo.lt-'1dinf" In c.pJ;lrovins th4;il
lJcintenence CQrJ!.lC:!ld..
by Gcncrcl
Knorr,
propos... t;i
Mi llvr e roto GerLtlrc.l Ellla::r the. t!
(~merO"l
whil.e it T.lisht not be:
reo~gnni~Qtion
~nercl t
.ta~i ble
in r:.11
p.::.r~iculLrs,
it ,1£).5 ot
lcr.st c ste}.> in the rigllt direction,. The proposr:l
l/CS
nc·ver octUE.lly put into etXoct
stood. ClthOUgil the re ce... Ct.. no doubt thct the. whieh
tAl-St; linus ~ ..(:s t1~
1t
r~orgaui'ZLt.j,.on
to toke. plLce on 15 Octot{.:r 1943 r;c s lu e,c.l y ,
,'o'CoS
inspired by ~ t .
the
L5
to put
Just 'WllCt Geilcrc.l E::ker 1 5 r(;C:.ctio:l to tho Kn",rr
;i. ~.
his wi ne:
~t
into efftoct
t
but he
l'rotc.b~
co''lsidc:r...dthat
~7C.S no~ ri ~.l:.. t . ·
. ti jX be.l!!n tr:,ii'lS to sell .. ,. si:1n~~on
0:"1
deput} to c.ct La his c.lter t:@',O c:.nd a lso
H~
hed
for
BOlle
th·..; idee.. of h!s hc.v:\.ng a C.9
(j
ShOCK_(.bsOl"ter.
aywpLtho..tic to the- dc;;I-u1:y idee. ThLt Xi:r..lcns ;!lUst hc.ve been
famili<...r wi th t~e Xm:. :rr PfOpo~cl is 1 ndioc.~cd by his ;r"l:!colli.:6nding
to Gon",rc.J.
:j!:cKc:r
·":h c.~
r;cs iil effect .en E.ltcr il(".:tive to it.
,.
7
Prcl1~n~y Dr ~ft
of
the weakG:' '~.' scction chi~fs .
urg..:.d the. t Q
th~
s ... rvice
.;.t the
.5t1U!
No . 1
tioo 1".0 strongl y
be shc.l«ln '4P in order to tssure
CO~£.l1t!
bis,h(;r opcrLtionol rete thr oue,h 14 tiding c. m r e: effective
I:lOintoncnoe
pr~&t'a-~ .
ODe hie,her
cost , he felt . General. In tho,)
~lUlS
op~rLt1onal
J"de, t'.t any
.>rncld'i:oul d insist.
for the; build-up of U• .D .. .uz-,;y l.tr Fox-cus in
'ilould 00 a suecnd . 0% tc:.cti ctJ.
I
;-J.r Foree \;E:sido
t~'e
ll1ehth .
Lnd 1 t finally t .... eccc ... vldc:lt thc.t tufa r;ould 00 th_ rJinth 1:. 1r Forco ,
'"hc..n its unvEol bccc.m IDPi:lcn t 1a ec.rq
1945 , the full
~~ninB
i ts true l'I'(;I5Pf. c tivC .
•
of
th~
Knorr propos&l
~ptof.lbcr
~cs cppc~n~
If the:. i-ie.hth Gnd the Hinth
Tlero to exist siele by Sid" . end if t!k:
Ni~lth 'l"iOro
to hGndlt.: its s...,rvice functions iil tAo
SL;-i;
~r
in
iorcus
e:Uoned
c1uplicLtivo Uld
confusi r.e, v;t;.y the :i:.'ie!;th hf-c dono , th.. uhcl G l·. ir FOICO l ot:i-st1cc.l
operotionl..l oblis.Ltioas ...ou1d be e ndllllaored t1i th cowp.},.oto frustration • . To obvi ctc any i o.:is of ccntrLl1'Lt:a ccmtrol or of
CClntrC;.l1z... d resi-rc :~£ii 't..i ~it y , Genc.r4
:cc.l<~T' l'I~ cli.c.rged , on 11
3
-
-----
.1 t
• , .4
~' • • ~:. .....-
• .w.--•.
.
d th th~ cO'x.cnd of all IJ&S . ~.r-~ .{9.r Fer cos in the
5opt~:.,be r,
U.K •• i n c.c!C:1 tion to his dutil..s I1S COrM";;ndi!lf, Gc:lvrc.l,
Lir Forco.
It 18
Ql.
El~:ith
liltorastins ti\Ough h"-l'dly very ioportcnt
feet thLt 51:1.cQ l.11.a-JI.11y Ge:'lcrc.l · 1:.C:o;.1 hL:.d in t.ffl..ct boen cO:!l,..:.(.r.dinb
t>.tO
durC.l'ont sots of for cos , th£: YIII EOl:i.c<:r Cocc(!.Ud I Co~ ..cna
t..nd tbc VlII . .ir Support
The VIII 1.1r 3U.PJ:Ol·t Co::.:..L.l ld hed nc ~,
operc.tioncl on 16 July.) hO\ieY~r ,
during tb.c:t period of L
func"\;iou CB
(the l etter bUl becODO
I
~o;;o
Trcticul ;J.r E9:06 in t o..,
•
to lx:
roeul~ize;d,
U. K. , lll.ld tl1l. stcs,.. hir. tters I:lO"\:ud tollod n8
Generol
t.
"Pc.::..
r.uro~t.ll
Eo~I
Tbec.ter.
t9.:l~rS
CO:..I:.o.....d hcc.vh5 .
Itl3 ·;osition 'OI"ea
for , on 12 Octotur , it3 COr:1:i"'.Lnder
set for t bt;
~l...ickly .
&I'~d
rcor6£4lizc.tion.
Threo de}!s l c.ter , on 15 co tob...r
rOUlld_up c'o.:i:.c..nden. I
cO~lf(,rene0
Oil tbu very dO)1 of
:i:.rcr.... ~nIB urivc..I , :tnrev events of' r.:.c.jc r i Upo:rtUlce
~£l.dquutera
tu;J.ct1 ons .
..
Cl8 yet its
tcctice:.1 forc," but :::.c.ro1)' used 1 ts o:;diu;J.
c..e.Dinst tile str::.:tueic tr.IE,(;ts of the;.
BOO~l
~ssur:..... d
i:'.O";lths I
r;1t::.htil '.ir lI'or co UJsw..I.> d , i:1 r.ddi t i Cll to
1'1..."
C'.1th.3 '-3
,.
r~c.dq4W"t ... rs U . G . ~..roy
~ t~ tOTW(;r
J";r i'orcoJs in tho
.- --
I
..
I I
;. broad. reorgOllizction Qlso took pl Lce wi thin HQ.Eig,bth
U.K.
OE.ven of the speciel stofr sections weTS trc.asforrod
,;..ir Foree .
l'.-i ttl t hei r personlle l to the VIII the S<:Iction chi ... fs
•
.n-4,
fields; cnd
EriBcci~r Gener~
Knerr
J:i,:.,cdquE.rters ;';iahth ..iiI' loree, uhile the ..... rsolli161 of the
•
~4 sc~t1on \lere t.16~
u n."lS terFd to tba VIII
4 .1'
Forco r;crvi 00
~J. t:9 011 tht: S~ dc.y, ,"11 un! t5 of' tho VIII ~'J.,.
Oo~d,
suppo;rt COl-.:.:lQld, except
Ninth 14:r Force . ~c tel'.
Coo.l .~l:Jld,
Fore<. sorvice
retl..:i n... d e.s t:.dvlso;t's to tho doi.uc.nd1n8
Oui i~
~nQ~ol _ i n th~ i~ s ~ cicl
bec\Wl.1
4'.11'
t~
He; &: }iq Sq.. , \ra I'C tra.:lsterred to the
nOTl Gen~rol
Erorctonfs cQ;;.ncnd.
on 24 Oc tober, Con;::::rUl
Nitll.. dt:.ys
j-.Aerr ilSsuoed aO:J.:nnd of the
VIrI t~r Forpf; ,uElrvic.e COr:l.lUld t and .Q;;n(,,:;t'c.~ l kt nr;y J~ .F,I.J.l~r!
wh9l-l
Kne.rr
n;l~,,:vt:d! ~ r.t
fa,rea Oervice
~rvic!'l
COC!J!lc.nd.
CO!.l:.c.nc! .
to
Tlu..
Cou.:.c..l1.der over Loth
COiDgld the nc':";.l.¥ for...:.cd J:.C. blf!, recr~cm7Lt1o u ~1 C.S
~
The presonC"o of t,.;c J4-r
opo TC:. tiOl1.8 .b.c.d leso to
~hG
:'OICGS
~"J..r
vlftu.olly
forco Service
in c a1us+t.: th.., c.tur . ot
6stctl1shl:;£;11t , !'irst. of "n ovort.. ll
...
<
\
VIII cn d tqc IX
~ar
~
~ v
I II •
.
Frclir:.ine:ry Drcft No. ).
cootrol ovor botll of those ...ir Foroes I c...,G , st:cond I to the in the ht:.nds of c. aiD{,.le
ooncontr~tion
res~onsltiliti~a .
¥ir service OS ••
-4, Hc:...dqucrte:ra
iIXlGosurc..bly Gai.l.erc.~
indivldu~, ~
Tbe position ( f Generc.l Knerr
u.~.~ .t"q .r Force s i:1 U. :tt:.
atro~ttoned
tho thoe:ter
by hi s beiDS, cs
...,is
I
w~l l.
thq Co!DUlcnng
of the VIII ..iir Foree s-arvic(! Cocr...emd, . on old&r Wld
inevl tc.biy
Co
stro!lser c~.lcnd then thll:l lX .'J .r Forco :Jurvice
Tpus , it is not such
":"- 4. ' .'ho ;is elso
L
greet step
0
rr~~
such
~
reinforced
s.1.rvico C:o:::..:.t.!tG.e :( .in the U,.:::; • •~t:.:y :.ir Forces
in U.K. , period , to c. df.:.l-uty
tX>r.w:.cnd~n~ ~nc;orcl
tor i.duinistrLtion
nho is in loco ":"'-4 CI!d "lso the wr a,cIvico
JXi.ioe..
U, S . strc.tcgic 4J.r i'orc""s in :i:.uropo
•
rcaponsiblu 'for ell
ot
~hu
t h~t hGGdqu~tGrs ,
out of the
f/cr
c.d:An1s~rc.t1vQ
but ;,ith
~y
t~c
of thu speciel stetf
1 ..:.11
st.::.ff t:ct:ds
l .ur<-
h£:
tbct
loS
fUo"lctions l..:t the l.::vol
Olld OVGr in tho VIII •.11' Force Sclvico
l.ud by virtue of his semon ty - :r
(11 tho othoJr
It is
y;CS
D~ctions
COC: ~c..i.ld ,
C fr.E:n"rc.l bffictJr C:...'l.d
ColO:1bls . - b..
Y! CS ·,::.u~h
closur in teet to the. dOp.lty cOr.:Ii..lC!ldGr CO!1Cept t hc.n (:Ilyon", h;:.d
ave r
CO'..:le
prsviot+Sly.
"· 1
. j
. •
22 !iovot:.bc r 1543 . l ... ss t han
on
QOnth eft or t ilO
L
COfl..cno 1uti. G..u.::rcJ. , \'I II •.ir
Il.1UlOUllC':" ,".l6nt of Gcn...rd ·....nar
l..3
ForcQ !Jt. r vic", CC::il.·,l:...'1C; , i n
ti ol1 to h:'s duti.,;s· =s
~ddi
1.-4 . Hq .
U. ::i •• -r;JY ~.ir Fo~a.:..s i n U. K. , ;Jr.jor G...:ouxu Id .:t.l ii. ~d\":r.rds .';C.5
C:.nnounce.:d .:.5 I.eputy
Co~6C l' ,
'j. llis u'ppcintl.lCIIt, ho,-;evqr
I
U• .s~ 4 .rq:; .J.r Forc......s i n U. i(••
·ro p~ose ..lto d loss llr06I" ~6S to\lcrds
the.: recl1zt.tion of tho dOl=-utY ,co.l eept LS proposod ill tt...... Knerr . l.lci.X>rcnduu of 27 July tht:lll 'Qhet hed olr<;ody th... Ootot"l
~eor,;wi 2.C. ti oil.
Gt=n.:.rcl
pert sio,..ly en "lter' COl:!.lL1Cinlf:, duti ... s end
~, cs
of thu F.• , •• i .
•
t.n
c~p
Dtrc.~~c
hQL d
s t£:ft , '.n th EriecQie;r Gcnl..rc..l
u.'1.usu~CIllr
trt.ffie
stroot,. t...;.Q ·c,&pt:.blc. C:.l(.;.f
r,nd chi,.;! coo rdinc. tor .
•.ir Foro... 5 in :"urop,", ,
tbc.e:.tc. r set- up, to i::.c;.:or e:;;~c1I.C.
...o.B for ttu:: ;;,o5t
01)0.) of '\'!hos.o :rr1neipCll
'-.10 • .J.r tli:ust ry ~
ad!-Ardstre.tivQ i'wlcti011S cf tbt.
"oI.a
Oen~ rc.l,
Lcbi(;;vCG by
c.s hi eh- 1uvI.:. l eont (.ct CLn \i1 th h1 &h ·. r b",c.dquu t c rs
LE,(Ji1C i ..:.s
by the
E6~: Q-ds
boa~l.
ICC.U~
UaC:or U. '::; •• .:r-~
Id9st
ot tho
"':ero hc.ncHl..d
ChLllca C. Cheunccy I
ot St r4t t c.cti :li:,
C:S
It n:.. :lincMo;r U.C .
b~ ec",sc
ot its jX.culi::.r 1iltcZ,..
t h.; full i i:l.p,\icc:tlo:1S of the: J\t"lcrr
..ir li·orc..:. s i,l U. ::Ao L
&;ood d,;:GJ..
of probTess H .B r.Kdo tOYIc.:rd tht.. do;. u t,) aonce,;, t on the tho
". "
. .'
.
.
Frellr.;iocry Drnft No.1
incu:pt!0:'1 of U. S .. Strc.tdt,ic ;'.j.r 70rc,- 8 in
nos
~dc
tOl.'uds
t:l5t~blishi~1S.
Euro~ ,
tiltb the ostcbli.:sbQ:;n t of U. O• •.r q r:e~o:"lbor
:10no
::.. doputy O:o::ucador for O'Polntion.s. ~5
I t i.5 intcr"" stillB to note tact frop.
1.5
~l::-tC~t
."J. r F01 C';S
Octooor 1943 , i:"l
I ~nt11
U, K.
1943 , 4"hc,;n tht: Ninth •.ir i'9" CC P, 53Cd to tho
opcrctionc.l control 01' •.a.J Sir Tr d'tprd lcl~ ...JIlr.llory I the
•
Ca..J:llll1dcr -i n~hi ~r. t
: &l.lkd bp:.di tio41c.ry .·.;1r Fo rcoe, Genera l
Ecke-r hed botb odl:D.ni.stTC.t1vl.l cnd opezc.tionr.1
..\Q..riCGn . r.s
~"J.r
Forces , the $i8t.t. &nd Ninth ,
Q
~ontro l
of two
st tu ..tiou \. h:dl
I).oVer oe,c.in to .... Jd.st in tho" :e.uropocn ':i,'hc:;c.ter OJ.' ~rations .
,
Tho bi rth Ct:lrtiftccto
ot
the..
nOl thv:c~.t
.."J' r icD.'l
~.f
Force
orle,1nc.t.;(i I:. t Uill CcaeblUlC£l. Confcrcpcc of 14 - 23 Jcnuc.ry 1 943 . Th~ n~r
UlCi. VE::iioty at cir e 1e:.xmts ransed r.1006 thu northern
cpc.st of i.trice pre5o:.lwd no ~t
~i
prob ~ eu
ttle
to the
wcs to rcorsr.ni2C tPcu ioto efficient, workc.b1e
The; Tr:eltth .J. r Forcx. l cnd1n~
r w~ch l~ E.d
!€ ,onc
~:l. whoso f1gh~in~
i nto '-QUon ....ith tho
on 8 Novc.:...oot 1942 . wc..s t ilcu still the only U. :J,
teak forces .
4·.J.l~ .... G
~'J. J""
Forco .PJ'Cscnt. I n oTSc.uizi!ltS the tlortlr;J(Jst
3
~:.triccl)
••i;r l!"o;rce , it
"ilC.S
Cot '
.
.) «:. "
• .
~
r
11
the
over~
tl8b:t. ~1
tb?
over~l ~cc.~y
G o::DLllder c,nd an
~d"illor
Eisc.nbolX3 r o.o1,lld not "&&r'Oe . the ;lCOri, cc.p, long...l'tlI1gc
I
~IiCil!l
,air otficer C4
'1'0 tWa Lt, CencrQ1
b)'Obcr c?m.£.!lder.
SI)i:.ctz . the ..:.a::ri,COll ch
•
..
th~ Th"fJ~r
to
C~l
Cot:l:lU)dtlr.. Gen-ercl
11> \ms Gcnerr.). Spc.c.tzJe view thc.t
or strctcgic . bo:lbGra ,
.
s~ou.ld ~
_J'OlECnde~ b~ en ~e.J"1cMt ~d 1:;0 su&>cstl.;d.· "J;b.t.t . 6 ,"ogled J?n;ckdo;m
ot lbe I:lir ~lElOOJlts ' lIould' be to diVide theu 1ij.to the c cx:ryOZlI;;qt
pr1M11'4 " ...
ulti C£.t~J.y o ~ood
UI>On
Qll~
be . """, tbe ~CBi8 or
orson1 Ztlt\9P of t tle No'rtbw6i ~.Lr c~ ....ir lorce. In Cionbrc..l. Orde r" Np , l . Hq. ~ Uprthwc"t JncCll idr 'Ioft;.e t ~8 F.br w,ry
i9h3. it
~=telli .l'ir . lore.
.
•
~ltt~ J4r 1 0rOo
C:.D!1 "\:bet
WeB
,toted thot tbe, No,th....ist ·Atri.""
would be
.~ .. d
of
Bq . ~
.
""a· of
jla8torn. ,J.r Coa,:qld
1~ . co;:cc.,n~~r ~."Q~' be U[.)o~ Gp~.r4
';fhe ~c1ple ~f ooob~:pSI\8 U.S . t~
"4r
liq,;jq.. )(II
.
Co;)
.
!j. :~l'. arfl'!lli :ooUan) I
·J'C.t:04 li,I:0911 ttlo~
19;r~B ~ .Rt~·" i' . un1 t$
~08 t91i o. ~cd tliroue.~ut tho· .. c..rio~s co:::Wncn~$ tJt the North~at; J.t'rl~t..:l iJr 'orco~
.
t.t
.
~bi.s
peTt od 1;bc:re _e:d.stcd
1
C
oonM.}1CJ!l "b1c h~ "fi'~S
ncVO;l'
Preli:.nnLl'Y Dn:.ft i n ....Gi::
~ l r ~'.r
.hur 'Iod6.;:r ,
c...
no. i
"",;orc.ll 4·o.1li.:d i.ir GO::J"lCnoor for
tho vntil·C 1!i..diterrC1CE.:""l erec., a:.C; to hi;:;. , ""r!€:r .. l Dpre:.:z , cs
North!'.b5t 4·•..-ricL.'l 40ir Foree CO:':""""lClldcr ,tICS resj.onsl ble .
i
hc.vc
1:....'1
cX<...-;;plc of '...l!",1 t;:; of' cir
cO ~:-Lnc:.
Thus ,
>ie
thrOUE..nout crt c•• tire
thuc..tc. r of "tier. For th{;l proscmt
5~udy ,
th~
cstdlisb.:.::t.:nt in too
!J.:.di tcrrL.'lcc.n of tbtl P'!.nclj:11c of strct-.!8ic
Fo:.:ccs is the priI.l£.ry c.;.n tributio:) to tl,c
c..n~
U.[j ~
t.:c t ic c..l .."011'
,strctcgi o ....ir
Forel.1s in burop" '5 Idc.:t., O;i lH:C tlxlir tor,:£. ~1011 \,tos , in (; ocnSLt
I
c rui'ino:!£Int of thc.t prirlciJ.,lu GIanI:; nctionc:l lin... s . On 1 NO....""O"..lbcr 1 9~~3 Co 5.;,co~d 4.0 11001 .:.1r )"·or ca .1[.5
for:.:od in t !lc A!oc..l t<..:rrc.~•.:.t..n .
Tho lo"'1ftuQn t h .J.r ForcQ
I
eons1s\i!lS
I ni tiw.!.y of six (6) groups of b(,C:.vy bo::::.t:\'r~ I 'r·es in effect uu rcly (. ro _cbrist ...n1u", of the XII SOuber CO::l..D.lG
Ddasiou
to t o quite distiuct .
kL5
I
By 1 LccEnbcr ,
e: lthough its l~&8ln&
behind its ill:.nnod t '!":'C lvo \12) hccV)· grrop:; , the strsngth of the Fifteenth ;J.r Forc .... hed boo .l c.ug.".4C:!. t,,:;G by t wo (2) groups of
13- 24's c:.G
Co
thi:rd ncrl e,ro,""p of 13-17 ' s c..nd B-25 I s.
?b~ nCSOll strLtc~c
for .... 5tc.tlishil~ toc li'ifte<3nth
. J.r ForcG t 1:.1 th.. Modi terrL;'(.;D...TJ.
·:I(.S
t; •• o
~·.ir
Eo reo ,
0.
i:lcruc.scd
opportwri ty t l"",;:t; \;ould be c.ffor dod to c:xploi t u;:cthor eondi tiona
thero n h(;l1 wClcth.:.::r L1 the U.K. ,
i.L5
poort c.nd to furtht:.r
Pr.:.lioin r ry L-rLft
i~ o . l
iDplwent tbe Cod:lincG BO:..:.lNl C·ffc:.lSi vo b y striki ng t h(; CDeOY tror:.
oP;"os~
t o poi:i.ts of t h,.. coclJ!ss .
Tho (;o:.lbi::lOd Chio...fs of
u.lti~t,-
:.ite:.ff directive stc.tcd lih.:..t t hu
str~;~t!l
of t !us
~ .1r
'F oreo Yiould 06 t ·,;.;m ty_ono \21) hc:::.vy groa:ps . of \,'b1ch six ( 6 ) \"," Ol'e to 1>\3 rosorvc.u f or usa i:1 CL.SEo W C:.l/..!"g;.;;i.cy should Lriac
in the: .}..:.0"1<1 't:c.tle in Itcly .
19h3 than.
,"JO N
This
i..)3£...'lt
tt.c.t .frlD 1 Hovu:.lber
t w'O 4,uclict.n strc.tc.;pc air forces, Oil;'; L 1 U.4_,
one in I taly , ...·hos..:: I-ril.:cry masion ....-c.s t h(.; sux: , to eury out the CO!..lbil..cd !Joi:±er Of'fc:.lSiv6 , tho objtJc't 0;1' ..,bieb . . : os the 'tJx. prof,I'os3ive c1ostrl.l.ction cud d1a l ocLtion of to:;; Ccr!xn
;':d. 11 tay .
Force.
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U.,S . ~ J. r
the
~lJ.d ustri'~
Old gccuo:.::ic
syst~ u t..:.'1C:
thu Wldol'l:a lli ng
c l os61y COOrdiUi ted by 41roct li(~ison hi th tho ~lUtth
F orce i :1 order to devclo_. tho tec tmi qu.:: (.j.).d i nt(.tgrc.te
. e:-.).ploY:.iC'~ t
OOVUI":.c:'lt
0, Q r ficlds and s(';Ivicc.s
of c.ircrG.ft fron. on..:: 'l\iO fects
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to l'llothcr ! ·
t~; o ~·... !<:;Ii. C('.;·1
strc.t<..8.1c c1 r
~
frellniuc.ry D['(..ft 110.
the c!OSi:ls t cl ordinr.t10n of t i:dr ol'6 Ic.tions
cno~l
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:.:.ppoi ..... t..:C:lt
r:<.tI"(l
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to both
ot Ul ovc r Lll J.:lL r ic<...!l
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of c..n· ove n .. ll opcrc::.tio)1£. l policy
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t
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control
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Zruli::.i,nc..ry Drcft lk . 1
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t
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.
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LS
COlC:l1.: l I;verctt C09K bo c c .oC hi s Doputy .
pas! tiOD ...hich tk· ord.. r listed us c specie 1 stefr fu:.1ction ,
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to control
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1 944.
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c ontrol of t ho Fi ftce;:..t :! .J.r
It i.!l fdrl,y .;\' iCc:n
cud not to tilu
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not
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or8~i'Z=- t io:';
'I'hia is bor:lu O\4t 'by
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t o t ho "rivct t hc. t it ,;c..s
u:l ~e rstood
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t l'.~
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oc.r1 ), dcliberc.tions FOIC(";S
subj...ct then unde,r di s cussion ,
th~
str.:.tt.e,ic ca.:.-..LllC:cr should
.Air Force.
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t l"1l 31 ,D:::ecdle r
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cor~fuslua. 0:1.
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st Ltus of Fi 6h tor
-to t l'.c: posi tiol1
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heve
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t/cst
SR~o tt. hLti int..;;6l'Lt <:G the e scort t1 8hte r
thc.t c..1:r for ce, General unit0\3 mth ,he
In
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c.nC: t v.l..Qd thLt he Ilt.G r. better fi ghting
'ew tn " t bct way then ' /han t he tightora: ..a re und9r t he co::nuld
..
or
0.
distinct fiahter or&c.lizr.t i on ,
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c ~.::>4-;'l.d
o f t hL.t dr tor 90 , 'I7hi l El t ho
Gepots ":OUl d be put of · t he ovu r L..l'+
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I
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t ho
P L.:IIU
;~t this poi n t. Gella;: xLl
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c.bout s ervice tbL~
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1nvolvc..:.e :\t . Llld it -Uc.s ;: &rc;\3d b>, r.11 prescn t
1 t would be; U" CtlssG.I'J' to look i n t o t he future t o t r....
tl uc \·;r..::n . i n
cQnn\.l c;t ~ 0i.1
6 vciltUc.Ut~ os eQlti ~cJlt
\.1. tt. t h.:: j. nv (.siQO of the Conti ntlnt Ulcl u,iJOn it. t ha E ~ t;hth _ end tIt.;. Ni nth ~ J.r
Prelimncry Dr£:1't No.1
plonn1.ng \1i til thLt possibili tj i ;. ~)
oi.l~
~
sboJ.IC ec;::u;nce
t once.
Cx....;.:inL tion of the notes of this 31 Dcee__pcr conteronce
indi cctcs thLt theTa
,-;LS
No. such orgc...uu.tion
"PLoS .
s o::¥) iC:Clc.
ot
erecting, c. TrLini ng Co~d .
hoooycr. forthco.:ing.
The
contere~c
rec.c;:hed no defin1 te
C;e~isl 00 ,
t rainin6 r.us
dire ctly under the control of ijq. U.n.
plLc~d
bu ttho re.s.aXl&lS:J bili ty for
Strc.tegic J·J.r Forces in buroptt. GonElrLl
upC.LtZ. closud .the conferenco by .stC:tint; thL.t
o OG8S Cti:l' wou.ld te
set- up c.nel Tlould
b;"
p'~pLn. d
.stIut to
out l1 n lne. t he proposed OrB.::.lli'U.t10nc.l
Cc~era.l
This is en excellent inCiie.;. tiOD. of
,.
Strc.tc sic i.1r Foree ore;c.niz(;tion on or
cons~ tition
cccounts .. in l ....Tg<>
ill'DOld on 2 t .l:.f,
':Jt. 8
extent
1944.
whi eh the U" S..
eruoted wHbout do penclence
\7i t b Hq ...·. ruy .,:.ir Forces, l.x. L.S~le.
~o
JL.ll~ ..
Thct in4e;wndenco
for t hi.: un1
.set_~p.
This l Lck of orthoc!oxy hl.l3 b ..on cntic12.... d i n SOw;l quuters, but it is ne ll t o TC::le:.lbo T th£.t Gcno.. r o J Wf\:! 017U'C
SPC:;Cltz end bis OSS Oc1 Ltes
of this irrotul :::..ri ty me! felt th;;::t thv pi::culi cri ty
of the. s1 tuc.tion Justifh:G thci::l in Gstcbl1shi 1l6 L.!ly ldnd ot orgoili 7.£.t10:). uhi ch could ccct t.ll of "tho 'pI'Qbleqs and
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=-' .... -.
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t:•..::su
Ouu 9£
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r- conf(;x:c ~ c ll
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of tho;; t<..:puty
the ir stc.ff3 t 1.nco Cc.:l..:: r~
ri~ 5
no to t;
Co; .:~.:z:.C:ors \";i
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10 Jc!":u c:.r y .
SO!:l\'" ::...J .•,l:,urs
of
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orgCluu.tioll, pointeC out th.:...t t t.c {.;hio..f of f.i tc.ff "fl<:.S c:C.fini tc ly not i n tr.(; c r.u.n of corULnci , bu t
1;. 5 Co s ~crG tqi .:. t (.nci.
no t
'i.'h ... direct ,·.Q·"Oll"t.:.ct ·'."ith t he ccr.=:.l..ndins t>~nLl' Ll,
oxtc nt
,::hiob th(; div.tsion by depu.t1cs afforC:uc. , to r-
e l1 .~n .. ted
l ~ .rg(.
t ho... chi.::!' of stc.ff t.s t he f ocus of stdf
In tho:: U~.s • .!:.itr... t ''':t,ic 4·ir Force s i n J:.uropo ,
coordin ....tioil .
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li ke t h.... Ik:put:,. c01.:...c.ndc.:-r
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in thlJ U.L • •.r-...Q..-ir lo'o:rees in U,K. ort,cuizc. tioD , 'Wc.a Cl k+nd
p rce e.ntinb t he
"y le;~J:-o int
of tho c OLl:-.r.J1din.; {;,ODt:lrc,). "flbc n shr.:rp
6iffere nC l;S of opi nion {Xos.:. , £.Del c.n i ncc r ..L..dic.ry bet;;e(ln the st!..ffs tuncti o .llog unC:... T thloi t \:o L.6plt1 e s .
·The
U~.:... .
Ot r t;. t <..e:1c •.ir Force s in Europ..! "ore Dot t r.orougbly
lOU:1Chc.d uI-Cln ' t heir e::...ror:r Ui-.tl l 2(, J"c.nu~ ry 1 944 .
t ho.: hcc.tl"Ut rteIs "'La still o:..bryo:..lic, c.nt: (.8
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t !ll.."t C:c..tc . P.I.,! . U.':;.
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still .f unct!onin g c c..rryi ng on its
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...ir lI"or-c l.. s
fr~li ~;1 n~ry
Lrcft
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Golv6,.tcd by t hL.t co...z::c."!ciinb t;cneIL.l to t h,-, ca...: c.nC:o rs of loY/oI I;;cht:.lons \:ere t o rutin v... s4d i::. t hose co:.,,:,..w:.. dors.
l.ir ]'0:C(:6 , t.l.:S to POSSt-5S , 'Ht-s C .:.....tt6r of .t-G rsi stcnt CO:JCf;r:.1
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t tur _ r .:. t~ (.I £:Cc.oc:::d cclly , it ,:;0010::
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t tht.:
"ti:.)J h(.; 1Lo l;cd :...ny C:1.rcctive r ul:..:. r d.i :1e i t _ ct t ho ; .1 Dc.:Cf".l r...bo.. r cO!lf(,;J"t.;n~o
·.·h<..11 c..lllounc i nL.
con trol 0;· t b..
I
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J::;i~!l tu.
i
~
ia vis i on
~ropos(..d
of his
Thl..5 J~n~ r~ c:.t l.:. fro;~ t to U. !:.. Joi::lt
hCCoGc..;.UutCIS b;} u;utit...s . Ch i u!!! of !:ltdf
t t...:.
rI r1 v..,c: . stt .ad
t41e
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th ~
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t
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£". a:.:rl.uistr c. tiv ~ ~;o ul G.
coati,luC
to be vostoe I(.:sp.. ctiv(.;ly 1.1. t bl,.. co '::1!Jldurs of thtl turop..an t:.nd l!oUi t Qrr c:..(;c....
\; (.5 to
1~ L.vu
Tb.t:(;.t cr~
of
OpOI ~ . t1 on
I t:l ~ t i s I i n Ccn
its coroll,-IY i ,l t hu U. ......... tr;...1;..;gic ;J.r Forces i n
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cir offic or in il1s CO..~
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L
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3 . u.s .
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~
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i •• U, K.
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t "' i:i c •.:ir Fe.'rcos in Europe ,
it did C:.Ssur.u., I'Cr.ponsibilities
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Thus . t h.., cAdi tion of c.not .. ...l ;.1r Force
ts Jurisdiction ,,· 5 c.. noninLl
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1
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to tho:: plmniQ8
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..
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fectors y;hich ned not th~
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conduc~t)d
by the t"!1O
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of thl.. I..l.f(;ctor of
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Colle:
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5.
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h cvc beer. indicLtivl.; of c... pos;i.tion
of priori ty hc;l.d by t h(... DircctcrL·.. 1..; of Op.. . rL.tions over tbo other
dircctor~tl.: 5 .
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s~ttcr11n Ccc~~ Lx~cuti v c ,
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1944 ,
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to the Fh..ns !:ICCtioD, on 15 ov e r his Qutii..s in the.
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s:v~ cit'ic.
nothing
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tho
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of Cpcrc.tions{'i't..:. ooly
info;r r:''"'ti~!l
7hic~
:;:..c
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is the telopnonc
fillc~
th-:..r :. 1L)
4 . UW7~.F GO ~Id . . . :r
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[;ppoint;~nts~
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of
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Lil<.;otc:.rc.tb .
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st
or~L.tliz(.tions
th~ Lil\..ctoI;; . ~C:
of
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Lce fu.l!.;tio!'lLl ell. rt for
Lvc..::'lc..b!1.. in tl.\,.. r.istorice:.l
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sub_s,. etions .
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ccnti n u.!t·: on of tt,\.. ..-3
:.:;.. . ction,
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cf U~~ • •·n..'Y •.ir Fcrc.::s in U . I~ . c.n.o l.iiht h ~.ir FOlC~ . it m . y
b<.. L.s.:..u..:.. L d ti::d
i ~ r. d th·,:. ,lor,.:.... . 1 f u..'lctions of Ul ••- 3 ~(; ction;
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>:': C.5 rUJ:X)v€l d fra..:l
t he control of t h,,:: Liructor of OJ=-.:.rc.tions . . nd s o t up :::.s
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ot Cp"'Ic.ticns.
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t h only t·.Ie Sub- sLctions oc1ne. s"t 'Up. Op...re:tio
Uints , uLoil W10<':+ t ::u... control of
t.
Le •. uty Piroctor o't Olic:rc, ·tions .
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Priori t ies ,';""chnic...l. L!'ld Tr.:..1n1nf:. ll~
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indictltion'oi" the' TeO!!ons 'for ·or 1J"b sit:,nificc.noc of thl..su: :. lr t~r cr•.cl t ,d t. tcQ, c.nd
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1t
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c.nd oC J not bi \'C t... CO:.lfllctc ~rcc.~dc ~ 'O of OC.Cil d1roctorr.:t..: u!ldcr til... r....puty Ccu....;.:n6iilfo, Gi...ntrLl for Clierl. t ions. 1 2 • ~
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of Op\ir<..tions nl.S 1.lLC:U ·..; hbn til!.: Lil&ctorc.tc of rlule "" E.5 BstD.bl1ah~a ,
IS ••pril 1544 .
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of tr.:t;
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probludi of
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post - hcstiliti~~
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Current OJ.:...: r Ltions ,
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Rcco~ tioo Tn..inine ••Lllocc.tion r:ud }'riori tLs • .t..'"\~ Ti=c.;i.ninb.1S • The. noxt chL!l{,e ccoo " i th tho;; n;orsc.:.-d zLtion of the
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OJ:\,;rE..tion~ .
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thu rcsul t of hone fido
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1n suc h c. r.cy c.s t o insure tbe
rcoc1 nud csse!ltlullr t he sc.r:IO . Tboueb none c.pyu{lts: ira;. t he
ot t he
..,.vi ~enc c:;
f~.c tion( ~ 9 h~ ts 50 lndl~ ~ t~ sJ
i q tht/ fi l es of th{;
it
Lircc:torr..t~
of
OpeH:ti ons t h<..:t thLt s.:.ction (.ct(.d : s t he; pr1 ncipc. l busln(;ss
offiCG for t h!.i l:.xc:cu ti V..:J ;.ssi s t mt to
t~
leyuty Cor.oc.ncliue,
Gencrw. for O,Pl,irLtlons i n his cc;.......cl ty
L oS
8upc rvlsor of :the
inter nt.l fUnctioni ne, of thl;; !?pet itions PividoQ, 1.(.: ., of 011 t ho:: plrac1orr.t...s under Gcm.. ILl ;.n "",rson '8 control ,
}i:xc c u tiv~
• .sSistCllt to t h:,;. r:cputy Cor.r.:c..ndint GuI).c;-c.l for C,?:i'rc.tions .
I n t his connf.:ction., i t should G(; period of c. t h~
i!~n t L
or
l'!l~re
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tr.u.;; Li 1"", C to r of o}.-<..> r c.. ti ons n£s c.lao
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th:;:t ti .:'l...
It u»Jst
pH.c~dl...l t
O~.~f.:.t :. ons .
o.nd duri ng
for utlli::illS t il", offi c e
Co
Pro1ioiQ-czy Drt:.ft No . 1
of Director Op Gp.:.re.tions to ~ttcndcnt
upon his othel
'I'hv lists of
~"rror..l
c~~~city ,
fu.l1ct~on.s
functi onc.1 chats LllQ i n th....
\i:4ch '-..pac..r on (r~U1i :, er.tio:.1.
U. G,.::..tr.:.tl,..G!c ~ .ir FCICCS in Europ,-, . pict~o
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of ta....
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v;;.ricus
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not e;i YO c.n r.d....
of thl.J Lir.;:ctorc.tu of Gperc.tions',
1;"L n.:ly yr.e,uu .
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stC.teti(;;lts uhich
...Jitho~t furthur (;:Xl'l.::.llLtioll ,
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t
such c.s
t ho~o
r:hich folIo ... ,
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lust '.:-hL t ~OI"s ti.'is ;.lo..-Lll ',
lim:, is. it don,"-',
Is it Co "-jor fWlctic,').. or r..cruly c:
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t h..,y ::...: rcly col:tor..tions of l~t l,..riL..ls plupc.r.::d 1y lO"t";o r .:;.cht.lons or did tll.:;y
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useful in ri!isinb :::.u:.y qu.... stion,s e:.t.out 'tho;; ,;,ork of t:1C L:\.roctorL.to
The
lm.-olv~ ori£,1n.:.l -;'~l"k''i '"b"t typ... ot s?-ci~l l.:l~rts 7Ic:re JrLd.:: 'i ·,.het "rc so!.). of th(..!;f. s:p...ciCJ! rc.portB ~(
"i("'::G-ps i nfol'l.::... d on }.Irc.!,ress of .. >ir FOIC-v S tom:..l ·ds of its sp,- cific obj....ctlv... a. Q
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of ur.1ts.·
i--'olicy C:l,;tcn.:.:in..: d ho.:I\:. on t t.L f l O\~ of uni ts . or ;::~ro Iu CO'"..l .,,,,ndc.tioIl3 mLdo on po1ic.l ·IIllic!:. \,;..:;. to "c<. de. t .... rr...inL.d
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..
rJonl.. ... f thl.. flL.lctions sLtisfLctori..ly by t !-..c.
Clf tids fiub - s,-ction 1~ ~xi--ldnud i"U:lCtiO.ic.l C h~ ItS. •• t horouc:,h
'Ieoorol:.l :::tI.i S cC.:;11r.t..d
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ti o:-.s . 1I
This is tl"... v~ :.. .. h... crt of t!'",1:, func tions ot t k L...puty CG./Ops c..n~ should 1:.... c.I..Llt v:ith lot h:.l(th j t ;;'is i s til ... prir.1WY ti.-sl; of t ho:.. IA.. ... 'J.t:, va/cps , t h\.: f uli'i ll•..I..n t ot \"{l.i ic.~ is t ,.... Vt:.lY 1" 0'-5":. for ills I..xistencc:. ·.,hL t c.r.;; .:..1 _ t !1.1.> ,",1~l ...... !;t3 of tl!1.. ;.. ~n ... ry s.Jt '.1p to ",J.~lc.c t ttls coor:.. i n(.Uon't
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~f'I(,;fU .. s
c..ld fol'l":crc::; t c.ct1 cl.l l <.: sSCl').S 1 t:U'nt: cI . '
For,a.rds tho,.. to t :h O: ::'~1 '"hct s.r-c1fic studieS ·h ..vc b~(; n :nc..dl;:'1 nCs c nt .ct~.c{.; l doctrin.." for t :kI U. :J. ~V,;r be::on :prq;l-It.d 'j If Dot. why not', ·Lx.... rcisl;.s JIOlicy sup.. TV1s1on for
c.1l,oc~t1on
of E.ircI(.ft UlG c ... r.lbct cro 'Z's • • , · Di d tills sub _s .... cti on C"t...z ...in.... th.., pol1ci..,s suv...:i t dc.tc i or cnotkI c.bc.ncy to Gotcn.~ln" t ile_ . o~ ;.::.. K.:. r6ccu'.". cndLtions on ,:.olici.. s~
Th;..Sb qu:-stioils by n!.. r.JOans exhcust t he possibilities; t hc;y l.lCr~ly i nrlic(. t c t h .. nc.tUlC: of t hlJ 1nfor,.•(!tion ,:m ch is
pl C.;fud
1?>
-tho.! U;n.:ctorc.t... of
HLc.cl'tu'-:rtflls ,
~
ts c,o..'1 trol.
iJ~o . str,. tc.aic
Opt: l·c.tioil~
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Forc~s
in tho \,orkine, of in I:;uropu
f
end the
~.lim1nary
Draft 110. 1
DlRECTORi.1}; OF PCBT- HCS'llUTIES F~IHG. PCST..F.C6TIllTIES PUNNING ,
,
:.s
A SUBJECT. I
.As ta aubjoct Post- HostlU tics I "lWlIling is ona of considorabl e I
I'.
i .mporta.'l.cc , requiting little justification tor on exhaustive and
Intoneive study.
Needless to say , this
~cpor
1s not intendod to be
o 'Work of that e l aborate nature , but 1 t 1s hopoll that 1 twill i n
ce:.to tho
~en~ra l
backgroWld
~d
droVl attention to certtoin focal
p¢nts tbct arc fairly 111ustrattvc of tho objoctives of thoso to
wDom was entrusted the task: of evo,}.vi ng tho rcquisi to administr a tive epd operational mc.chinory to r opresent thl) Un! tod S"tctes
.army ~r
i'orcl.'S in post_heatH1 ties 'F;urope. I t 'lias certainly .:.arly recognized that too Pl'o"blems
fa~ln8
them Tiould be l arge end nu:r:.a"l'Ous , involving not only the internal
structure
,J .
~,
llIl~ o~gCD.izat ion
necessary for "us..A.i3
pe r tlc~p~t1on
in
European post_surrender activities bqt tho externa l l"DlaUon6bipa bett;roen thlJ
~.llic5
as" ...011.
It woo in this latte;r oconee tion that
problems of fa;r- :roflch.1ng p.oli: tic~l c..nd I,;couomc iMRlicetions could be oxpected to s.r1so darins QDd e:fter the \"ftlr.
problems t iDfmY
the delicecy of "these
of ",7bich possossed aspects tQLt =ght baVIJ unbalanced
sonsitive intornetional relationships , prcclu4ed snap hasty docisions . ill ~ Qonsidorud
I n an effort to avoid tho , .
action in the future the
European Theater of Opcratione; dovoted a ene r gy to long range plS!lIliIl8. " Tie
~d
ero at prescnt concerned..
", .\
n ~cesslty
~ ~r gN'Qt
ju~nte
and
for hfiSty or
Forces i n the
doel of tilDtt and
it is rTi tb thl" planning that
!reliminary 'Jraft no . 1
The large r &spec ts of l-.,)S t _hos till tics j:.lanning requi rcd r trom thl.> very bcginninS r EI close reletionship bo;t,;cen J3ri ti.sL end American pl ElIUb3rs~
Tb.~
conseque:ncGs of unile.tcr.-l and ·.mcoordi nat e d actio!l
on matters that toucbed on national interests and policies 710ule almost cGrta1 nly l CEid to misunderatondi!l6,
S(.rioua and unreconc11ed
points of diffe:rcnce boboen Bri tain and i.mcrica on conti-ove rs1el issues _ post..17aI' Euro}.'oQan air
tor Inatnnce _
b~scs
ond eir transportation routQs,
might ,:;tO ll have prolonged t he
'"tar and jcope.rdizcd t he
$inco such cooperation ties s o obviously dosirable , could 1 t be
effGcted'i
and
Furth... r, 17hGt uechinory - .such
liei~on
CEoIT)i"ng
inte r related committees
be devisv d?
arrangements _ could
Fortunately tho British and
&15
j~ric ~s
who
~ re BO
on tee t.ir r:ori'are c;.gaios t Gcrm.cny bad scve:.rel years of
coope rc.tive
c~ ri cnco
From tho time the Uni ted Sta tes ·
b.;;hind t hem.
iled c.n t e red the "ax tb(J WO I\l.li es had porked and
to bring about thQ defloe t of Gc!t8.ny. or controversial ques'i;ions tbLt had ·cW!5sed over the conference t6bl(; . se6~d
auspice s ation.
th~y
pl~c d
together
!.nd Qny s oriOUI5 i rri tE.t1ons
CO[iJC'
to the fore had been d1s
-;.1 th s'.lch
Co
r e cord behind tht.lll t he
f nvorab l c tor a hae.ltby continuU1Cf: of s uch coope r
It 1s t;rue that
sial .thc.t
5ucces15 fully
S~
pOl5t_t"lcr quos t1 ons ,.ore 50 contrOVe r _
hc.d t o to c..voided r;hile tho \l er '.".'cs stil l in probI'ess.
'!boso r:erc sht::l"led u;;:-,porerlly I "becE.USO l C:lngthy discussions of t he&!.
?Oul d he..vc been at the e-x;cnse of'
one!IlY.
uC~Jc l
operations against tlw
The.: significant point to not e hero is thc.t th.cy
:"-. L"
~
kap t
Prel imioary Draft No . 1
in tbe background and not parmi ttod to interl'tiTO ..1 th more press _
ing problems• . J. comple te and general investisation of J.nslo-;...merican post_
hostilities pl anning should proporly beSin T.dth an exacdnation ot tbe policies emanating fram "the Combined Cbiefs or staff and the Jo1nt Chiefs
or~taff.
But sinco the »resent Purpose is to exannne
planning princ ipc.lly at the 'lbeotre l ovel it fiould seem Ir·?st l ogi _
cal to begin "Ui th the 'ftork done in this connection at ttH'iJ' 7 for the sll&.estians end tentative P.l.ans tbot CCIIB f r an that Hea.dquarte rs uaually
bro~t
ponsible for e l l of Operctions.
defin! ~ reaetion.e trom USS'l!!-F t "hich ~..iJ?
bc,;~
res_
post _hostili ties plans in the Eur·:}pcan
'lbe intcrre l ationship4 bc'tPeQ.D BH/.EF ,
K~: "i'
on post _liar ai r matte:-s sbed somo signifi cant light on
Tbeat~
and
USS~
j; ·:oglo -J~ri ..
ca,n dlrrcrencos of opinion as to the level on ..hich their planning should be coordinated t and El8 to the be l ol=: XJ..V
doa1ra~ili
ty
or
coordination
level•.
1D.ck of l!lB.terilll roll not parmi t of
0.
ti ve I so it is the h ' Wntion here only to
compl etely unified narra pre~ "n t
a number of in_
stances Ulustr&ti va of planning differences end the steps taken to reconcile them.
Jon acu-ly instance appears in bomb survey dis
cussions.
01 26 Il!Ely 1944 . a joint meuting ot British lllld itmericans
"
'Q"83
tr~licinary
hE:~d
et the
~ir
Jr3ft No.1
IDnistry to consi der plens for 0 ground swvuy of
boobing in Europ;:.:.
No dE:finite ergE.:olzatiCroc. l plans e;n::rged from
this gctr.cring . but it is i mpor t a nt to note thc.t tho Bri tish repr c _ scntctiVQS f£..vored a closely coop..::r&tlve effort in surveying bO!'!lb They thoueht the mission shoul d be a combined survey under . 1 ciroctive froZl! the COr..lbined Chiefs of ~teff.
da.mage~ Q
This idoo
\",'f:S
directly opposod by IJajor Goncro J. J.odc rson. and
Gent;lrc.l Spae.tz , ",ho felt the.t sucb an investigation "s hould be CoD duo ted by tho Bri Ush and kme"ncuos seperc.tely,
.i.ndc rson did Dot
V:lillt ari ncgracd "report 00 egrtle:d date.' but a full DX!-d factual report upon l"/h1oh it \":Quld be po3si b10 to He
Vies
b~.sQ
fatum kmericun pol ioies,
aure tbc.:t the p;robl em wo.s not one:.
fo~
• ncd tiC. ti OA. 2 cotnl'i
7ho ra l~tion6h~p betwocn SHJ~ air plcnning age ncics e~d us&T~ i s brought to the fora ,",ben e DHi.&f <:;cmni t tee f heeded by I\lcI.ec..n , is fonilcd to arrc.:c:g<: letter to Genera l
Ira ttee
~1sc ~0~o r
end the "plUlS 1 t
"by the e;:oomuttcf'
mEl)'
plan~
for future ci r opt-mtions .
Oon61."'O+ Spuatz
ha~ prop~ed,
cussed ot bis be£dquo.rters
2,
d1~QPPfoves
In
0.
of the " com_
Since the operetions" proposed
involve UstlT-iJ!' he f(;uls that his beo.dquertE"ra.
should be incluc1cd in such plonning,
1.
13rid~dior
I
~o
The
rolE: of "oosTi.!l riea not dis _
be ruccmc.cnc1s tho.t the ccm:li two's
lettQr., Me. JOT Genere l li'. L. kndcrson f D/c "Ops t to 1.Ie jor Gene;rc. l FJ,CIlS, 27 No.y , 19Wt.
L. S~ Kuter , J£liS
Ibid..
,,,,--,,,-
._"
.,.,
rrelir.lill3.ry Draft i:o . 1
pl ans be suspended until
th~y
Cfrn be reconsidered by
Ii tio,s plattning agency Oll \:,hicb
USZ'T~
~
POSt. ho5ti _
is roprosented directly io
proportion to thb forc!o::s in\,olvod fo ;3 Clle of course ,·;o::uiers \1hy a hecdql,lerwrs e;.s importent as US5ThP' o~retioos
m:.s Dot consul ted r:hen pll;Ils for fqturo cir ed..
The ansuor :l.s Dot ct presout ava11?-ble
oD,e l
Ch~le6
Cc
\Jil li emson~
t
\7ere discuss
bU1: cccoroing to Col
esc , 1>tilitc.ryJ.ir Jo.dviser, savel'O;L
offorts hed boeD made in the past to obtcio a. voice for UBi":'? at ;LEivels oolo'U the Suprcme
COlilUlOp.dor~
In e w:oorandl.+m of 17 h.ugust
1 944 to :!Ilo.jor General F .. L.. .ianacrson he
rcco~nds
th&t all nir po,licy
plr.nning 'should be ;ntegrokd at llHi>W JBvol bet'i/Oen Eri tlsh nnd .4mer1c~n
air rcprosontc.tivcs rather th\lll betr:cen various
~~s
of
of combinod EIlJ sepcreto OClll!':lE;D.ds 01"' undor any suph cCl!jIID.od except
~FJ;E:;;·.,4 en this question of combined plannio b
t ,;;; J.~;
the
~H..:-EF
l evel
ColODel ii111iomaon offQrs soJ:!&j observations tbat are worthy of
quotatiO:I:l et SO!!le lepgtb,,· liThe :particular p}iot under consider£:tica is the atscnc<Jl of any
~ricc.o oOU!ltcr~rt
to the quasi_of,ficicl influanec of the
Letter, Lieutenc.:l.t Ceno;::c.l Ct.rl Sp(;.ctz, CG} USCT';Ji', · 1;0 Ceneral ir.ig.'1~ D. EisCilho..-:cr. DC..\EF I 26 July 1944~
4,.
esc l~li tory i,.1r to ~c.jor Ccndrc..l 1.L...:.nderson, 17 .....ugust 1 944-,·
MeJLCrundlID, Colu!'!;-l Ciu;rlcs Go ~;illiD::lSon. '-~dviscr,
J
.:~ , ...... .
T'I'elirr.':'r!8.ry ::Jraft Ho . 1
Bri tis~ OOvr;rnwnt on locally dotennincd rtl.lic:d policies and
plQD.s~
.hdmi ttin~ first tht;.t tbere ON differences bet\ieti.n Bri tish and
l.m",ricen points of vie'.:· .... -diff(;I'(;nces ,/hlch rightly bev,;; t>cen sub ordinetcd to the comr.:.on mili wry eim - tht; approach of the cnd of
hostill ties necessi tatos e rcva}uoti on of the effect upon t he. future stetu~
of the
0l..\-t thnt
full
t ~o countrie~~
1~dlate
ed+nn1s~rative
Tbus it
sCCQa
appropriate to
avDilcbUi ~y of the Brl tif'h m1ll1strles, plus thc::ir control of
~ritish compo~cnt6,
ish govel"JlIllCnt alm.ost to participate directly eve n sta~es
even be
of
0.
contact, \;bilc (lffeo~ivcne$s
SQems
DO
enables the 1~
B~t -
tho oo.rly
dofect .. might
fE.:aturc ~ if tile V.S. govcl"!l.Qent coul9: w .r tici
pate equclly ,;C:lllj but
It
That ..ould be
plannios operation..
a desircbl€
poi~t
t~e
probl~m
of distance precludes o.iroct system tends to ruduce the
th~ ~clricon c~nd
of r ritt.:m cClJII;lunicotions , fI. to CO!.Jnc!
':;il~icmsoll
thc.t suff:icicnt coordination
of strictly ~ricen policies is .retcrded by tho fact th&t Gonerol Ei s onhO".Jc r
I
os Supremo Comr.•r",.daX" ,
Q
cannot o).lov:' any oc tioD io his
oome that might i-mp:!y a bir..sed ott:!, tudo~n
Hv feels that some of the
p.l:ennin& difnculti cs <-,ould be :rer::ovEid i.f tho ,'unous United J.:rmy coraponcots in the: Uni ted Kio(:,dan
could trf:.osr:ll. t tbeir ,t hough ts
I
and n:qu(":sts 1:0 tbe ·;;c.r :CCf-ar'ti;!eot ·,'.ithout e,iving ony thc.:t tr...;:y hovc
~uen
,? :':";'1 C
~tl1t08
imp~ic£).t1oo
tioned by the: SUPJX:ljl£.: CCllllIIl2ndor or by
other ,;.mc.ricn;l, in th" ccr..bioQ:d
b(H:.d~uc.rtt:rs,,1
.
,
, '.',
~ny
I'reliminnry
!)r:l!'~
'Thus, it n oule SClem to be in the ectuul int<.: rost of
No . 1
~'.lli e d
hsmOO,y at t his stege of the . .: er for t he S'J.prct'.e Camu:.ndc r to
l"e _
c OI:lCcnd to the ',';a r DGitertm;;nt t hot be be n:l1 ovo d of his ;:>!tOric e.n c~d
Theate r Ii ti es
1ntero~ts
t o ovoid
~ny poss1b111~y ~ u t
I!I!lY rc.ise cIilQcrrcssing
nI t migh t also be poi nted ou.t co:npolle llts of
0
c ombine d .staff
I
t~(lt
diffe ring post_hos ti _
i~SU£l :J ...5 the use
ot the .;.cericQU
(SH4E1!') to h;.ndlc ;!Jtrictly
J..meriCflll
problems in the pre - negotiation or pl anning StCb8 , connot hel p but ~ntroduco thee into British Bovernmont c~rcle8 before th~ .hmaricon
nogoti a tors havo prep cre d thair cas e for presentC:.t10n ",.G Colollo l
'~.illi(lCBon 's
sugsestloDS
m&y
hllve bod
cons~dcrcbl e
bearing on t he cOllclulcuun" t h'e t tIero reflcbBd, jus t four d(.ys cftcr t he. aboyo Quoted L:cmor£..ndum ,.as . :11. ttoIl.~ ._'hon
bincd ple:nning
.:b8
dist'. U8scd and " e ttled
~t
~hl)
qUt;lstion of com_
a :C'c.rk ]ivu.stJ
Tr,i s IIlLCtiog \/as attonde d by Gencrt:l Spactz, k.;I.r Chi cf Trafford LCti6h-!':Qllory c:nd othors.
It
':.'CD
gctht.lring~
~r s hnl
Sir
decidod tnr.t b oth U:.;d.T.AF
and tho RitF t'iouJ,d fU'!'lj.sh groups of plo.nners t il nork rJi th th() G-3
sHlU f'lmlning stofr
,:l:l
'post -.h03t1l1t1 E:5 o:pcro.tions end ectiviUeso,
flcns prepc.rod by th.::.s c grou.ps \:'oul d 't:c sub:n1 ttod to W$ he edQ.U£.rtors for cp'p l'Ov e l OOfolo B!lb,::.ission
5.
Ib id..
U~iF
end
to Sc.:1EF tor finol
rrel1:ninery :Jroft ·1';0 . 1
6
a»provcl • It Po..s 0l..50 decided at tho Fcrk House r.:oeting thet oper ational ond &d.ministrc.tive centrol c.of ell Unit"d Stutes .bImY ":..ir Forcos in Europe sbould be s ivQn to OIlQ United States ;:.ir Foree HeCldquartc rs upon tho cessetioD of hoetill ties .
G~d
COPbined
of Ert tisb {oDd
United 3tctcs air unit.s op.d E:.ctivities ct· ony leva l "bel(""\·; DCk.EF shol41d~
thi,,;TQfore, be ter:::dnotud \".ho n the \;qr ond$.
liO!;l . Unitod
stoto~
•....1). Bri tish
J.ir Foree opere.tioDS end activities in Europe
should bo dire cted thcrac1'"toT by 8oP'lrote Un! ted StIltes nnd Bri tish 811'
c~dorst
\7ith parellel stnrfs, operotlng in close coordina
tion undGr uniform directivQs froD
ZGAEF~,7
planning is brought ou t in the relationship
h.EJJ.
Beo~uso
SWom'
~:ionce '9~ ~ll.y I"':"~ ~lUlxJr8l"'.ip
~:.o.
b( ~ ..; eQn ~S.3T..:.F
not hov(: an !I.i r stEf.t in
intcgrD.te d tho
~ ~·.-as
.inolud(Jd both Brltl.sb cnO
\1~. ~h
and the
air ex_
U!! - J in that capaeity.
j.rocrican~t
but it
,IBS pN
pu:.dQrEmtly Ed t1 sh~.
plc..nnins
ro)J;re8E:~to.t:' · /es
to n ork IOloncsido ll of the
j~'$
SHk.EF on operation T.....1.IOL-lbN eod post_hosti li tics rIlf).ttc rs .
.._.
steff at He W£!.S
furtba;r I'OQucstud to nc ti fy the ~..c of :;. G-3 a"'; ~;H ;,-::i' "rIhe:n Us - - - -- --.~
-~-----
..
----
6.,. hlinutus of mcc. tiI e.' Lieutenant G£:oer·cl C&.~:l 3pactz idr Chi e f l,:ar~hci -.iir 'ITcf ford l..eigh_I:.c.1101j' end ~thars . l'nrk: HC)U8(;; ~ 21 k USllst 1941f.,.
7.
Hid.
Preliminary Draft No; 1
111ann~rs
\7C"1ul d arrive .
8
rcpl1~d
'!'('"' "this Genc:ral .:.ndeTSon
'":/;Irking .an the (oir prJVisi"'r.s ""If
'i'hUS.\.t.~ .
This COli.li.:1tt.3G rt.:s pre _
to eoo:percto " i th the J;r;F planne rs . but it ':"ins
~red
tbo best
~sults
b~ li~ved
of such cooporc::.ti.Jn could b.,;.. ronli zod
lJSST~...F duc.).t dl1\.;ctly ',"11th m~.Ef I ns~oed or I t r.'(;<5 hU'dly coinciCionce th"t
~ll
that
~nlr
the:.t
if
$J! . 9
,the acme dey GcnOTiJ..).
,t...' 1dcr..
e r n . :n :pNsso d tho e.b('lve dlpiniC"IlB he:. recoiv\Jd (.:. lI)O!:X)rtmdurn fl'OCl C(llonu l ",:l11iCo':lscn . . . hich add tho sc.w thinc,:. the functions of iJ!.JJ
I Ii spcukins of
sers that 01 thoue;.1i tbl.lro is so!:w
\'i111~s.mson
~uGtitlc>:.lti(",n " fo~ it" UB li by 3H.:.Ei sa an uir stuff in diroct sup..
port
~pu~tions .
~Gr
instance. it
ne v~r
c.od ccpc.bili ties of t he Uni tad StQtcs
undorstood the
Stn:'~bic
..J.r
liadtLtl~~e
Fcrc~s ,
thor it he.s not C..l ",1CYS PQon cc.sy f e-I U,s3T.·.,F to obtc.iQ D ,"C'ico to J.i;.JoF planoin8 fer use of the
strc.t.;s~ c
(oj,r
II
thv l&r8cly
for ell cir plenning
En
tiab stoff or :~
~rtc;lninb
g1vUll
~ui t£.blo
forc ~ s ,
The refore it ',7('1u ld harely PO fair 0;:- l5?und , hu thou£;ht, to hc..ve
Fur...
t~
hllVO
r:cspona1bil1 ty
t') 1.1li.::d n.t ters t;.rtectiIl6 tho) ,
,
'f;
8 • . I.o ttur , ~ub jcc t , II CoorC:iri!:'t:iqn ot plEalS Crmc6rnlng U5~ cf' U, O.. . ..roy ':..ir Fc,t"co pers9JlD.vl tlr O£.:tcri &l duri~ tdld cftor he-stili ties '.71th G.:r.nony ",· O~"..:!.F to CG " lJSOT;.F , 11 ,....usust ,
1944. 9. IJeuJ:'lrc.nduu , ;.iLjq:· Gcilort.l 1 . L. .:.nc;eraon , piC ers , t o
s 93 I
3f~'
I
15
i~'4&4S t
1944,·
~'IJ
of
Prelimi Df:.ry !)raft Ho . 1
post -.~08til1 titrs O~
(;llC5S
J...1S1o - i.muncan dirf6 r
s1 tuc. ticn Ilnd actions.'
post .. hoatili tics st.ould be intGerCited at
.s!~
would be incoll[sl'ous to IIhc.vt,; direct repns on tution of (.n
level. l~lliod
cotlOUld r:hic)::!. contc.ins to portion of the .:.zooricon £d.r forces ..'
Conorc.l Spc:.c.tz seeoo d to 1:e in oo::oplc to tlf;reo:n.3n t . 6 tiept"mber 1 944 hE; brings und~r revi", ,,, , in J\:a~l ory .
ber to that
e stc.tc:n.cnt ;:lc.da by the let te r in
SC~·.EF
on
pcst - hcati liti ~s
L.oig~__!,!fl.llory
f:.:.
hE-d USt1d phn.s(io1oeY tl':.c. t
10
ior on
lettor to l.c:1 ...h .. .
c. letter
p,lonni%.o
It
of
3
Sapter~-
Gu;1erul Sp.o..:tz thoue,."t II
tl.IlY l ued to
80::00
mis -
undcrstL!l.d1n6 , us it tWy to inwl";.l'tI'Wd thet ·.•c havlJ Elgreed for
You rot:.l1 ~ , I c.m. .sure, thct it . . . ould b6 inco::lgI'Uoua for the ploo _ ners of the s.:.:nior U.G • ....ir
I~c.dG.UllrtE:i rS
to be planning po.rn llel to
cor.mlood tcctict.l hoc.dQ.ucrtcrs ';;hich contuinlld U.S . C:.i:r p l unDers . "
h.ccordin.g to Genered C/l'de r l"O ~ 6 fron !k.caqunrtC:rs LTcvs.:.. , doted 18 JC:.nuc..ry 1944. USST..$ m,.s e;ivcn
ros~onsibllity
for the
eduinistn.ti on of e.J,1 Uni t<:;d StLt(;S .".ir Forct.:s in tho :c.TO.
But
- ---,--------------- 10 .
Hot'lOrc..nclu!u , Colo~~ l Chc.:rlua G. ·:. illi Ul'lIC·ll , CSC lii l1tory air .udv1s ~ r, 'to r.j(;.jor Gul1erc.l F , L. .:.uo.... raon , 17 k.u~us t 1944.
11. lMtt0r , J-i outonwlt G~r.(,rul C.:.rl Sl-<:'Ltz, to l.ir Chi~f 1!z.r sht..l Sir Tl' tdford u...ib~l -: jLllory" ....c: . JJ!.jS , 6 Surt eabor 1 944.
.-
,:3 r-1-
~ Il
"- !:
.
.-~-
11
Fre~1mioary
Draft Ho . 1
did t hi s c. l so invest i n USS'UU' r \;l sponsiblli ty for 0.11
~ost ..hosti
11 tics air policies 'j to c. risQ , t7h...:n i:E..:';;
Tho
tion.
hoo
8 000 dobut He~d~uar to r3
have quosticnud t he
l~Jr He~dquorters z~
tostad~
·.~ hotov or
But
tt.~
its I!OtivGS 1 t
..-;f.oS
@Vd!l
assured hi m
f.:
',-;1 tb
t h" t re:>ponslbility.
to \'! rl t'.ys I t.tcr
not long in doubt_
J~IF IS
c c ti on :3..;: re CO!il-
~hut
EIi.gcdiel' Gc-nercl R. B. Lovott
• JOur nco:.dquortc-rs 1.s s pec lficclly
tha respoaslbili ty of d.o~Z7.:d.iUng , subject to t he 012
provol of the ,+hl"lcter
t ho policie s ()t the U. S . i1¥TIJY M .r
Coo:£.!ld~r ,
For ces in this th-::at ur , on ell post _hosti li t1 Q~ :nc.tto rs. lI· This responsibili ty cc:.rri od ";Jitb it ev(.:r
di scberac its tunc tions U.3ST...F' cro~te
Host ili'ti ll ~
roor~oni
c nO\. Di:rectorc.ttl ,
tiona ,
~J&
obti gc. tioDS
T'O cGttcr
zt;::1 its senerc.+. ple.ppinB f&0 1
knO\;'U
(;.s tho Dircctort:.tu of Foet
:planning, \j,th Bri ,E;cdier Gen&rcl Iod::.und Si ll ['5 Diroc
ij3 \:05 to &ct unda r t h:1 Leputy Coc::oo.nd!D6 Gont:.'rc l
tor.
l2
i n cr~ c. ~iIl8
and dutios end :iCi l y grow in signifi c c.nee to.nd i mpoctLnce .
l1t1 o s to
tor Opera _
jar Oonuro. l F . L• .I.nderson"
Tht::ro
\It..:5 SOr.t.
tUfi\.:rcnco
t he DCG/Cf,O as to t h o Dlractol't:t<: .
Tho
pic
~lti~£te
"'n.m~
'ot 0illmon bct-::uun ~~ctlons
end
t ho
D/c
~IIN
res~n5ibi liti es
hic~~rc.ndw::l ,
22 May
1944
U <3ut onont G.;.n(.rul Ca rl spc.otz, to -1" ... •
cnd
ot the
];iointQd out in c. li_Gr,~~ndw;: of 10 Cct
abur 1 )44 that thl) ;r!c: jori ty of the sec tions in USST;J, S(;Cfc:::d
l2 .
~t -
CG 1 ETOU!l:•• in (.. +o t t& r of 22 Uc)' 1944, t !".z.t his hec.d_
qucrters bo
ohnrce d
&11-encomPQss ~
Furhe:.ps 1 t r.r1shod to hovo tho
For £.s soon c.a Goner;:.l !;ipoc: tz h6E: rd c bout 1Jt; OlQod to
sc(!~d
proplU'u d plc.ns rolL ti :lg to me ttc rs
lng ::::ll::.ture o:f thC,; Genera l Q'dor.
t cr
c..rison on this scoro t or
-"......
. _
\
-.~
...
"'l
__
1;("1
ca , ET~ ,
preliminary Draft No . 1
CC1"ry on tho "c.r, 't'ere not pl'ollcrod to hCilldlc post - hosti li ti (:8 plc..nnine. or to supervise prcpcrc..tioos for ioplc::::c::nting post_ncr Qctiviti(ls .
It Stot)lICd c.dvisablc thcrufore to contrr.:.lizo post - hosti _
11 tios plcn.!1ing .und £:.lso the execution of t llose plODS in one body. He rocor.m:mdcd
\I
for sUycrvising
Thct D/I'H be rosponsible for r.lcking de t el led plc.ns . prcp~rction,
cnd for the implomcntGtioo ot all
cctivi ticq in : the .f
':'[IC~ CrSOn ,
;UIJIN's Sl.l{;i:;.ostiOD, Uld presen1;cd
QI1
excollent
intended fJ.:Dctiom:l res:r:onsibili tics of t hE; The
nO \-l
Die
in c: ·l ong meoorcndWil , lCplic:d to t he>
Id.n:ctor<.:.to
I
doscr1~tion
of tho
D;i.roctor~to ...
sdd Gcoon.l kodcr30P t
..
as chUTgcd
'I";i
th
the gcocrol direction end coordillction of ('11
lfSST~$
plonniog G.ctivi tics , inclu.d ine; rod(.::ploym:..nt.
It pcs to nr.lntcln
l:laison ',d th other Uni ted Stetc8 end
i~lliod
insure coordinc.tlon of policio9 and plans.
post- posti li ties
plunnine: o.gencica to J..J.ao, ,litb tho advico
end css1.s"tc.nco of tho oth",r staff scctioQs 1. t rtc.s to !JC:Kc tho nec oaBery ~·lUll;J for the pcrilclpctlon of t he Uni ted states ~...tr Force ;i.~
the control. c.nd
of ';;or ,
d1~Qrmom:mt
f'ost - r~08t1litlcs
of tbQ Oc.I'mfln J..ir Forea , f"rtaoners
opcrL:.tiooa of the
U~t
orgr.:.nizction of
the cir cOr.lpOn~nt8 of ..:.lliod mili tr.:.rj' miss,ions and . contro l agencio.$ ond the
or~ll·zc.tion
This
~cs
of the Uni tad stutes CccupptioDCJ,. kir
indeed a tr.:.sk of considerable l'&:.f,1l1 tudo
t
Eorce~ .
llQd it
rcc..lizod the:.t in ol"(icr for tho Dircctorc.tc to prupCLI'C ull
~hc
cssCory pluns in full detCoil it would bo Dccosscry to. set up
1:) • . !J(.:lWr c..ndum ,
Dlc
i.IlIITN
t
to.
Dlc om ,
10 Cct. 1944
0.
-;:rClS
DllC _ Co.:il_
r·reliminary Draft z;o. 1 pluto
count~ rpcrt
of e ll th"" oth6r stuff ogc.:ncic;6 in
ously this l";oul d 00 c. t.'c.stc.ge of p(;I'aonDvl. rlrr·ost
i~ossibl e
tions of
to pr o('·uI.;)
tho~c c.lrc~dy
I~ .fOS
U Hl
6t~ft
~d
Quc,l1fico _
se ctiODs.
not intonded, eont111u(':s Gonarel J..ndorson, thc.t thCt Dir Post - hoati I1t i~a rlcnnin ~ s~oulo do·~ro
octoroto for
nins fOUD:dotlons. for ell the oct1vi the listod
ussr..:.,,'
·.:"ould
c~pl r:. te:
tho plc.ns.
thon
~bovo.
fr!:l:nor;ork v:c.s oonst;-uctucl 1 t ;;-cs cxpcotod thc.t tho sections of
Cbv1_
F'ul"thor t i t would be
of thu Uxpor1tlDco
cssisnod to thb
U~T..F .
n In
l~y
plen
Onco tho
oth~r
involvod.
Qccordanca "i th
tho pzi.nc1plc of combinina TC;sponsibl11 ty for d-:;;\-c.11(;d. pll!1U11ng '<11 th rcsponsibility for implco..ntctioD t D/rl-a? mt9 t not 1r:.
detai:~.cd
boCCllO
involvcd.
pluming boyond the r.liniwuo. l'CQuirod to fill tbe I!PP
until thu s e ctions opSc-god in current c ot1v1 tics or other c.pproprinto aeuncics c.re. ';;b\.ic, tho
D. b10
to
'
~i\l:
"ur cndod
~
ovor. 1i.14
•
t r.:c.s oxpo ctc t;l. thc.t tIKI ·cnti It: U$ST,;$ Hccd -
quc.rtors . .; ould be supcrvisi!]6 olCi coordin;:.tinc, tho 1mploIiX;ntotlon of
post~hostillti o5
in Luropv .
Buc~usu
of this it vas
i cpe~ tiv u
thllt thu stD.f! s o et1oDS s hould CSSw.:£. ro:::s;;onsi bi~i ty for thoir O\;U d c t ~ilud post_hosti11ti~s pl~i nt
cs soon
~S
pos8iblo .
clso be re3ponsi blc for irJplcr.lcnting thc:ir pl£..ns. J..odorsOD reply to t ho
Die
Thuy uould
Thus did Gcnc rel
:.nIDl's 8'J.U,uo;tion that the: Dil'Cctorc. to
for Fost - boBtili tl"'::5 not 001:,· mckc p l ena but l r.lpl.... lIX.nt there. cs r/o ll. Thct the Diroctor-...: to
14.
~'!CS
Dnt intc ndc.:d os c coaxnd or
loloF.~ . Sub j I n &"sponsi bi 11 tr for l ·o::st-Hos tili t1 <.i s rluming ,n MCjor GcnL:ro l F . 1, .i.ndurson , to Die ...n.ml, 28 Cc t, 15'44
rrcl1.minary !)raft No . 1
oxocutive. group 't.cs clso stated by its diT<Jctor , Generel Hill.
Its
function \,CS not. to 1iJple::lCnt plans but onlY to J:lO.ko. thu::.4 ThG Diroctorc.tc 0:( post Hos t i l1t1 f.:s fl£JlIl1no con!inuc;d undor
t hct ti U(.; until
j ..pr11
1945 ,
·.7!lC.D
1t
ri~S
r oJdc. sit;nctc d cs tbo Virec
tor(.to of I'lCrnB , 15 r:1th Colon01 poneld )3. Sr,:,ith c.s Diroctor. 16
cbout tbo
~
.{..t
tlOC e ll redoployment responsibilities ..uro trcnstor ~
red froc the D/Pl ons to t ho D/rcrsonnel~17 Tbe duties of tho Direotor of P1Les: l~
(1),
'Initiates, dovclops, coordinLtc;s ond/or
~no lyzcs
p lans , policies and roquircr.-cnts tcllins 'I'",'i th1n the; lluthori ty of tho
])oput)" CotI.JC:nQ.or , OP'o:rc.tlons ,
gnQC.nt
aco~
of D/oFS,
m .I1~T
USST~ ,
but not in the fUllctioncJ. CBsi ..
o.d. D/.,:::....'l':E.l1:.
i raploI
GonorLl
~d Lo~~ty CO~~G~~
of tho DiroctorLto .." acntEition
"iIi
(4)
for
(3)
OpvrLtio~s
'~rovldos
{2) 1I,G'.lpcrvi3es t r..c .. ~(jp8 tho Cocr:x.nding • info~d of ~ctl vitl us
nOCCS;3o.ry 11c..1S0Jl ;:r,d rop1\:: ..
th J..J.licd L!ld Uni tGd st.:.tcs plcnn1ng c.senc1es in this
· 18
end cdj£.cout thoctcrs of ·op...r .. tions .. a
From t1::&C1 to tiIilo.: thOle. concoptions
~gcrdina
t he
\7Cl'C
Vc.rioU5 expressions ot tl53TJa.F
rcsponsibiliti~s
thct
~oul d
devolvo upon
tho US.".i!F in poDt ..surrender Europe, but i t ne.s not until tho mopth
15 . U(;;D.O No • .,32 , CG, U$T.oS, 2 ':'pril 1945 16. wnu·rc.l CrOCI' 17.
Uc.~..o ,
~Jo.
10 ,CG , 1]$';.:$ I 25 ~lcrch 1945
Col. JE-C , Riley , i.£, Chic.f, T&Q Se ction, D/l'lc.ns , to
D/fHP , 9 ~~ril , 1 945. 18. I nclosure to GcnuI'c.l Orc -:: r ~!o . 10 1 CO, USS'!J,..l!"', 29 L!r.rch 1945 (Cm.rt of Orgc.niu.tion c.nd Functio.!lS of Office _ Director of Plr..ns •.
:preliciD9.ry 1)raft of 3Unuary 1945 trot i •. tbe ferm of
~';o.
t r uly definlt1vo statem.mt o.pprorod .
!l
1
It
cam:I
report ent itled 'GGlJoral toliey Guido for U. S . Air
d.
FC'rc~s Activities iL Et.ro~e fol~o71ing thQ dcfi..ot of Gb:r:!W.D.Y .
Tt'.is
extoLsivc paper was prepared by the CG, USOTI}F t o :pros6Ilt the lI.ec oaaary
~'F
objoc\'ivas and thu policios requi7:'od to cttD.1I. them.
Qcneral Anderson QXJ]l'"esscd tho high...Dt CM.
cons1der~d
re~d
it to be of !Vest value as en aid .
tor tho Guide Although chang1na
oiroumstances would necessitate occoaiooa l rcvis1oll.s it would cou stltute , he said , !~1+
.(!
fouo.dotioD for detoiled plaon i ns by a l l U. S . Th~s
Forces 1n Europe.
pupor has alreo.dr boet+ favorably c o1131
dared by th e staff at Europ;,;(!.p Tbooter of qU\lrt218 and
!or '~-:lrdod
Operot~CJls,
U. 5../•• i'ieod
to the U..S. side of supruJ:a HG c.dqw rtcrs ,
.\l1icd EXpeditionnry Foroe , far finc.l coordlmtion prior to orUdel publ1catiO+l. pa~er.
c e rtQio chonges ,
However
droft os the
t
pond1.cg
1 3ibl~ '
~cctly
rEJvisiolla~
10 these
miuor , are being =do 1n too
we ore treating the inclosed
mntter8 . ~
19
The; objectives and Rasponsibilities of the U/j,v.1I' iu post--sur
.endor Europe 'liara t occording to tho :Policy Guide , as follows . "Qcneral :
'To provide, tn /lcoordnnce with nt&tic::LQl policy , a.n otfl.;i&ut oDd aentrally controllDd ~h c
u~s. :~ 1r
r equired strcnsth t.lnd ccmposl tior~ to assist ill the anforCClOOllt
of tho 9urror.der terres Cud i t!.
1,.
Forcos or[.'('.ni'lontion in Europo of
reinta~lIlng
order in Europe.
I.£tttE;r , MCjor Ger.fJral F.L. !. lJdcreon , to MQjor GcUtr a l Robe rt l!! 'Job~tltr, CG . 1st T:.F ,
6 h·!"Irch 1945
ITelbinary Draft Uo . 1
"Specific
m"l:In E-
11(0) .
To provide
"(0).
To establish and maintain a ccmrJ ~t(' ed S'rsteTII
CI
of
"sJsnceri. nigh] v
U. ~ .
and
integrat
miJitary air treneport fC!.ciJ lUes.•.
To disarm a!ld delJloblize II(d).
Air F{rce .•..
t.he GAr.
To aid in the care and evacuation cf
n.r .
prison -
era of \'?8r. "(8).
To aid in reder:ovment .
lI (f).
To establish a 6tron~ U . ~ • . air inte])igence organi.. zation i n Europe . To assi~t the varicu1'l eurvev orpsrizotions ffi.lch as 20 homh sllrveys and evc]uetlt'D 'hrerds ,1I
"(g) .
Tn
Q
head"'uartrre activel'T engagE'd in r.agins ar.rie] rar
far againEt Germany the addition of PCFt Hostilities planning to lis many duties
cr~eted
an acute personnel Fpr.d1~
though General Arnold c:JiEeprroved. of
of the Interior to undartake ffi Jch ror k . him to do so .
He
est1rr.at~
sport~ge .
Al
men from the Zone
Gen~r8)
Spaatz asked
that thp. oVE-raJ} reqdremC'nts for
off'lcer personJ'1e] for the P(lst Host!Jitlf's st-aff' . U.S. Orcup Control Cour.cil and Truly. this
"8S
v8riou~ oth~r
gTcupe
8 tremendous dra.in on
h~. f'
~ouJd
be 3rr men.
l"Snpc'I7er resourc e s.
Also, ,in l ooking ahead . to the occuretion pPrird,
~en
the
r~
turn of l!Ieny ofricf're: to· ctvllian life r.ou:;d create a !Jf"ed for
replacemf'nts, General
~~a~z
sugC'£'eted to Cenf'ral Arnclc1 that
2C' . Report , "G£·neral P('llc~· Gnjde for t'.'=. Air Forces Activi ties in Fur o~ Follo'"lng the Defeat of Ga rll"am· lI , Uf"STAF , Fins) draft. 5 Jan . 1°45
..
""
prel1mirnry Draft
that i t ·\'1C'uld be '.' .'ise to hevc f'.va ileble a number of Rep.ular krtly officers With theater exper ience end trcining .
He felt that a I1TrenendouEl stride
tho offectiveness of the U. S .
Arl~l~
~;o .
1
~'oun lZ
collc ~e
torrn~-d
assuring
.Air Forces in Post - '7.!!.r Eur ..
opel! "'ould be taken i f roch !!len t'!'sre available r,",fln necaf-d . To invostigete the
possi~ility
of
ohtej~ing 8dditi~nal
perscnnel and to t'r e sent USSTAF l s post - hc stilities the Post- Hostilities
Co~lttee,
HU) , TITI('t t.r. 1:"c.shimlt ol1 in
Co
headed by Brip.adier General
~cv('r.l ber
of l Q44 .
There Genero.l
to General. Gi l es
sev~ral
l etters on
plannl~g
r.cc·ucst for
a~/i'tiona l
perse·nne! t o Col onol
Hill presp.nted Rnd mede
re qlli7' e~ € nts ,
C~ P.
I,essig , of the COr.L'lIitmen"'", ::; Dividon ,
In s\lT!1r.'arizing
h~. s impres~lon
CO!"11ilittce i n tJ""nshin?"tnn Colonel
}~o.lcolm
the visiting partv , found tha t Ju,F DepartC!~nt
r:'p.re syrrpathetl c
of the' rC'cept1on accorded the
'~ith
D. ,Tone s, n melloor of
H~edquarters
and the ;-:aJ'
USC:·TAF problems qnd require ..
ment s , ktt the y seemed to f r;el t·he t
~l[.C"T.A.F
hE'.d pl a ced too much
sty-ess on the i r.lpox-tanc c of some of its (l.ctiv1tiee , nnC! had II gone
beyond current -er Depertmcnt thinking in
ccnn~ ction
r.ith r ede
pl oyr.lcnt plnnninr; , particularly rl th reference to ceq\.!1 ~ i tlcn of E. ir b,eses all ov£r Et' r C'pe 000 the nc cf'ssit.v f or a large Air Dis
crr-arncmt Come.nd e.s dis>tinct
2) .
fro~
the
(l c C1 1 ~tion
21 Air Force , "
~(1ITI(lrRnd l1mJ R£:l\OTt on !iifSicll of Po;t..Ho: t.llitiee- Plenn i n;:z COl""li ttee tc the Hntted St:-tf:Ei , Col rne) ~!'.J colm D, J ones , Jr- . , to Direct or , PH/Fl a nnln~ , Hqs . , 11Sf,TA?, 27 November 1944 .
(- 0,
rrelimiDSrY Draft No . 1
The ebave
of t he genercl
tr eat~ent
lities planning 1$
8
a s ~ cts
of post- host i
mere sketch , ccntain1ng gars too obvious to
In t ruth, as a prelimi nary survey, it is intended
nention .
to
do nc r.tor e than just that J (\nd han the gr.ps been pointed out 8S
they appeared , about one hQlf of the s pa ce 1.'ould he.vc
~E'!en
consumed in that all,:ays bf'gul1ing but cften profitless proce
dur e.
Once cautioned thet he n ill encounter
Canyon, it is ouite 8tten~ion
to
unnecessa.r~r
t o each one
8S
it
drO'fl
Dp~ ar s .
8
series of Grp,nd
the s{>as('lned tr(1.velcr' IS
It is true that clearly
r.t8rked ,,"arning sifns announcing the next abye,;: rnav prevent precipitous descents and obviatr thn
~om c
ab ~ut
f or r opes to r oech the surfaco
even the r ope s oro often
n ~ c e~ti t ~
a?ain ~
of groripg
But the fact tbet
in this repor t morely serves to
rois~1ng
emphasize tho urgent need for some sturdy
~idge~ .
C"tnc gul.f, ho.-evcr, should bP. cited, and that concerns the
post -hostiliti Q8 aetj vlties of USSTAF prior t o the establish_ ment of tho Director a t e .
seetions did
B ~ ro e
It is sus pected that th p various staff
of the necesBary plenning that
th oir sph('lrcs of nativi t.y.
"'0
do
to conserve per sonnel nnd avoid
kn Of7 ,
estnhl ish
8
Central
Ir.t ~J ligcnce
r. .
uit hin
thoUfth, that in order
c~usi on
telligence , Bri gadiClr General George
rc l~
the Director of In
'!cDonE'~d , ,}C15
Section to
s~rvn
directed t o
nIl proper
post - hostilit.ie s req,uir('1l':ents. Onf'
further statc.l!]cnt on IntelJ igAnce should
The scope of the
proble~ ~~ nt
of
end it i B assu~cd
Intell1 g~n c e ,
be
included .,
faced the Post- Hostilities SEction
, i
~
.
th~t
the problen
ep~llod
gen
•
ITelimincry !)raft I·:::>· 1
cro.lly to all
po~t -host11it1(.'s nct1viti ~s ,
meeting of thE A2s of the
A.lt..-~
,ms rE':vC'elcd ('t a
h£lld on 23 January 1945.
There
the problo~ "as dividod into periods , as follo?~: (1) the SHAfF
or TJJ..IS!.wf period, l est lng until Crertlnn::r rurrcndcrEd , (2) thlJ ECL!FSE pc- r iod of B- Fnrtito contr ol and ()) the Tri - F'llT\jlto 22
period .
------------~ , -
•
22 .
Col onol H.D , ~hcldon , Assistont Djr, US~T.AF J t'1nuto5 1 t~cct
ing of A-2s of AA.F in Europe, 23 January 1945.
\ DIILCTOR f!F
FOn m
For
Q.
.~R ,;CTIVITI~
CGI'l'ROL OF . ~S!.·:,ty
bri c.f pe:rioc. of l£: ss tb£l.n
1n Hl: c.dquc.rtt.rs ,
U I~ '
thr~c:
o:7uc.ks t he re arose
stn.to@. c Ar Forces , under t hcIX: };uty
ComroE.Ildi De, Gcnc rL l for Opcr c.tions , D 0.0\1 dircctorLtc r.i t h
functions c£ c purt;ly
p05t - bo5t~ll ti;..s
nLturo.
On
31
Octotor 1944 . :Mc. j~+ 06n.:.:rc..l Ro bert , ·;•• ~ rp(.r ".'7 CS t.'pp~ lnt.;;d
to t ho
nU\1
pc'Isl tJ.on of Diroctor !'.tt.
of..iJ.r
.;..etlv!tios fOT t he
Cont rol of Gcnac.:oy. 1.
'!his office
j ~r For~(;s
h:ilitLIY t i!o ~
t,'f..S
to ;':or!t
;;:i t
h the- Director of r06t
e:.nd Sn:..E:F . u . s , bali t c.ry ;.i r
~ ctious
t.nd
I
r..nj
~.dvl sor
to Ji.uropcQIl
ot h...r . tlli .:..d i!.e.c.ncl ':: B t b c.t oxisted
or Dis,ht c ow.: t o ... X1st . l c tl..l . p_itt.i!li ne; to c ir cc.tt...nI
c.,ffoc tiDf!; t bL; control of Gcrr..lL!1Y , ;rc prosClnt (..tiv-.: of
lit.cci.qU~ t...1.5 .
It p cs to
U. S •
.8tr~
hi.;
t he cbi of
to &1c ,;.:ir For cc:s
on t hi.: U. S, ("roup Ccnt rc.l Coun to 00 t he kputy for the . cilj . . COmIUUldin{:. Celle r " l,
U . ~ •..:.rGY
•.j.r Forces in Gc.,rrr:o.ny, in tho
':.ir Divi310n of r.hc.t...vor Control emmet1 t ho;; ".111<..3 rlight c st c.b l1sh for control of Gcn.:.c.n} upon lh.. r dcfoe:. t,
r i t h t hese f unctions .
t~..; ~
r .:. ctor of ; .:1 1' •.c tivi ti ... 6 for t ha
Con tro l of Gc r .::.c.uy ·.':l:S to hr.vo t i.o(; rc S~1l5i t il1 t;y of dirc c tina; end 5upc. zvi s i llf. in
~s
t ho Dirt...ctCir
~.
l'of; t - Hostili t i c s Plc.mrlng
(.;.c tiviU!,;s r c le.tlne t o t h<.. f unction of t ho
U . ~ . Group
• Con~rol
Council c.nd t ilt.. finel control :!:).e;chillC;ry ff:"r Gc n ':'£n:i ,
cnd of coordinctines
'A th
hirl 0:1 wl o thl.r plcns n.:e,e:rdi os
the control ('If Gcrr::.:.n)- . 2 .
en
19 novcnbcr 1941; , tho CC c.or c.ndU£i cstc.b_ishine. the
r C8c indvd Uld t he. functions of t hct office
\'{l,:. ;r(.:
,
c.s,sULlCd by
tho Di reo tor 0; f'ost,.liost~ 11 tic.s Fltnning , ,;, t" 1.~hi ch post tieD Me. jr'tr Gcnc.rc..l Robert .• • Ht..rp.;' r r;c: s nUlC:d , vi 013 Bri i!,Qdic.r
G.. nvrt.l EdouoQ '.. • li1ll . ·
4
us.::." ,F,
1'.
hq Ll:.,::c llo , 1Cl..F.~
2.
Ibid
';:;
Hq r..ioo:o No . l w, ~ US~'l',"'':' . 19,IOV 44
4~
GO No,
93 t Hq
~"lJ.F
I
31 Oct 44
19 Nov 44,_
.."
.
(.1 <..,
-------
Preliminary Draft No . 1
DJTI!'CTQRATE: OF IllT!HrGr,NCE UntD t.he
for~ti"n
of !icr.dq'..!artc.rs, United StEltcs Strate
gic Air Fcrccs in Et'ropc, t!le iote) li.c;:c!"Ice rcquircm"nts for nIl thr.'\ nl'~tr.-O ~ t.(lt. f"'~
Ai:r Fo)'"cOt
il'1 thR Hl'1itr-il J(jru::rool'l e Ar l'! rAtH-.O!"l U. ~ .
s1bilities of the A- 2 Bection of Hocdqunrtrrs , Farcce in U. K.
Since the
Air Forces in U. K. ucrc
inteJligonc~
~rformod
by tho
Ar~y
functions of Ei~hth
Air
U.~ .
Air Fcrce
Amy
A-2
orgonlzct10n, thrrf" WtH; little demerer.tien bc--t'ft'ecil the a ir in t~lllgcnco r ceponslb1J iti ~E
of the Eighth Air Force .
of V. S.
Ar~y
Air Forces in U. K. and
Tho eskbli5h.;ltc.nt of
f:D
oyer-a.ll cor.l
I'!!S.nd pccof'sitatcd u division of rcsp-:.n slbH:it.v, F.nd , :;;ubscqucnt
lV, a scv£trnnce of dcpondcnc:'t upon the Eighth Air Ferco. In nccord e nco rl. th GonnTt'.l qpr'.ntz r ideo.. of strenmlining tho organizational functions of tho ner.' hl',l.o.dqunrtC'rs , much of the edmlnistrntive
•
ern
opcrationr.l dctQila F.bich
be allocatod to the intelligence acction
~ 'CTe
vllrtous Dtl00rd i nc.te Air Forco bondQua.rtcrs . U. S . Str ategic Air Forcos 1" E'nropc F'S fQllT'OO
t.hr.
r(!~non:r;lhiJitv
for th n
~culd
delegated to the The
Dlr f'ctorat ~ "~or kiTl2
ordinerily
nc"'l~'
(l.ctiVlltcd
of Intelligence
Tr-)r.ti onsh l ."C and
lia ison \71th the Britisb Air !lin1s"t.rv :-nd such ether ngcncics that c cntributed t o the cir inte) J igcl"'cC rC'C!l.'lrf'd b.,.r the Uni tNi Stat~s
ftrlltrgic Air Forces in th! s
th(" ~ t ~r .
ThC' £co):'C of
FrrJ ir.tinr.ry Drnft No . 1
:lccour.t!1bllit~·
anct jurisdiction of the nr.-.;: c1ire ct- or-!ltc extended Forcc~ .
to the Eighth, Fiftc-cnth end !.J1nth Air
Thr. U. c . Str .:it :-gic Air Forces in
~uropc
1
Dirt' ctorc.t c of
Intdlig(mcr: contir.ucC to functi cn in cen.1unction trl th the A- 2 sccti('lD of the F.lc:hth M.r Force until 15 Jt:nu('. ry ] 944 .
da t e aU pr-nding
~tt('rs
On that
p"rtc.lning t o the Ei,, ¢th Air Forco
l'.'l"'re turnoo ovor to the I;djutant Gon('r01 · f or prOJ"T trnnsrdssion •
•
During this period tho
nCf!
za tiolk'll proportions .
On 6
dircctorl'lt.c J( .nuE'.r~·
}-..r~nJ"\
to
C.SP.UmQ
2
orf;l'.n i
1944 Col. George C. !IcDonn1d
~('I J nnuar:'! 1944 d i:::olvcd· . 4 The·
r'as .mnounccd Dirr;octor of !ntr)} lr. C".ncc,:3 nnd on Hced~uort C'rs ,
u . s . Army loir Force s i n U.K .
l'roG
porsonnrl nucleus \'.'8 5 E'cquirrd from the Eif"hth Il..ir Force 11- 2 s ootion .
In cstablishin.Q'; spce:ffic i ntcl j i O'("neo r ('s!,cnsl;"1l1tlcs
for the nCt! dirce;tor:ltc nnd thf' Eiehth 1!-ir Fo:..co, U. .S, Strategic
J..ir ForccE in Europr· h.:'cdqu rt("'r s c autioned thllt 1ICue mI l be ex orc ised not to confuso the' busincsf\ of !I . S . fo.:rmy .k1r Forcol!! in
U. K! , U. S. Stratrgic kir Forces in
Euro~~ , find
Hqs
SAFn ~
5
The org."'.nlzc.tionr.l plan for the neT1 d1r:.-ctorc.tc conflistcd of four sub- scctionF; naMcl y , tar ects ,
~ ornret i~ t rnigcnce
(llyn service) , photo rcc onrw.issancc unit nnd s('cr C'! t if,t(::ll igcncc .
1. Por 1 ,
J..!n~c ,
l ·t Col Lo'?-11 P. ""'''''ickt'r, Rxr·c
A, .. 2,
e 1.F
t(",
GC"orgc C. Vc!)on!'..lC'. , A- 2 , 8 AF J 2 Jan 44.
2. Hq PCl!IO No 1 , Hq· USS/.FE , 11 J nn 44 .
3 . GO II 2, Hqs , U~.S.AFE , 6 Je.D 44
4 . GO Ii 6, Hqs, USSAYE , 20 Jan
5. Hq Jo.1rJ'Jo No 1 , Hq
44
US~.AFF, 1] J.:~n
44
6 . Par 5 Memo , J.t Col Lo-r:C!ll P. '-"t cker, FoXoc A- 2 , Col George C, HcDoDl!ld , J..- 2, 8 JJ', 2: Jon 44
ti
a AI'
to
Col
6
,
Prnli~in~ry
Draft No . 1
'rho '.'1'ork of the Eir.hth Air Force A- 2 sect1e>D on fundcr.icntnl
intrlligcncC' , C'ttir;:ntcs
(Ina. studies hc.d
bc~n
lim5.tcd b('c.o.usc of
th(- diver si(ln of' TL:ll.n- po':":'t:.r for accoT'\plishirif, the
istrF.\. tlvc dctC'ils . f or tho
•
.To
dlstrib\~tlcD
mate-rial
and
7
rc:::, d ~'
of r:ops ,
~ i nth }jj
this condition, the responsibility ch"~.rt8
~;('rC'
cmd r r'cr,gnition trD.lnlng
Forccs, and the> accountability for
genoe mottcrs r:rs transforrcd to
unit
Neither
Q
those units !roo the c.rrangCr.lcnt of
t!l,('
r.C'f.'
s~ction
orgr.niznticn .
Int.lli.~(·nc(' fur.ction~
intollig~ncc
officers
count~
o~
du tiClS r:hich afforded the or gnniznt.ion
Eo.
a
8
nor a photographic
The: trc.nsf c r of
rnc:dc poadhlo a r o cor.s~lid n t1on
•
9
oporation
Planning, r r r-vlously nccornplishcd by the Elr.hth
Air Force /t- 5 section , occ,'j'!C
Co
function (If the' Dircctorotr (If"
10
7 . M<-mo , Lt Col !,or~011 F.
cis I
of
gTr-:;.tcr c cnc ontraticn of
its cn('rgi('s on IIthc fundomrntl".l f 1 C'ld of its dut.ica :
01 intr:·llig(·ncc lt •
intclJi
Dcr-ut::" CO!:l.'"(l.ndnr for AdJ'"lin
public r.lntions
included in thC'
I ntcl1igc!""lcc .
c.dl"in
chcrgro to the eppropril'.tC' s('ctions of tho Eighth
t:"C$
lstration .
nncossn1"~
e ickcT' , Lctin? t.sst . CiS , ' A- 2 , BAF , to
t1
Brlg GOD Ch~rlcs C. ChC'!ur.~c::./, 5 D,"c 43
8 . Pr-.r 2 , F·'"'!:'IO1 J..t Col Lat'"t'll P. '.. .' d.ck('r , Ex<:'c A-2 J 8 M, to
r.aJ GC'orOl::r C. "cDonalcl , A- 2 , r AT" , 2 ~Tl'..n 44
9 . Memo, Lt Col LO·.7("·11 P . .....cickcr, Act.in;~ ~s~t ciS, A- 2 , $ to cis I Brig Grn Chc.rlc5 C. Ch~.unccy? , 5 D<')C 43
10. Pc.r 3 , P.r:::10 l ·t Col J.o\7011 1' . TCickc r, Excc A- 2, 8 AF , to Col G('or~(' C. ~.cDon •.ld, A·a2 , S .i>.F , 2 Jan 44
-
-
~
,
1.F
Prelil"11nar:t Drcft No . 1
~s
The orgenizc.tion of the DircctorctC' of Intclli£c;ncc dcsignrd to pcrfom t;;o 7:cncro.! rurposcs: 011 Opcrotioncl Into11igonco
~tt(",!"!=
on(l , "Direct!,m of
f .::llin.g Ylit!":!n the auth
orlt,- end r equiremcnts of t.he Cor..r.w.ndlne Gr-ner:::.l ,
Air Forces in Europa, including the bUltles of and dcoogo cnuscd the Conoanding Generel and
•
th~
~3n5
f'nc~.t';
U . ~.
Strategic
of aseo ssing the copo end , t l"J'O , "Koep tho
Deputy Gomnonding
G~n£r6l
Opprations
informed of the operational intelligence httvlng to d o o;.-ith the ca pr.biliti('s of the cncrr:yll . bility
ccn~l£tod
ting and
of
11
'.lor~
collcoti~g,
dissc~lnotln !;
spocificc.ll;r, this r esponsi ..
interpreting, rvaluating,
col1a ~
air intclllgr'nec of vru..uc t o .the Unit ed
Stc tcs Strctcgic Air Forces in Europe , and in sorno inst:!nccs to
011 of the Pni tr·d Stll.t.r s Air F'oroe::: i n Furore , as r--r-ll
asscss 12 lng th(' cnreh! l itirs of , mld t.ho;-, dOrlagr dono to , thC' oncr.lY. The collection of air
lntclli~cnoc i nfo~ation
lisbcd nainly froJ:"1 the fo:U o-::ing flcurCOfl : gC'ncc
tlgcnc i ~s ,
Intc111g("!]co
T.CS accoMp.
(\11 British I nte11 1
"'8r Dct\.... rtl"lcnt in roshing-ton, A:!licd Govornrncnttl
r(":port~,
o~rc.tioncl
th rntcrs, thC' Office' of
StrQt~gic
rcpor ts from .Air Forcce in al l SC'rvlccc, tbC'
onic "'Ilr!'c.rc~ and Photo Recor:1lcif:sancc untts.
11. Info
f!lC'DO , Col GcorfI .... G('n Fred r~ . Andcrecn,
12. TCl1 t fltivC' 17 }nr 44
08
P~r:; nnn01
c: .
MinlB~T7
of
Econ ~
1)
:.i1cDon<."'ld I D of J , Uf~T.:.F , to Uc j ~r , USSTJ.F, 23 Fro 44
D/cc
lulott':lCnt Ch.::.rt , Ir,tclligcncC' Scetion ,
13 . Drcft, Rcpcrt of Orgcnlzet5.on , 8 RF :"- 2 , D("·c 43
Draft No. 1
ThC' sj tucticn of U. f . Strat('p.ic Air Fcrc<:s in Europe (rrc ccedcd
b~l
th e Fighth Air ·Ferce and U. S.
;'r!1~p
Mr F(lrccs in
U. K. ) differed froc vth~r intcl li genc~ orgoniz~tions because
.
the British Air "1.nif"try' s ('ntiro organization '-:1:: 5 pleced at
thrir dispc s!ll.
At the
bcgln ~ inc
of U. S . Strategic Air Forces
in Eurepe the collection ro.nci ('veluetton of the- "rC',tt n.:!terial ll intelligenoe ras }~inistrYt
14
eccompll~hod
end the Brjtici!.
hlm0st r.ntirc}y by the Air
cf!;CnCiCB
of the Air
~~ini~trv
con
tlnund to 'providc thr Mest importc nt s curco of c ir Intclli gence information f or the Dir c-ctoratc· of IntdJlgc-ncc,
]5
tcp;ic Air ForcC's in ruropc' .
As lete c s
Brig Gen Geor.g!"' C. t:cDonc1d ecid, "The-
24
0.ctobcr
Un.~. t,rd
Et.ct f' s
U. ~ .
Str2"
1944,
J.l1!l"!
Air Forces in t h1 f\ thCln t C'r ar c J'Drt'icuJr. rl ,. fortunetC' "in hcv ing hed lr' rr~
high) y trc.incd ; "-f.ficicnt E'riti sh Air Y.inistrr to
Q
upon for
J~ ir
Int('lJ i r,cnc C' s o urgrntly
16
n .~ cdooll .
Since
United f tat C's Air !"nt,...-ll i gcncC' be gon situ] t!!n~ously with Unjtcd Sttlt('5 e ir r:a r fere' , it shcu1d le'e n h rGvl1y upon tile zetion.
l?l!S
nl'.turc1 thnt thc- Amf."!riCllnS
highJ~"
Until the for!:lC tion of U, r"' .
drw'loprd Brjtish orgo.ni ~tret("·g ic
Lir Forces in
Europe , C'xigC'nciC's provc-ntr d t he United StLt C'E h.1r Intclli ;... gence from
bcco~ing indcpnr.~ r.D t.
14 .
Ltr , ~ubj: Org,".niz:-ticn Plt'.n for 1..- 2, Opc-rationnl Inte'll l g-.:-ncc S('!ction, It Col Julie n Alle-n , Chi r.f 0 I f c ction A- 2 , S AF to Lt Col 1 0":;"C'11 p ~ rdckrr , Acting ;'~st . cIs A- 2 B AF, 2 lk'c 43
15.
!:cno, Subj: Functions of O: f ic o of Dirrctor of Intclli gC'-llce (no signature - originated in or·-icc of D of I in Aprl ] 44) I·t .t' , EUh.j: Stll ff Stl.ldv: The DC'sirot-ilitv for e proposed DOf'Ut~p COM.l1nd cr f or Air IntdJ igC"ncc Sc·rviccs , USSTAF , and thr. propcsed Or~a~izotion , Brig ·Gr n GC"orp-r. C. ~cDonnld , D of I, US~AF , to ·II-CQ.r-Upa ntz, thru No j Gon F,. ::d Andorson , 24 Oct . ~ .)
:6 .
'0 ••o'
Prclirine.ry Draft No. 1
~c
thr. new Dirrctor of
Int~lli gcncc
did not
Intel ~
to
el i minat.e the Eritilili air intdJigrncc inrJuf'ncc , hC' did pIon to
assUD('
C0nscqu ~nt} Y J
,
dogrcr. of independence .
e~rangcncnts ~cro ~edr.
gr ncr of.£:iccr,s to J~ini
EI ~(',~ tr"r
grcdually
f ourt oen 'o! flec rs , r.h! ch
~tatc. s int ~11 i-
i nti:oo.tC'!Jv in the ve.rlous Air
portici~to
1:'try sou"'ee end stud·...
fer Uni ted
c.c~ i vi tiC's,
ROO in Doc C'l"!lbcr 19Lc3,
r 0pr~sr ntrd nprroxL~t~ly
one - third
of the intelligence officers nhen the no" director ate 'rnS for ~0d ,
l:rrr approved for
benches in the .Air
~1in.i stry. 1?
n('l
~~Q~ n v~i lo b1 c
Air
'~inistr :r
Donf'~d
es ~i gnM,nt
to
US~TAF,
on the
~\nd a~c ntal
/..5 r:oro i.r::tr lligr'nCC' pl"rson
thf'
J~ric an
purticlpction in
.fu..Y')ct.i ons br-co"!c Mor e pr01't:'U.."lCOO .
"'IOinteincd e po}.:'cy of
tioD for t rro purpose's :
wor k
gT'f~dualJy
on('l, t ('l produce
Gf'nCl rnl Mc
incrnasing po.rtlc1p;1 nn it~
Stat.cs Air
Force dr-vt"llopfd intelligrnce ond .... t thr, snr:.c ti Me to provido tho r.ruch nccd C'd training of Unit.ed to relicve thC' ge'nce
co~plrx
~rt:l7;
~tC\t f' S
pM'6onnI"1; and t 'l'.'o ,
Air forcC'f' of duplicct.!ng t hi s i ntt:ll i
in the int r-r C'st of
mcnpo~r cconocy~S
In order to co - ordinntt"l t he col1.:-ctlc'n, 1ntC"YTr etn ti c,n,
collct1on e nd dis soninr tion of cir
~_ r.trJligC'nce ,
offic(,rs flo oT.]
17 .
Ltr, ,!;u;" j : ~u:ocrv' sion of' 0por:::!.tiC'lnal Intl"llip, C'nce Sub Section, L- 2 , r..t, C('l 10:.('11 P . I"'r",ckcr, J:.ctinf~ As~t . cIs A-2, 8 AF, tb ciS /Brig Gr n ChcIlc s C. Chauncey/, 19 Dec 4 3
l~.
Itr , .'='ub,i: E=t?ff St\.ld, " Tbr Dosirr>..bi11t,r for a Proposed D0~Ut:.- COr.n:',ndC'r fo r J.ir IntoJl i F{c 'ncr: Service s , ussrAF end the Propcs;,'Ci Orp.anizf':t1 on, Brig (k n GcorgC' C. McDoneld , D of I, USSTi..' F, to Lt Gcn Cerl Spaatz leG usC'TJ::FI thru !fr. ~ Gan Frf':d 1 . Andcrsrl1 , D/en OpS , USST/.F', 2L Oct 44
Prr:lir!lnr:ry Drnft No ._ 1
tho Directorate of
Intcllig~ncc
r e gularly schedul ed moctings :
pnrti ciFctrd in the
19
4.
J oint Intc-11igcncc COr'::-J.ttoc Ofrico of !"nr Inforn~ti on Psychologic cl -errer .-· h r·ld at J..ir t!lni stry Psychol ogical T!'arfcr r hrld f:t Tld('wlng
5.
Joc~cy Cocmit~o
1. 2. c.
6. J oint all Working
follo~Q ng
Cor.~ittcc
7. J oint all Target 8. "Prisoner of rar ond EEcapro in con.it'netion nth the Intclllg~nec
)11.1itl'.ry
•
9, 10. 11 . 12.
Sr:ction, ETCoUSA
Prisoner of ~~ ond Escnpoc nith r.ighth hir Forco Doily Air TUnistry Str.ff Moeti ng CocbinC'd Intc-llig(""nc(' Pricoritic--s COldrnittcc Cros.:sbor.
In r.dditi on to th(":5("" r t"gulp..r t!:.lJctings , informnl conferences ~t"ro
held with intrrrst rd agencies f or the co - ord i netion of
s pt"ciflc projrcts. Gr-nerel J.!cJ?onr"ld , fro!!! the:. tir:-,c he hr.d been appointed Dire ctor of Intolligenc e ,
~ork cd to~ard
tJ:lcriean I.1r Intt"lli!7l"-lIc ('
t.n~t!
::t('nt s of
0.
gro'i1ing /iir Force .
the
dC"Ve1opr~ nt
of en
th.."It c ould 1)ilfill the rC
One of the- grret(lst obstc.c1 c s
in o.tttlining this gaol r"as tho l a ck of quo.lifhd personnel.
In October , 1944, Grncr a1 McDonald stcted : " At this junct.ure it night b l'" "l':e11 to pause and r c f1 e:ct or. the r CSponsibilities of Ai r IntcJli~C'nco to the Air Forces. I hf've tocen in s·:-rvicc cnd c onncctrod nth Ai r Int olligc-ncc ~c tlv! tio:s l ong cno:u......h to lmo,,", t ha t this irnporUmt section of fundcnc,ntal nc :- d s Cl.r.d rr-quirerr;cnts has been seri ously n('gl octed r.nd has hf"'. d to contend with d isccurap,c"coz:nt FI"OO 1 9n~iny b( ycnd that of thr. other ru~dr~c,r.tal s~ctions under the COnBnnd lng Gcnorc1 of tho ~rmy hiT Forcee.
19.
Hono, tubj:
Donald D o"f
r
Lint of PXlct.inp:s , Brig G, n Gcor go C. Me t o D of Ops, 7 Aug . 44
,
PrclL'1!inory Dr:!f,t No. 1
I
I
I
" This ncr hc s taught
UI5
the need for 2doquatc and
tinoly tntcll1gcnec. This cnD only bo achieved by having sl1t fic i cpt trained personn.:·l , cquiprnc'nt and other f acilities
I
! I
t~
a chieve this ond . "20
The original orga nizcti 0n of the Diroctcrctc of Intelli gence 2) eonsi~tcd of f our s ec tions. 0n 16 February 1944 there ~e rc
•
,
38 officers, 1 rmrrcnt officer aod J C? e nlisted personnel essign.. 22 (:d to the Directorc t e . Bv the ond of 1944 thore T1er c _ __
scctions
23
~i th
n totel Qf 126
and 162 enlisted perscnncl
U.
~rfic er~
pO rf ~rm ln ~
2
warrant cffic ers,
thp duties of the j n
tclligcncc directorate . The enlarged intelligence orgc.nizQtion 110 S brought primarily, t o
i~cr ("asc
the. e f f ici e ncy of fulfilling
~ho
gina l int(:lligcncc corllitnonts of U.S. Strt.tcg ic .Air
a~out ,
ori
Forcc~
in Europe o.n
20 .
McI':'lO, Subj:
Per sonnel and
Rcorg~ ni~et.lon F~cilltl es ,
of Air Technlclll Intelligence
Brig Gen George C.
~~Donald,
D of I, USSTAF , t o Mf.. j Gcn Fred L. Anders on, D/ CG Ops , USSTAF, 9 o. t 44 21 .
Per 5,
~mo ,
Lt Col Lerrell P.
~ei ckor, Exe c ~ AF, 2 J an
to Col Geor ge C. l··:cDonf'. ld, A- 2,
?!..
TnntC'.t lvc Manning. Tobh. Intcillgenco J 16 Feb 44
23 . 24.
A- 2, 8 AF, 44
Orgc.nizotion Chert,
'
.
U~STAF ,
12 Fen 1945
. --~.- ~
"
•
,
,
Preliminary Draft No, 1
tbe
These edded functions included
year~
electronic intelligence,
~ch thing~
,
Po~t Ho~tillties . Plenni~g
te'llig~mcc and Technical lntclllgeJlCe,
sa
and
~n~ .
GeJ')oral McDonald
assumed for his directorate these addltiona~ r(l~ronslbil:ltiEls , .. bel~cved
because be
that
6~y
4e... centrallzation
of intelligence
fecilities limited the qual,itv of the intelligence produced "
end
'
~~litated
against the
.ef~iciency
of the Diroctornte of ,
, 25
. Intell1.gcnoe . . .
By Z4. OctobcT 1944 ,
Qf
, ' Intcllig~ce
had
tb~
responsibilities of
tb~ Dl~cctor .
he~ome :
1, - Tho collection end dissominet1oQ of "detstlod ' i,nform8tl~n on the · ~m~I!lY.'s 8tr~n~h; de~cnsoB, diipos1t;J.on~ a~ capobUltlEl~
operations .
to be used for
pl~nning
end
'
~ondu~tlng
dSl.ly
.
z.
"
•
The initiaticn of ovc~all 'policy and co ~ ordina ting th~ efforts of all ~er1c8n Air Intel11ge~ce ~n ETO with British and Allied Int ~lligen~e i~ ordor to nccomp~laP ' tntel~ ligcncc aims . . ,. Tho ~bmlssion to .~o .CO, ~cy 41lr Forcfls), and . Air Staft', Weehjnff:'on m.th J\ir . :rntt'!llJ,g ~nce r:clcvant to their CC!"!!'l8qd .resPQDl!libilitios end pertinent to their necds~ the ' dies'ominat1oD of such i.,toUigencc to adjacttnt 800 lower ech eloDs' and to the SpCCiF.l sF-enoiee dependent. llpo!l tho Intelli gence serv~ce8 of UfS. Stretegl0 4ir F~rces ip ~urope,
,
.," 25, Ltr, Subj:
starf ftu4y :
., .
,
,
,
The Pesirabl11ty fpr a Proposed
Deputy CCMrnp.Ddcr for Air InteJli~€r~e SC~C~S)' U$ST~, and · the Proposed 9r8eni~~tiop; Brig Gen GeorQ;e C. Mc - ' .
Do""~d.
P of
thru ~.. j Ce~
I, qSST•.F
Fred 1.
;0 'Lt Gen 1)",,1 Spa.to, Icc ussrJ\F/,
Mdo~.on,
clcc
Ops, VSfTAF 24 Oot 1.4
Prc-l i rninnry Drcft No . 1
4.
l.w.ttcrs porteining to FORt Hostilities. ~s
By the end cf the yE'nr, Tc·chnicc.l IntC'JJigrnce the
gror.ir~
lis t
(1
f
'\"
...
r~spcns1 ~ iliJics •
cddcd to
27
.A.l thcugb the Dircctcre t o of Int.(lJ 1 igcnco
dependent , the British
26
1nf)ucnc~ ccntinu~
gr'c.\": M('ro
in
to be gre e t .
B€
cP.usc C'f cur rcliance upon ldr }':inist.ry In t .c1l1E!(·nc(· sources
•
only c fort of tho Dircctorat.c of Intrllig(:ncc r:::s r.hl c to f"C'Vc to the Continent .c.ftcr the invCtsion.
2
1:1:
(J;.dvE'.ncNi cle..
I'!:cnt.s of thtl Dlr ectorat.:- of Int.cJllg "-'ncc r.er fl c5t.cblishcd on the Continent as pElrt of the·
StrAt.egio Air Foret's
~
Adv~nced
furC'pC" by
Hccdqt'C.:rtt'TS , n.r.,
e Sopt.
44)
2°
At n confer
cnce on 9 October 1(144 , GenC'l"al Andcrs('" n 6:o-pJninc-d our ":lorking 8J;I"eOT'iCnt. 1'1th the BrH·:lFh thus, l-.f'.Ck e'hC'Ut
tW(1
years ego , that.
-p,
II
It ....c.s or) gincJ ly pJ anned , r.culd reply \' pon British
scurces of Intclli e:cnce in th1e: theater end that they i"lould r Ql y upon U. · S . sources for Intcl1:!.gincc rcqu1r£:r:l(!nts in the -,;ar 11'1th Jepnn.1I
)0
26.
J,tr , Subj: StC'.ff ~tndv : The Dcsir.eb1l1tv for e Pro POB~ DLputy Comnnndcr for hir Intelligence Services, USfThF, end the Propcscd Or~cnizcti(".n, Brlr. Gen Gocrre C, ~Doncld, D of I, USfTlJi' J to J-t Ger. Cerl Spentz , ICG USSTli'1 thru )'l'.j Gem Fred L Andcr$cn , DICG 0ps , USSTAF , 24 0ct 1.4
27.
Ltr, !!.j G~n Fred T·. Andrrscn , D/CG Ops , U~.~TAF to D/CG 1.dniD , USS11.F , 14 Doc 44
28.
Me~rondun J Bri~ Gon George C. HeDcnald, D of I, USSTAF to /Brig Gc r. Edm'.rd P . curti.l, cis, USSTf.F (thru Asst.
DC Cps) , 8 Sept 1.4. 29 . Ibi.d. 30.
ConfercmcF'J hf'ld in ti ons , US F~~
' ~f1'ico
of Dcrut;v CO.l!"JllnndElr, 0pf:rn
Prclinlnnry Draft No . 1
During the
p~e' r ~onc~-
of' :-'nr this
, 'as entire] y fRtisff'.ct or v .
errcTl~('rtE' nt ~.1 tb
1.8 n T.",3ttc r of f eet , i t hed nndo
pos:::iblc a ",er e cff('ctiv(' and rtC'rC' e ff iclc·nt U. S. Air Fcrccs in Furopc i ntp)ligcnce
•
the Bri tlsh
orgcniz~ti on
~.tr("! t og lc
thnn couJd have
been lltt.oined othc·r nse .
IJe,'orthcJ r ss, the pr cgr £:s fI of the
r.ar had clearly
the n Gcessity of an overell end
p1 c tol~
In~ieatt~
Intel11 ~en~~
independent Air ~ould
til1tlas 1n Europe
bilit1e s .
To bring
th~
3gcncy.
not cruse Air
co~ -
The end of hcs
In telli~c nc o
r csponai
war to its ccrl1cst conclusion and to
C!.nti cipe.te f or fu turn cOD.'!littments, "Cenore.l s SpC.!!.tz , f.ndcr60n
and McD"-oold !1Toposed to ·e stn"'"'].ish an 1ntelligGnco or gnn iza tion of comn.... nd pro!XIrtions.31
In D("'cCof':btr 1944, Gonorol
McDon ald "\lcnt t o r!!. shil'!f!tcn t o subD.lt :-cOCI:l!'1f:ndr.tlon8 and
pl ens f or the n(''II' U. S. Strategic /I,ir Fo::cc;; s in Europe Int(Jli~cnco Co~~nd.
Tl.'!rnot Int·("ll ig(·nce tt""ith the' for!Tlnt-1 on of' Hcr.dquc rter s U.S . St.rc.tC'glc Air Fe-rccs in Furore', th(' coer-dinetien of t.r...rpf't Mt.ters e nd
opr;ratinnnl r lenring "!'i th thE! :.ir FC'rc e f" r.m th o Britil'lh soctiC'n~, fo r.~crly
the function of t he h-5 Section In
quarters U. S .
iLl::- Fcrccs 1n U. K. l'it. s inccr pcr r.ted into tho
l:.r"TIt
Hea d ~
Dir t'ctornt,o of I nt.l.'I) Hgcncc· under the Tergcts sub - scction.
31. Conference held 1n t.hc C'lff1ce of the DefUtv CO!!ll!!andcr, O~rotior. s, Pidcv.ing , 30 r et 44
.-
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Prclir.dnE'.ry Dra ft No . 1
Fron the' functiorw.1 :ooint of vito\"
the TargC'ts sub
sC"'ctl cn dealt ,:,.'1th the: coordinating of target l':IOttc.rs vi th the ~nd
Eighth
Flfternth
J.j.x
Forcos e nd the R.A . F . ; ~nd
TergC't SC'Ction of Bor.irerdr.lcnt Dircctiv(·s, get r.a tcrin l for th e Rovel Air Force .
\lSC
of th e
U.~ .
Lr~
UnitE.
,.
the
prroucing tar .
J..ir Forces and the
Th e cconemic aspects , on rhich ottnck pri .
oriti()s Poere oosed , of potential targets nere lr.Ior~c ti on
pr c~ ring
obt ai ned fr ern U. S.
~nd
~t\ldicd
through
British Economic r arfere
This sub- s(;'ctic:oD prepared tl'.rget potenticlity reports
giving spoaific
infor:- ~_tion
chcut the inportcncc of a porti
ct'lc.r ind\lstrv t o the ene:"lY; furniEhed AiMinfi! Point Rc}:'Crts for the location of
~nc~y pl~ts
or
f~ctor;es .
As e basis fo r
reco!!m'eoontions of fur ther esrcults, Ecrnonic 1W.id pointi ng out the interrupt ion of prcduC'tion
h~r
II.BE'OSSrnen~s ,
1.H1ed stu.cks
£'.00 knOml fnets ccnccrning tho prO.'!I'CBf' of rflc r Dstruction a fter bor.:bin ~ ,
..,ere used .
~tDrinl
on
~r. s
f~ok ,
provided .
InforD",otion on
bal1 ~on
E nc~y
ground defenses ,
barrages, scnrohlighte and radcr
)2
The ·ma jor. portion of F£.t('ric.l ut'cd
h:.~
Tl'.rgcts
at Air 1:'iniBtr'·, beth in I. . I. .3cO,) nnd in M. I . 15 .
r.C 5
erected
At A.I.
3e(1), a d ot~c~n~r.t of offic~rs rpd cnJ i5ted ~cn fr on tho U. S. Stratei!'ic I.ir Forces in TUTOP<" Tnrg('tB 5'..1b - s(>ctien ?.'es " the on] y group of
1.~ (" rican
pcrSCInncl
en~ C'. r-cd
in the r.lCking of
.32 . l.1ccc , subj: Functions of Office of The DiTectc.r of Into1l1g<·neo .\l,crli.M,l.-
-."-- - . . ..
d
-
------ -
-
,
.
,
•
•
• •'. Prollc1n£a
Thec.1ie~~ 33.
Qll
Intelllsence B.t cndpoint in 'the
}!;uro~QA
Frou ";'.u.~ust of 1942. "hen .~lc.j.or 1.. •... l£,wSOfl, of
Hec.dQuu-ters El&htb
~o1r
Foree ,"ont to work .Cot M..r llinist:ry
w~ th. ~hree R. jItF~or(ioE;~; ~
1,•• •
~·~ . j~tF! .c.nd three civ1!icn
tre:ns1."-tors ;;bo cede up tbL entire ster!,' the totel PGrsonpc l of ./•• 1 ,30(1) bL.d increased by t.larob 1944 t·o .60 ,
or
17)J.0".:l
21
were u. s . lJ'.!!y lJr Forces officers bIld enlisted oeD •
•
.i., 1.3c~1) held the reapopa1 Ul~ t:J of tu:m1sb.1ng both
tb~ 5.rtt1sh ~d J.:..erlcL..' .i..if FOFc033 in U,:i ted .iG.n~Ol.l .ond. ~n t:Qc )led! te-rrOl\ec.n with c.ll to..r get r.:..:.ter1 c.l pJ'Oduced Cot ':4 r
Ito function in:('orc.ot~Oi.l
.
~
\;'c.~
.
l>ac.rins on
.
to ~l'U(;et t;rOo. 011 sour.c es
- -
c.l~ ~Cfs:etfJ ~ll ~n l:r~
tGrJ'1 tOf'Y GIld
thei1 trc.nslc.to it into B~ tc.tlo operc.tionc.l o:lLter"icl to'1-" the
US~ Qt p)cpnufs, br1ef1n~ offic~rs cod t+14nb pe~SO~l~~ . . -
•
IDto~tio~ ~bGct8 ~Vtn8
dos cri ptions ot
."
~~
tor~tp.
l oc<..1(ions (;lld to.port~~ . t:CiJ. bottl cconoQ1c t.nd 0111 ~tTY poip!S ot
~';''ii'i
8!U'fO~"l~1:\l$
.
,
.pLoto&r~ph.a ,
in
t ~rbf.t
cc.ps ""14cb abO\".! tcrgct
t;.J'Cc.; ·spqfl and
~U80
scala
l oco~lon
verti~cl
OJld
OQrip.!
(.1ll\01c.ted to point out inportctr;: parts 1.:1 lbo
cttQck~ . (>[l 8t~Cto~c
!nfot""..lCttpn on toctiou '
tc.r&etI'J!
tCl"t,<.ts 1~ pr9c!UQ~ c. in the toro.
fir
T~.ctic~~ Tc.r~et Do~siers , if
?3.
No'P:>.s , ..i::lerioc.a tetc.cht:ent ct ~'.. l. ~o (l( SQ.p
~ . l~ i d . ·
1944.·
..
,
4
')
• PrellIJinqy Draft NO.1 .h1eb oontein ca:.plcte' 1n.toro.lC.t1on on. ell tcctlcnl targets wi thin the terri tory covered lly
~uch
dossier, c.ad in nnnotuted
vertical pbotOGTopbB, . ceri~ '. ,ihen T~rM~s bect.:..:.e eskb,ij,shed ps (. . sub- section undeJ" Intelli~Jl,Ge J)1roctoro·te
to;
•
eub~e~t1on
of
'~2:~
it
c.asw:.X:d ' the funtrtions of llck
Hecdqq.c.rtere
u.s.
,i -r-4 ~ar l'o~ces Ll U, K,
,10k. c.lc:mc wi th i;cQlo!.lic Reid .:.asoes.pent.~ , . ~eQY Ground pefeases....
BaHoon
B~.rcS."
Flck
.soq-cItl1gh~s
'lld Red",!,. ·tomed 0 divisioD
.
~trt:elli~ >l co ~ntor.,c.t1on ~~
·p:-oduccd e;}tijrel>,
();).e the. personnel . third of .' .
o~~i~rs
•
m .d
en!i~ted
~4 d1aset:4u;:..t~on
wo.{I
~4W+u:~1 ble
of Flc..k ~ 4for..:..ct1on .
"tib~ .
for
- dls4~td!l(;'"Qn
the
i,..:en , l7AQ uac d· ln the,
.
COP,.f;lGt~on,
Unae~
. .
collo.tloQ.
J,t.Colonel
aupplfina ot porst;mncl
~o ~t }: ,·15
I '
for
of q.o:.k i:;,.for-c..ion, tllld for tJ;ae coorr!1nc.tioq
of Flak -P.f(!tllei.J:$ CLl)DS .the Uni ted stc..tee 4 ;r Forees 1n ~qrope.
In Ootoi?e1 ~
+~r; t;:coorcl ~P~C 1;~ cn~ ...nderson
rellJ,i z,:..d the e~8tenee or ~ ~rotle;. in the i n crease
.
~u~ to OUGt:I¥ f',lc..k .
-
it!, ~our '
~O"se8
Tb~>, expressed: t~~c ~r r..IlJt1e~y · Qld c jo1n.t
Inta·lllbOncc/OpQrct1on=8t~~Y of tllo probl f:!·.l wos in1t1o~d, .95 ,
,
.'
i
,
lJelX>, Erii.~GCn . 039rli,O' C. Moton.:.l d t Djr USDTtJ!', tp Col lJ>:"'U P"•• ~ollor •. j/ej>l
•
t"
, ,
)
Prcl1c1~ory
Major ~s
Ceqer~
p1dfi ela • .,J..
S~.eia1~st
Drdt No.1
of JIq. i,JeF . on
vls1 ~ to thi$ tbec~r ~ ~~ Nor8::Jber of ~~4 s_~re" 5qd t he
nc cess1~y fOf inve!~~siti~~ of c~ptured cer~ .tlQk ~nstc l~ lQt~oDS by ~~ trdnea "tlck D.nCfysts
..
, '.
u~tex:' ee.p~d~.
:Pr~bCblY
36
c.s
0.
I'Cs\u. t of
ccti ve fle:k uni t wi thin -the lJ1 rector of ,
•
'
.
~ ou.duct rese~o h t
lo~ses
su;-veys C:O:1d stuCio:lS
due to Flc.k "!'t.s
~u8f.este4
ris ~Q2..u us possible " .
tlUs
(i.
;::lOre
I~ t,.,llle,ant'".8
tor
, USSTJ3 , '
end J.1; . Colonol
R:i.ebC::X'd
~t.
,
De~erec\lX. C~;C,
tbc u . 'I'.1t~ cj.£:~ In~ll i~llc ~
reco.JOquped to' .hClcd t~ unit , .
i ll
·.jCS~P8ton t
,
.
.TCDq. c r~. l~ , ~ho .propos~
23
i n (o"r
Co ~ec1;
-deol o:r
clisC~81on
of c. !lep Fl~ s~t T~P cw.t~ c:;ld t he
.rElC$~fld~t1I;)Jl,,s
·for on o~~~eC: fl~ ~ Cf~i Oh wore .~1;Clted . cbprt
I
:lqdiCf ~ " ns t he type~
'fit..8
'37
,
._~
•
ot
the reduetto!l
ot officers
~ C?rgcn12c~o~~
Df;ledcd .Cor "the DDli
E.lc:k seotio~ ~ 1?~ df'CoWIl up ll¥ Lt,Ccl9'; ;lel $\lrbp ck: . ~d opp~v~d
.
McK:1nnef .
'
l:!~E:dquOftQrs ~ ~'J.r i'oroo~ re pftl~n tc:tivo
1 Lt.
Col one l .r. ~'~ Bo\7.~ of ~X ~4r t:cfel;'l.$e CO~':f41 CIl~ J,:ajar
Crespr¥ of ~bht~ ~Ar force Tho cru...f~ tiCS E.p.provod ~y . ' . .. ,, , i· i . ' .. "
..
. ~6. I n.t't JJeoo -,C9+, Mi llo;d ~r.is , De~u~y p~tW , to (E:r1,8, Ceo, Goors. · C.IJeDol,,,ld) p/." ~.l. u.s:;T.u~. st ,D/!, US&'TJ..F j
2:3
De~
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.
,.
,
too
Colonel "..eieker qt;l
See\ion l;CS to
b;:
Lt~ColODel
;set up by
.surbeck .. pen,ding the trri-vcl ot ~t . Col¢:lel Devorecu,x troo'" \'icsbington '~ho- WUl to be 1 -loS.' beed.
38
Since ·U.S . strC:.tee;lc ~r FOTCt.;8 in l.urope . provide YocCWlcies 1::1 the
the:t t ho . v£.rio~ k1r
Tio
~~orees
wep unf:lble
to
-ror this .:;xpc..'1.S;i.on , ~~ WLB. ~6cided
liQUld furnish
on
ptt~ee:rs
Tin
to
'd. ,:;, strL::to~c ".iT .!'oro,..::s in ~urope pending Fobo.ble CSSigru:l.eut,39 1'1\13 new ofScnizc'\ilone.l cbc.r, diYided the slok Iq tplJ.1s.ence
•
~~t~oDe
CIt ton
into five pq-ts under Colone~~
,pnti ...Rircrc.f;
too
'I'h~
8upt.;.rvision QJld 41rec tion
-
otficor pElJ'BOllllel
~re Jlet
dow -Cor e:c.QQ 6ubo~(UnL~ ~eti~)J~ cqc:oTdi~ tG ~ucUtic'"tlon8 Qld
:('Ulk CtnG. ttu.:
cfficeJ"s, offiC\if8 04 tq ' . . '
.
bc.
11\ gellerc.l
E~ope
fGctor~
.
wo, no
. atn.tiaUc,
.
Int6~.\.~e;eI4ee
in EQ.
~oneef r~~~~ . ,
It bed
c
wprk.
('.,.'1G
M,!"
Fo. ce~
in
~~~,~nct1ng w.d · coordinc~~ng .
to n,e:.l\.; the
.
o~ apec;1c.l . flc~ e~udie~~
Q
4°
U . S~trcd;~~c
~dE:r~Qkun tllQ auil. Y~J,
i ~ ~gqd
flck CQn1'ure;.lce
.
cxporionce O1P 9tfiocrs wI th
cotlbe.~
'l~ Inw~~u~E!'
e_
iGc1.uded tJtct1sticitnS . ;,nt!...... J.re~_ott
~q.u1~ccm~s
'
~.
ru1d · 8to.pdordfu.~on ot
prepq:'t:.~i~n opd' d1s~ribut1on
.
"
the DUPQrv;sion ' of, ~nter":"c.l:r· fo~~
lJ. i4.eon ct th c.+l
~U ...d
flc..k
Q~na 1 e8 i
t he · eol~uc~ion . Cistri~utl~n ~~ pUbli~~g of. opclQtioncl I.
3e t ' J~;
40,
"
.,
I
II
I!
).tOOD , ~ubj, ~~6:Jdod - F+c.k ~',nclys1~ SQctiPJl of D~ ~S:Ti.F , 1.'.001 :r.l.. ~Om.l£,ll , :P.' 4·~1 CJ If'J;b ~ . ~~1d.
··
ort.Q.u.z,-~onu
. .'
CIlq't.
.
l'ropo~cd
u::.s.r;.t
f10k s..~t1on , 7 feb
4,5.
80 ---
- - - --
I Prel1:::d.nc.ry LrLft No . 1 tlck 1 nfo r ,.lc.tic.n, ' . ."l.a th~ o~).r..lysis of O!1(J;:::Y flc.k equ1;:t::ent.
I t I
t
4!
The. need for" Dor", hl&hly sp...ci<:.lizcd CDLlysis of fl c.k
inforr.:..".tion. b....cU.lo rccOL:niz.;:d i!l !:ll our hiehor hcoc.quc.rtors. In ".• uhi!lE>tc!l , t1l.jor
for Flak
iJ.:.; .
Q.,:~ere:l
I :ltcllie~neo .
In
C16fic.:lc1 orrl.;red "eleli tio:t.:J. offi co rs
Vie~7
of tMs , tho ilc.k
personne l to supply i t5 nucds. L
of
!
~trc.t"8ic .>ir FOlces in I.uropr:. r OQ.uvsted flck ClKlysis
c.nd cnti - urcrcft '-It111e:ry officers
of
~ ...ction
tClCt--t COl_pl<Jx ..
43
42
':::.lle:.
ot!lcr sJ:.Ocir..lizud
Fl.:.k hi;:,G r 9cchcd the Inportc..nec
en!! th.... rcwizc.tion of this rcJsultod
in thu croct1on c.nd oINH.tiol) of tCis ('lltircly Dew sot_up to
i.j()(.; t
th... ;:rcblc3l.l.
.:olons this lint; hurc.
Inror~ t10n
>;J [.S
Wic;. lJx}(. l'ic nco
to t..... used
i ll
8ci,:~cd
(;11 oth.:.l" t hcc.ters
of ncr , both in th" trdilil18 of :rc.rBonnol for Flak Intollis,c.nco
,iork Lncl in our
op'rt.t1onc.~
~pr,,:SCj:~ tc.tiv(..s
plC.:'l&li i1£!.
fro:_~
t h..:. vu ;'ouo t!ivi,sio!l.O of the
T£:r!&&ts subsuct10n sel"VlJc1 Oll tho Co;.:bin_cl :3tr itc&ic T'::Z8ots Corm ttc o . i7hich \,,"8 for_.:..t.: d of Eri Ush c.nd..i.u.... r1ec...;.l p.;rsonnol
for tht-.l ;-urPOSQ of
'S Si~i16
}
int<..llie,o!! ce r~ct;1'\. .... d fri.:.:' vt.rlous sour·c.... s . ~vt:1Ul:.t~d anCi
rcc a..:. ~.ldca 1;u[,Ct c o.:lplox.:.s . A4 itl . W'ac.niz.:.tioi'lLl C i:.t ;: r~,rr :: pos~cj USSTi.F i'l~k :Jceti oll , 7 1'ab 42 . Ltr , Bri~.Gcn . Ccor.:;c, c .r:cDouc.H .L/l U::LTl.F to 'hlt:.j Go n
H.R. (:lclfi{;lu, Hq . ~:...: $. 15 feLT 45 . 43. r.ll. !1utos ,Meetins of ":.-25 of ... :1 in Europe I 2,3 Jc.:.!1. 45,
44. Col. G· '" • .3 tc.ln(.~ r , Gfficc DII, iJ:J!3T. :U . i.iinu U.s J-ic<..: ti ng of ..._ 2s of ... $ iQ EUTOp.... 1 . 2) J"':' ~.
,
45.
45
.\
I
'.
:r.!ost of t h.: i :c.por tc.nt
tcr&~
t ca.::.pl ... x.;;s -::c r c do te n..iD.. . d by the
norki ..6 co;:.rj tt.:os fro:_ Cc cu.:.ul r t.:.:~ i~lfor:_[ tl O~1 .
The conclusions LlTiv(;d c. t by t::(; \:orki!lf, bra\leht'
bf.dor~
t h(; cO::lbirl\it:: DtH .t c@ c Tc.rf;t::ts
Lpprov£.;l or discpprovc.l priori ty syste:.. ' 3
•
00--,- -,1
l :4jl'C
t
Th",n t hoy
tte..,s ,:e r c thon
Co~:rl. t~.:.
fo r
.: ftc r \7h1ch n.c a:i:,:,ur:.c'lLtions for
8ub..:l tted t o the; ;,J.l1 ",d ..d.r COi.:.:..cnde rs . ribo
J ocktly CO:';':.:.1 ttGt:: . ".'hieh . u.:.:ti l t bu fOT_Ltioi.) of thl.. CGc.binci:.
Strc.teeic
T~rgot
of tt::r so t
~torit.l
E;Xj) c....... sion
of t !lt. r o l e
in Oc t obe r
i 944
Co::.ni ttoo
~n
J\1.:."1<'
ot 19U
ot th...,
tho only
\11 th tl1c
Cc·::bi nerc; Str c. t (;E.ic Tc.xat;t Cor.r.d. ttoo
to i nclu~c ~l t crset 5yStc ~ eubj\... c t to ~ttcck
sub_co::n1 ttce on th" Gc r .:l!.!l •.ircrcf t
Opu r ~t1onc.. l ! "Y·. fW1.~c:..,,",i.lto.l
l~telli€.(::nc.;
W-Cs
£-uti tI.c. l1sti r,& of tuoe,(; ts"
by t ho StrL~ tu t.ic l.ir :i1orcvs . t h£l Jockey
Thu
I!lclust~y.46
(.nc:. T.... Cil!li c :;..l I nt<;lli ...~ !lco
Ics;...o:·, siblli t y of t OL Lirector of
v;.::s t bct J:,<;rtLin1n l,t to
46 a
o~r::tiont;l l ntc llieGnc G . ~7 .
Col C.... . t; t L..l;u:.}.:.:. r. Cf fie.:. D/I, U:....!;~ •.F. ],l1nutl...s, Mcc.ti .... e. ot .'.- 28 of . .. j:'"' 1n :2\lIOPV , 2.3 JL.1. 45. Jc.ckl
I
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T'.:.1s 1nvol ....cc:. t :'l:: 'colLction, cv::.luLtioi.l , co ll::.t 1o:l £.11.\1 45 ~
1
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47. L!fj~ I Lt.Co l Loo::t.lll'. ·..~1ck<.. r, •.cti~'l.f., ••.5.3i~ cis .·....2 , 8 ;,F to C/G E ri ~ . ~a Ch .: rl~s c..C. h{ \Ue ,,~ 8 . ~, 5 U;:c. t.3
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Pr;;li:Jincry Lrc.ft No .1
disse:..-J.no:.t io:l. of i n tc::Ul6(: nec ooncer.li ul!, the.
e-:lC;::yfS
c ... ;.e:bili t1...s
~d ~ulnor~biliti~s . 48 Un-til the for-.:.c.. tion of
ev.:lu...tcd br the JJ.r toll-metry. ~,J..r
tee Un! wd S"tCltGS
•
U~T•.F
u(.;c.rly til of til..; c.ir
Duo to the provcllins circlt.ostcnco8 1
Forct;s , in tho Un! tod Ki::l.l:,C.Ol:l ""l"C re ... l c:.ct..d fc.c~
1 n u posi tion of c.cceytiua this infor...:.(, tion a t
1ncorpor~ tint, it Th....
tho
~.ir
i n to i ts
Ll crecs~ci
~~l" ts
. ("''1c!
vl::luc end
stucl,1es . 49
pc.rtici j:. ;. tion of .. ':':'c li.c al c..i r
, pO~7(;r
in
llinistr;,r f .;Jr Uni t....c;, Btc.:tos ink ll i ':'l.:ncc officl:ra to
.:.: ffici on t fu."'"l ctioni nb of tac Unit....a DtLks
personnel
\ . hC:l
FaICLs .
the Lir;.;c torctc of I:1t\...lli£:.~:l.cu , U. G.. ~~rt.tuBic
i.ir Fore .... s i !l huropt:, r es 8StLbli3hod
Forec;;s of
~.1r
I},.cl't:£:.~~' ~ld
'\"'...;r....
3llt<.l l1ta cou.lth \J s
(1) ll'lJ(b). iJ.2(c) ,
c..!lc. .
by (.vt.luc.ting
th". currcut t:nc:.;y tir O~ l l tions t o ~ s ti :.K t c. t h:.d utur~ in ·~c!1 tio~l S
4e,
Fer 2. Lt r, !..iUbj i OrLc..:lizc.ti o;; rl < ~;-~ for ;.- 2 Op"uotio-:.c.l I n t...lli;,.~:~c d
:....... cti o.1. , Lt: Col :.1li...;.!'. ~ .ll ....i
I
Cid~f
U:.1!.iT•.F I tc Lt Col Lo .cL. "i • .. d c\r..~ :r/~,":.ti:.1.':; .:.s3i3t U~"TI~~/
49··
f er
3,
2
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end sc el ...s of c..ttc c k.
oiterLft i ndu.stri ... s "'£.5 proe ... ssed b)'" ".12(£1,). c oncernud
~:1 th
studha.
~4
the pcraoll.:'1Ql Ulcl
fica eonc::.t r nc d \7iti1
o~e.rmi ZCtiOll
~3(c) !.La
of tht.; Gc:rocm
th~ (.: ne~ ls si ~uals
'P s c rvic(;) and. the: prepc.rc. ti9:.l of B, M. f". :reports.
s,Ystso .
The
IlSSCSSW l.l. t of mr ra1~ cl.lL.:lge WC.S the Nsyonsibili t y of
Ja.3(c) 2.
The oooreinction of sor"4•• conducte d by t ho photo8.I'opbi e :RoeOD!lci ssc.Dc(l Un1 ts wes ~y
5
.i.pril
1944.
aeco-":.rlis~\!4
by t he
;~ (:~~h.)
50
t~,C Ope r a tiooL1 Ihte+li ~enc(; end
'Y'
The se i neluGcd t he .coorli nl.tion r..n4 (.:vo.lut:. tion of cn..: py opcr c.ti.onol l!li'or....c.ti on obta::i n... d frou t he .4.r !,Jinistry end otho r s ou rccs i t he detcrrrlnc.ti ofJ. of t he e!lc.~ls str\.::lgth, dis~si tiO!l ,
o ffectiv enc·ss . ~~!lctiO.l . uas t !!B:e tlnd c Lpt:bll1t1 ""sJ
tho
e sce rtoi nin8 of loo L-tion. £lctivi t y and a;;ot(;; ntiali ty of eneW)'
uirdrclJO s toe..:; th",r· 'ki t h t ile. di s "I.. .ributi on of .t..ircr£1ft end uet e n a l thereon (c1isti nBuisLi nrs dUi.-qy o..'lC! decoy f1 01 c19 frOD optorationnl fields); Qle t o iJ"ovlde i llfor o c.:\: ion v (:l uClb1 e to coabat c rc t.·s pc r tGi:U.n~
n(m
50"
clevic~s
to re1foI'"_Llce . t ccti cs" vulna r nbil1ty, Cfucum ts, wei. i oprovc....c:l ts of ",no;..:y cd.rcn..:i" t C!l.c! dcfenc('; 9 . 51
pcrs 6. 7, &. Bt Lt f., Subj: Crsc.-u % ~ ti ojl Pl L'1 for i , - 2 O~e.rG'i onc.l h .tl..lliL.;:nc u O.;. etiop ,Lt . Co l Juli rn ~J.len,
..
Gnid 0 I,. U.:JTiJ to Lt Go: Lowell
? ,i,oi 'k~., (IootiDf,
IjQ~ia V([j;lj~~I~~]f(I' {JV(; ~l'
\1.
kl~<"l ~ ~!r"''jl~I'i Milill 1~~ 111I ~ml
aelioin(.r y DrDft No.1 ~.J.1 infor ~c.tion jA.rtcinint t o thy encqy 's
Uld aeolus of o ttc ek.
olarf.ft indu.stri c.$ "" .8 p-oc.... s8od by '.;-i th th(;:
conccrnud ~r
.;.14
l'.lCS
m. til
conc~rr;.cd
O~6uni
th"
~..l J(c) .:(;.8
zction of the Geroon
prepc.r~d pLat
Foroe. end. in (.ddi tio:u ,
studlE>s. 1Iyt1
c.uc::.
persoll.:.lo).
~·ol2( 0 ).
opere. tione.1 research
(;ne~ ' 8
Sif,llels
s crvictl and t oo pre:pcrc. til?:'l. of B, M. f". :reports .
W!lSCSSllOllt of Oir rmd
a~ge
SystEin. The
"C$ th6 Nsyonsibll1t:,' pf
i.ol.3(c) 2.
The cooroinctio:l of sort4-~s cOilduc ted by tho pbo tosrephic
RlconnLiss£Jlcc Un1 ts ~y
';,'05
aCCO'_lf lish,Jd bj" the . o.DI (r-h .)
5 J.pril 1944 . t he Operatior.d b ~d cas~~
sub-sdction
!hte~li,,-,onco
cur-tLi:l apw cl fl c
50
end
"y·
responaibillti cs ~
Thuse includcd tho ·c oorC:1 m :'.tion Ulrl cvalu Etion of cnt:.'l:iY operc.t::'oDal inton.c.tio:1. obtc:1 n . . d fror.l t he
sources , the
dewn.rl.n~tio:.t.
effecti venc-ss t p~ooucti O.l eseertainiIl~
oirdrooos
theNon
r !.iinistl")" ood o,ther
of tho en(j::-IY's strt:;:1.gth. disposi tiO=:1, 'f1Ci.s tc~e end c Lpc:;b111 ti ... 8;
-t he
of loec.tion. (lctiv1ty end }::ot<>ntiality ot 8ncCi¥
'toscth~r
with the.. dis ·l.XibutioIl of c.ircraf t and uc. teri a l
(castin:e~sl.1n~
fiolds). end to port~i nin6
t
~
du:.z;y 0l'lG docoy fiolds f r lD
~rovide i~fo roc~ ion v~lu~bIe
~o
con bet ere qs
to ,i-Orfor-':.I...:..1CE:. t cetics , vu l llore:billty ,
ne...' c1evic\ls Ulcl. itlprovc..Juts of i;nc;.:y td.rcTl..,i' t 50" Furs f, . 7.
o~rQUonal
£;.'lc,
.::.r~O=:-Ain ts,
dcfenc(';3 •.51
S, L~r'f Subj; Crgc...:.-u z l::t1on PIC"! for i~- 2 I nt...Uit...::nc r.: Dt. ot1op- ., Lt . Col J u liLll •.l l en , Chi.... .f 0 I I U,s,sTJ.,F . tc Lt Co: 1.owcll P. :"c ickor f /hctin~ ;.9sis C/f; ': ~",,2 .Uf.~""'T.I£! , 2 LGl~ 43. FullctiO::ld. Ch ~.rt . li.lt;e.,iliocnH(j ~,--etiO'l , 5 .'~Pf 44, &. MarD , subj: FU.l1CtioM of t h.. ortie<- of t he Li ruet~r of I llk. lli .....t;nee~Oritill£. tinf!. fra .: offic<- or the D I, but not dcterl _oost l1kr...ly I-rt>pl. rod to r_eco. ~pc.n.y l1ur.ctioncl Chu"t) &.
·O~!U"Gti on.:.1
51.
of
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of i :J.tc:ll1gt;llCC ooneer.:liUB tbCJ enc;::yrfs eq..cbi li t1...s
und ...-ulLerc.bil1 ti;::s. 48 Un.til t ho for.:.c. t1on of
operctioncJ.
in~lli8.en9c;
TJ~T .....7
nCicrly c.l1 of t ill,.; Coir
I ntor.•cti on ht.c1 beon co1.11.ctod md
(:v.:.lu.:.tcd by the '.iT t.limstry .
we to the p.revt:1l1ns
eircu::~tcncvs ,
the Unl ted 8tr.;t';'5 ,;"ir Forcus , in t he Ulli ted lCi:l[,c!oo ....e:rt:;
•
in
0
pooi tioD of c.cccpting this i nfor.:.r.tion ot f;::ce v(:lue end
incorpor~ Un£;. it into 1 to5 n:tJOr~s t.:I.d stucUes! 49 Th.... illcruc.st;:G pntlclr~ tion of .. ':':cIiccn c.i l' pO':7(; r in the
Euro~(,.io.:J. '.: ~
tho J.iI' hlinistry
nvcussitc.t-:.. (l, ;",.:u ric >. :l C!cvbloINd opc.rLtioncl
f~r
Unl t....c;. ,stctcs i n1;e..lli.:..oncc offic(.:rs to
I.,;fflciVD ~ iu..."'lCtio:nilll;:: of til... Uni t...:e. :3t L t ..:.s
..
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'i'ho i.1r Ministry
.:.~n.ci~s
,
~dr ~orC{. s.
the t incluclud Uni tt.:e. utott.s \"iorldng
personnel ,";hen the L1r.:.ctorc to of I:1t1..1lic!.!lcu , U . ~ . f..l~rc.tuGic i.ir For"c .. s i n :t::uropt;r, ,_ cs est(.bliGhod •.15(0)
0 •
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(1) .'J.5~b), {-l2(c) .
T!lc C. GO~1CY , ;.l.3(b)
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-
4e, Fer
2, Ltr , ::,;u1» .; Cri.c..:llz '- tio:·~ Fh~:> for ;._2 Opalctio:.c.l In"tt:.l1i,-c:.c~ :...... Ct! O:1 , Lt Col .:'".lli..<.!l ....11..:1 , Cilt .; f 0 I I U'-.i!;T~.F , to Lt Col Le. cE I . ·.. I,.)!ck.. :r/...:ti :.lL; ••5sist cis u~~.;:i/ 2 o..c 42 .
4~ r~
3.
o~
cit
,.
I'reli:J.nr..ry Drcd't 1';0.1 Gcllure:lly , t he Gis trl !iut:i,.on of Op(..I to tioncl intollieonce '."las ccco...: . lisbl...Q: throuSb tilL COWur=. of publ1c{,tions IJnd r \!;.orts . ::;~~£.ry
The tc.ily I!lt""LilPllCe Cpc.m:. tio:lc.l
!level
op~r Lt ions
of bo;:.:.tlnf, eno~
L
in vc.cb
tbLc:~or
of
ce ilviti ~s .
c (~uclti ~ s,
e:n~
Oth~I
such Th~
l:sstJ-ssoont .
c!c.LQ ~e
intelligence
:.cek:1y I :1u, lli tpnce
~U:..::lr.I')'
includoa
Co
co::pondi l.L!.l of
provided
~
aynopsi.s of t he. . .111_0. •.crie:l ot'fcnsivu agtinst Gcr.:l.."\llY.
eZl.;:;i~
streDbth I Cl.1sposi tiOil ,
~~po:rts
In ec!clitlo:) to r""'ou!cr publ1cc..tio:13 .
no r e prt.:pcred.
Eo:..:.b dc..ceo
i~~c.llC:.tions
po...r ti l1~ll t
by ••111 ... d .:.ir ;.oner .
to U~'I ..·.:F or
m:s disso, J.n ~ ted by
i..!1y
d~.iCe.c
•
of 0 sp... ciolizGd nc.turo
i :.:.flictod ujX):.l ti ~ ly
":".y
.:.ne !~
info r...:.ation
of 1 ts :reI;; ted Co:.;.;;.cnds o.:.l
c oru'c r~n cu ~l(::pho;)'E: .
lette r or sp . cicl report .
equi~.xmt
fer i os tc. ',cl.. . r.... rc cOClpilt;d
~c:,;l orts.
by photcE.rc,phic intorprctc:.ti o;.) of
•
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Y. U'
t tccks. drcre:ft clcir..:3 oc lossc:s ,
i nfor..!L.t1on t he:.t n(;.s oUc.in c.b! e .
•
covered nir tround c.nd
tole t)'IlC, c c.tIo
Operc.t o!lc.l ' "intcllieC!lC.C ,
W'CS
I
prepqud
.
for .both t he p i c)lth end ~he Fifteenth . J.r ioicu3 d....siBDe~ to co_oIOln.:. tc t heir
LC
ti vi t1..;s .~rc ... ffe cti vo.:1Y .
l!...t;':"hc.sis wc..s
:pleced on tc.rb... t L l te ... li.:,unee for t;, ~ Ih,l1 CJ1 bc.s(:d fiftc.:..nth
52. FUl1ct:l.d:lL".1 ChLI't ,! n wlli ...<>:lcu ::;.:.;;tio::". 5 ;.PI 44 .
&.
J.ic.tlO~
S'.lbj; .r'wl ~tic;.nB of th..., orfiN of the jn.ro,.)ctor of I ntc lli Lc.nec
(J:-if..in.:. tii.1t. fro.:. tho.. office of t h<:.L Of I I "h>.lt not de-ted r.ost li~ l ... p:..ep(I~C:: to t.ecO'.:1;'£.~)Y t h ... 5 ;.pr 44 F\l."1ctioucl ChC'. rt)
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FXl;lL.ix.ry Drcft No.1
By 24 Cctobur 1';44 , ei.rbor:1e
Iyn
I ntl.llli,;,onco. ~.lOIG s p..:, cific c.lly
'Y" . hc.cl. c:.(.vclop..:d in i::!port :..=lco so tb Lt
\.1. til CrC\7 sit;htin{,B ,
-;;t. s
it . t 08d tht..r
thl,. :::c.in source of i nfor.:".£. t1on rcg •.rding
the Cc:r.:.:..:n •..ir Force I"oce ti en 1;0 Q.G Op strcto6ic ponv trc.tion b)' t ho. ..l.l1od
~r for .~ctio~3 Cc ~si de rc.bl(.t
d ifficulty v.s
6ilcountered in thu colle-etion of this infor...:;.c.tion . die! no t -.!xcrcisc c: cco.trcli2int!,
rcsulted~
by
Genurc.l 14cDouc.l.d
cstebl1s!liZl~
Europe.: en
cn~
pr o ~osed
E6Cc.u.se
U~'T. J.o·
coorC::;lnL.ting c.utilOri ty
to r \;i,.x.:dy tho sitqctioll.
1..1 t b" D of I U..ll , ,:jtr!;.'t\..{"ic .ar Forces 1:1
(:~ncy CC S1 l:,ll,:. d
to .coorL.i nc. tt.;
t.lHl
control
trci ilirl£, end eXj.lo! t c tiO;l of. II);' intc.ll1l..
\' {.:3
t oo
policy I
l.ooth~r
t h... s hcrtc.bc
ot
55 The control of . ):.• by too ;J1 ()lc.l :s 5co tion do.::t......: :..1n .. d t !l....
erncll,;ncy CllQ ....xtCl.)t 01" COVE.l"c.e" c.ttc.in... c1.
This .;ondl tiOD
c ont1%luccl until 23 Jcnuc..ry 1945 ~·/he.::1 Ge!ll;..r=:l h:c Lcnc.!c :p:roclrdoed , 'Aic:.i!l tNDCllCu
OU ti t
Pv don.:; by the.: :Ji Ci"l.cls
5_c~ion.
proGuctio!"l ,:lUst bo con troll... Cl by In u 1li tt.!l.ec . '
54 ,
55 . ~f ,
...,Wlo
56
L t.J' ..subj, ~tc.tf :Jtl.ldy;-Th~ IA..: si:r .:-:'pi 11 t;; f-~-;;-rroposcd I:c !-,uty
COQ;"L'1
I'rc..,oscd C"l'f,c.l1izc.:tion , Er~b Gt.n G<.:or6'" G. ~lcLonc.ld t L or I t U~T.$ ,
t o Lt Go!"l Cr.r 1 .:Jpc.t:tz/ce U';Z...... 2/ thoru f,:c j Gc:. Fre d L. l.r.dt; r~on .
Di ce OJ .S , U~ ~"I . .F . ~ Cc ~ 4h
Ibid ,
.Mlnut4:.5 · ~<. &tillee of •.- 25 of .-_$ in Lu rope . 2,3 J on 45.
·1".11 :n:. t .. s, 1.~(;tin6s of ....- 25 of ....S· in !:.urop .... , ~3 ]'::.1 45
.,
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T(.;chniccl. Intclliecnc"" :w.C.ttLr5 pII.!!:.(;ntcd Gcnvr"l hlcDone:ld ~i th
:J.c:.jor issue i:1 his ccc.·•.,tie;n to G¢vc lop
Q
I .ttu ll1 ;...(;~lCe
I
I
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0:1 c. \1.YJ.ifhc2 L ...d 1(:ss de:;..c;;nc16ilt besls .
15 Dt..Cc.L.:.t..;.r 1944, 'i\:.:ch.-ucc.l In tt:1li,,-l.;nc~ fl.L"lctions
I
.:..i;r
Until '·'"IO
being
pcrfor..x.d by both tt."" OJXl: ationd sut_s ..: cticn of tho Dircctorcta of I lltu lli c:.encc cn<1
•
t~1.;
LiIl.!ctor of ':i\.. chnlc~l 4t-rvic.. . s of the
':.ir· :3....rvicC! Co.:i..L.'1tl ,. u . s • .:jtrctCgic N.~ ]'orc,-s in JZuro,po:.: •
..' ~ £;uly (.s Ju.l¥ 1944t effort nLS :.:.r.'-" to
·.,bl 1~
i.).cor~orL tc
pc.rsoIlZll..=l for thL; propos..:a sub- s ... ctio:)
uoul~
57
into
Cc: obtLi:lCC
frO'"..l the Dl :I't;ctcrc.tc of T{,ch;....lcc!
~Ivic ... B I
(:o:ltinuc to po:.rforn til{'
J).;rtcini ng t ::t th... ":.:di ficC:.tio:l,
SUb- S .. CtiC:l
f\.U1C t10"~
thf;
1 Lt~r
v;culd .
trould provido tUt; lic.isoll Cl1
;..l~(g) of tho •.ir l!1n1s try . 58 ·~lth th~T .. ct'-''l1 cel
Co . ~.:c.nc;
!JcotiO:l opcI[:tin8 unc::cr the :;"'rv1(:0
, tt.\.. Lirl..ctoretu of
diff1coJlt) i n obtc1ni.laS. to its opc.:retio:l.
en 3C
I r.t(;lli &~uce
Cl.rtc.i ~l sp~cific ~,--ptc l..:.bLr
cuc ountcr\..d qC:lSiacrc.blc i ilfc I:'...:c.t1on :;:-ortinui:lt
l S!;4 ( confc re!lcc ,:ce ho l d
i n th.:.. orfico of til", Dclluty Co::t..C"h c.r for Operat1ons to consid<...r tho:: probl!.;;.:. Lncl t o G"tcr:.i:."J.':" so:.:_ ::Il.thoc. of co - oI'd1 nction
57.
Funct10;"11..1 Chc.rt ,In t...,lli t..I.. ~1 CC !.icC ti 0;. ,5 ~·~}.>r 45 &. In! . Cl.-OO . Bri l:. Gen LeorE,..... C. t l6r;c.ncld I L of I . U~";~oJ.i' I to/J.lcj Cen Fred L . ..'1&'r3Con/ ,C/CG (ips &: /Co l ~(c:u.:;th P... Li tt1n~/D !'flI.son~le l,
23 Jul 44. 58. I:lf L.tn:.D ,Dri e.
G...n lrt.;ort.... C . h:c~n{.lC: , D of I . U.i':>·"l':$ To I 1JC j Ge:', FI.,;d L.:•.nC:.• r sonJr,. CG CpS j & ICollw!'l."ll.th H.b tUillhl D 1~crsoa;lc l , 23 July 44.
I'relio1n::: ry Dro.ft No ... 1
b.... t:.ec..u tl'1C dilcctorc.tcs ... 59
0 :'
.
trLined p.. . rsotli!\,,;! i t
so thc.t II ot ~c r
lIe
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ri C5
Colone l H..G. b1,mk;::.r . Liroctor
i r.:.possitL t o divid,;; his or gc.n1ze tion
of it uoule r,:. ::.c.i:l in t he !)(.nrieo
COi:l~L"l.d
\:'hil..: t he
p£rt would fU,,' lction under t ho Dir.:. etol at Into lliE,Cnco .
\i C.S
I n t c.ct~
\"! 11lirle. 1 hO'iK:v ur , for th,;, T.:.:ctmiccl ,:J-;. etlor. to bGcoi-lO
Gen.... rel
i.n~c rsoil :rc~c.l'ii(.)Ci
oetter \',ith G<;m.rE':l K.Tl.... rr . St;rvice
tbu
p'oble~
es Ont.: of
.~r
CO;'::'..l£"'1"-1ne. Gc.nl.ll"c..! of thu
Cow~,d. c..:lCl c.rrhu ct c.;.1 (;c.rl;y d.... ei51o:l . 60
:pe rfor..:. Technicc:l I n toll1,;c.nco dUti £:B I this fu.:.,.ctlon b.c.d d1ninish~d
in ¥roportiou to tho i ncreased activity of purc1y
Thl,.. L;c.te ri ol CC i "-c.nc. he"dr,;.uc.rtcI B r..t ';.oiE,.ht
te c hnicc.l ;:;:.ette rs .
Flold bE.gc.a to use tta scction ca
of the ir' r6qulre:.:e!"l ts . thC:l lJc.-wriol COl.tr.:.t"nO; Cons ~q,uo n t~
I
f.
G1ract outlot for tho collection
E:r c.ttcchine; 5;.c ci c l1sts to t4u organi'Ul.tlon .
cssu::~e
conuol of
tll~ 'l·.... c ~"lj. col
Section.
thoJ i:.sp.... ctio:-. <=.;J.c! d... t cr....nnction of :1(.;',7 i ndus tricl.
Qovicl.' S faT ·,,!light ]'t old.
bc(H.:,(.. t l',l".
,Pri::lC function
Cc.nGrc..l. A..'"icrr Btc.tt.cl on 4 Nov£::.:.bc T 1944 tbc.t
. ~llY
Clr
tho s e ction.
t hou8ht thc.t
there hQl boon ob j.:. ction r.::..ised O!l tpt:,. ~.d :.ri.nis t rc.tio~ siGC t~;ard
59.
C ;::n f~re,-'O:':'h~ !d ·"~~1".\7iil6 ,
60,
1u Offi cc of !.Q.tiuty Co .:::.c..'"ider , 0pl;rotlo11!l ,
30 ticp 44
rbid.
----:-. !
Pre l.i ::d.n.: .ry DrLft No . 1 cre cting I n t e lli e,cnc c t ;::cili ti(.;s I hc.vc ao t t ht; peopl e
qu~lific.d
pers o!"I:lcl i3 qui t o cro;;.g..
c.;.rl
t o e.o t he I :1tc lligE:tc(;: ·..:ork.
I h!..vc conduct\;.{;. t h" 'i\.. c~....'1.iec.l insJ1o... cti o:1 a umot PC5S out t ho peopl e t o do
kno~
they
U'(;:
:1~t
~, '
61
No 50 1utiOil to the 'l\.: e lm! 0;)1 I t"; toll! ceneo 1 1.l.~cl1 c. t~ ly
•
effe c ted , yet th#.:
but I
I ."I't<J 1lit::.cnce job ,hen I
c.r~
quellfi..:e. to (10 i
hU~L105 $.
C:. c9.uls it1 o~1
i nt'cr-.2Ction (;.re ·.: i ncrr.c.sinsly i :..pc.·rtcnt .
of t his Q\
prct:lc: .~
"c.s
.s ~citic
9 Cc t ooo r 1944
Cenoral Wctonc.ld di 8pct c h,,, the f o llC\:1nti r.:.C. SSl!{.G t o GcI:.l(.: r c.l
of c.11
£01'"..-6
of · e:u::;:y unC:orstcutL1E"
I t is of e,.rcc.t e st i q:or tcnco t he t
his .c1l.:.s . his e c.p£;bil1 ti cs ,
o~r
tochnical deve l op-..Dn t
r e::.uin chc:e.G of ell f or viln C!<.:vc lop:..:(.m .t. ~ ;11I
be fout1,ht " iti:;, t ocor r O\7 'S H.C.POns ,
Th(; cers of t ooorron cn~
the IJ.r
f010(;S
l.""lust kllo-:: t he .... cc.po!"l!5 t hct c an be. U5(..d t.(;e1nst the:::'"
Com, r a l
MeLanc.ld 1:lclicated t:i:Ct pos t ,=,cr Inwll1(1!illCc would be, pri ;~).y .
u quuS tiO:l of t6ct.:liccl lnt o lli lJ,on c o .
Bo c E;:usO of t Us ,
he uXf,cd U.c t t h(; entire DiI'(;ctor c t o. of Technic,"l :.w IViccs be c ssi i!,1lcd to t h-;, I n tclli genc c: Di rcctorc.te .
·he ts
T;Or.ll
fu ,-,xpl cint::d I
•
t ho
t~,o
by this secti on ConG the. so_c elled dnel 1t;:sponsi bili ti ~ 5
c c.n:lo t c rest! t ut e c ronson i~'ily t<.:ch:J. lc ~l Lr.tc.lliWllCO s}-.culd
'. 61. !iiuut....s . w£'o tL~ ,wId.
~ Nov l..4 . CO::fClcncC Reo::. , PI c s eutc. tl on of Gl"&c.nizl.tio:l ~ti p(j rso~l.lo l R....quin... ..:.c!'.ts · of I:l.W1l1 e':;:lC.e , U~T.~ ~
---.. ... '
";~
,
0, ~
f'r~llmn l. ry Lrcft
by_ .... roduct tc i
ts~ l.!
\;ork.
lih9
~o
r:o .. 1
of t-. Boetio:'! t ilc:t is te:kint ullon
tho rcsj-orlsi!::1li ty for this
~ t1Po rtc.nt
1nto 111 e,o:'1ce
In ot:h.. r \":orcs . I lIrC"poso to unscrcbblc , \:-!u.t nO";:'
·c.p:pe::rs to
~
en urwCcu ssc..ry .a::dUl " of
in ta lli~e :1CC . L 1C ~d1f1crotio:l
0:1(, •...,
of ov.r on1 U.,:.,.
air tcchnlcc.l l.;ir
.Forco
cqu1;:ce:'!t . '1
•
On 4 Nove...ber 1 944
G.!::'K,rc.l . ~r t l.tz
Di r v ctorc. to of I n t..:.llli;,.. . ;lCO riou..!C: be
c!ecidce t hc.t too
~s pons1 bi\..
GGnc rel 1 s decisio;1·WBS t ho.t 'Th(..rt.. \·. 111 no t be
tor all
t~·; o
cg,c:lcic:J
of this ac:clqucr .:crs r o!.:1ng orOU!li: J.:ourop;: \1I'1L.er s t!pu c. to
Intelli t,&:Jce is ..,1 l :.ltu lli bOIlCC f!mction .
.-
The oporction ~ll
hLve to be. ·tl (..cl in such c.
'fiE:y
OBC~cic s
trG'Ccl n{!. on I,,:cc h otb.::r 's toc.s all
gOi :l r. . LJound
1::;'lcl.
over t he fr..ctu of J:ourop·... . u 63
t l~C:t
t h..:. r es is no CUlllico.tio:l of
In !<;c.eplnc.. tith this de cision , tte
or8,anizc.tion , per sonasl a..a . . . Q;.llv:~i,.:nt of 'i"... chnicc..l Illtullisonco f;['.S
trClls fo r:..{;d fr o:.: t h.., Lircctor of T... chni ccl .sc l viec s to tho
,,
Dira ctor of I n t<Jllit.;u.1OO 0:1. 15 ~ec~bur 1 944. 04
62 . 1-';(;00 , oJubj: RI;;Or~ e;1.izLt10:1 ot .t1~~ c !:.:..:1~ !:. 1 I ntc llili;.o:lco .I\:.rsonnel & F :~ i11ti "' 5, Eri E Gc!l. ~or l:.V C. b1er:.on::.ld , IJ Of I. U~T~~' I 1C' l1c.j C'.ui.'!. F:.... . . . c: L ... .ni..:..rso:l , D/CG Ops ,U~T~2 . 9 Oc t 44 . 63 . l.t.Gt:- :1 Cer l !,jpc:r.tz/C C 1 U~T__$/ i:~ "i·.!inu ks J:lc:.t'l t1ne Ho~d 4 Novc:...lbE; r 1 941. Conf,-!c~i.CO Roo _.. for Pr... SIJ;1 tc. t10~ of' Cr&.r.:ll 'Zc ti on & Pt.;rson~1el Roq utr~::.:Lt.'l t:s of I ;'ltc. lll ~(.nc(.! , ;J~:';Ti3 . 64 . Ltr, t.xj Gt:.. :-:. Fr(id. .J.·ld~ rson Lice 0115, U:3S'i'•.ii' to D/CG ..:.d..oin, US:"''T:.F , 14 :COo 44,
+•.
_0-..
";. 0
In t ho:;. co11L!ctio:l of
u.s. Strc.tegic
~cl'mica.l
Forc ... s in l!.uropc s \,. ctiO:l f;orkJ.;c:. i n close
~.J.r
hcr...::.ony lOi th t ho British i:.h,,,,,:&lch.s . \':or ~ h~C:
c.ssi{!!lt.:d to tius ;.].2 (g) "cctiO); _
E.bcnci~s
!Jost of the ..";:lC riC o,n office r s
t een tru.r;.dl 1n the
In rC bord to
ca~tur l:; rl
i~ r
Wi"istry's
Gcr:.m..""l oquip!..;.c:lt . the
tht. first ita.:. t....'lG. t h·,,) s "" conc. ',;I,)u t to t he U::liteG.
This crrClf,Q ,..£llt
DtCt...:.s .
Stctes,
i6
%'I:.coiv~C:
Er1tl.sn
Pn:li::ancry trc.ft No.1 I ntu ll~e!lee tho
~:e..s
sLtisf Clctory
b~ccusc
of th..:. lim tee:.
hee! full cc ccs s to t !l(: Bri tiS3 fi ndi ngs l'i i11eh here
rOE.dily evailcbh: kcc:us.:. of tll.:.. r.CCl!ltSS of their leborc.torica to tho bc.ttlcfiule~
66
The l ock of
quilli'1~ c.
pursor':'lc l provio(:c,
c.r~
obsu.cla to the
the oriel'oel steff consist",d of t"ch:1icicJl8, thoy y,o:r ..:: not
profici';:' :'l t fro... 0
o,",ercll tqt:,(.t "l.c.lu:...tion lIo1nt of vic;og ent ,
CO:'l5cquontly', tl.oy r.(J rc q,uc.lifio..:c. o:11y to ;.:..c..ku spot insp3cti ons cue t untativc reports . officer.s
'l~l"\.I
In ord... r to offset this
dof1ch:!lcy ~
torro\7uo frQ . J. a:.x.ci (.11 uC: crgc....'ll.'Zl'.ti 0;'19 such es
t oo O(.f1ee of !;Scientific F...1s",crch Lcvolopa:.nt (l'udar toch!l1cic..ns) . Ordnc:"icc IJ.vision
e!lc/;
Sic,;.lc.ls
SCCtiO;l .
67
By t he: ,.m d of 1 944 the U.D. ::,trcu.g1c ~J.r for ces ~n liuropo's In'tclliC'-"ilCC. s,",c t1 en tE.d c.~s1L ..L; d 1 ts prop,s
TEiSPO:1Si bi l~ ty for
Col E. 'I. 5rc.Cil""y, •..s:s t p ot I I U:";::JT.,ii· , Mj,nut...:s of .~-28 of ~'¥ i~1 ~urc" l... , 23 Jc.!l 45'-
IbiC:
Ibi C:
X , .-I
' f"'
l'r<;Ur-.incry Dr£.ft No.1 riCS
coorai nE.:tc~
throul;1h t hc Co::1bi nt: a I nto ll.1 se:lce ObjGctiv(js
lJcDoncld \7CS c.PlXli n t ocl to rcprcsc
j~sSiStU1t
Chi ef of
tho 1.ir Gtcff on t h(, CICC , c.!ld c.s U. S . strctasic 4·.;ir Force i n .Euro~ ' 8
UH.'aEF
IJin.. ctor cf I nu lli t:t!:lce he .....2.5
nc .
'I1le purpose of t h... CICC
priori t y to re ques ts for t(.:chniccl c..'-ld t ho
nc
11[.;5
Q
ncnl;:cr of t he
t o ossi e,.'l propur
int(; llll!...:::nc~
c utbori. zod the tcc!m1ccl
i nv() sti gatlons.
i:lt.;lli ~eu c (..
. t....a:..:..s to
pcrto+t:t t he i r duti e s undet ttl.:. LSsie.:1cQ priori tic s. 0:10 of the
~.I\){.tc5t
68
hcncli ccps i n t he proC=ucti on of
Te chnic a l I n"tt:: lli bQ:lCC ... t.s t ho loot;t.;'"lb of cc..p tu:rcd cqui JDUD t
by bot h ofticqrs w.o. GnliBt~~ I-lcn , 69
Tbfl
•
1nf"ol"'-,,: t1on
~".Ieed
for
sPc oi cl1z..;c:.
Co
c O~lc ....r.ling
~roup
to
ooll ~ ct
(ud f:; v C14c1;e
t ho cnc..:.yls r edio c:\d Tede r mds
"/CoS
detcr-....Jincd by disOUBSio:.l.S t.ct\iOO!:l t !hl Dlroctors of Operations
1t
';"O ~
rcco:.r.:e :.lclt.cl th£.t such e f..TOup l:t: os t c.bl1sh.::d i n tho
Directorate 0.1' I nte lll tcnce, ~ly2.C
The nCi: s.;.;ction
'WeB
t o coll.:ct .
C!lU di at ributo a~ l i ntor.__cti oll concc rni!"le the
8OCI"".yts
deJ.cns ivlil' e...'lc! offe.i.sivc LHilicc.tion of redio , r c.tic.r c~d rt.dio 68. hlCi::.o 1:Jl,I.b j : fct.:or£:Clu 2.c.ti c;:-' o'f .J. r T l; o ll:li ct.l I n telli ....Bnca Felsonutll t;. Fccilith. s , Eri c Gt:>l (.eorg C, UCDollll l d , D of I
U$T;Jo' , to Llc.. j Gun Fre d L •• ;d.. . r:H:'H , fJ/CG Cps, UWT4~ . 9 oct J..; ~'1' .h ~ley , ~.3s t D of I , U~""'l' . yt M1.nu t<:s . 1.lcc. tin i:.,s
69. Col
of Jo-2s of
~.;.:F
1:.
Euro~ ,
.
23
.. . . .
.
JC.l)
t.:.5 •
44
Pre1Llinm-y Drd't No . 1 Of n ... 0.. ) 5s1 ty tr.(. 5O,etten \':ould be r&l;Jpoosi blD
CowltorrJ,:;c.suro s. for the
,
invcs1;i~ c. tioll
of th", ... ff6CtiVCl.lOSS of alliod counter..:.cC5ures
cn~ the recctlon of the oncc:y to t host. COUll.tar~ c.surcs . 70
!
--
On 13 July 1,44 Co l on... l
.L.1fr<Jd R.H:;:.xr:ell r e: ca.:::.:nndo d thc.t the
Elcctronic§ In1;(;l1i&6nco D(:ction b(; Gstotlish(:ld i rJ.:eclle:to ly by .::cq'Jiri~ ni li tcry VC1SOrulOl fro~~ tbo ~a~Ql sc;ction c.od
•
civlli cn p~rsorul~l fro u tl:", .t.lvisory Spc cl .c.list Group. 71 Pl crul1n~
for t bt;. l!.lec .t rolllos Oc:.ction
3 Scpto:.:.be r 1944
the su;:,::x r, hut not \Otti
eD:1ounce:.:ent of the. n....\... or€ , &!lizLtion
chLree~ to it. 72
of O;'e:rc.tio>ls t he Uni kG Gtctee ForcoJs
~n
t here cpo
,,0.5
t he Europcc.o Thoctex
~e&c.,., £
of colluctlnt; , (jve.lucti;\e. . as_o::::bli1l6 C".!lG
•
during
r.nd th6 rcs..,ons1 hili ti(.s
For the first Uno
pcrtdninl:, to the c::!ploy~::t
c cn tin~ed
sc1t::ntifie pr08Tco
distrtt)l,~t1ng
1n for.:..ction
ot ene;:y cltJctronic dovices . 73
Tllcse i n clu.Cdd (:or':'.,u;lic c. t1 cn ods, r {.dio ;;..l1d racer equip::lcnt eoploy~d dir~ ctly
c1rcreft
~lrc,
or incide n tall y to the control of ooti
reid Teporti n~ and c03trol of fi ~~ tcrs , con trol
of nUv. ".1\!cpon oporc:tion. losults of Oni toe: Stc:iA.s ;,ruy
Lir Forces
70. 71.
coun ~er _ el1,.:ctTonlc
C:ids c..nd t ho cnQ:=\Y reaction (.lld
Ltr, Subj : EloctroQics Llt.olli,;o:lcIJ ~ea1iiO~l l Col . George J'. Dixon , · :)1 b 0 , UJST..·.F , to L of Cps , ~'i';..F, 29 JUil 44, . In! :::euo , Col 14fI'cd R. iJrX'o:cll, L of Ops . U~.....·' t to £1'i 8 CLn G<..or t,•.: C. L:cLonE.l d t L of I , l,;~".F , l~ Ju1 1.4
Ltr I !..iub J : ]:.1.... 0 trolli cs :::l tc11+~c:lcC tlu.b~.,ction, D/I US3T..3,1 Lt Crl..n CC.l'l 5;>. dz/, CG U':'S'I'.~ I t o Lt GeJl. JC!~8 H. Doo H ttlc / CG I 8 JJ . AJc j Gen Hoyt S. Vc;udonv ,a r f/ I CG 9 l..r , fllej Gem NCt;lUU F ~ T\: in1ueJ CO 15 ~.F, 3 oS£p 44,.
73. Subjl
Fropo~d fC-orgc.Q1zc:UOil of :':'l " ctronics Iq tcll1gonee 3ub~e ctio!... .ltL j ~.ilUl:l.:J Cf J30ese t i~3t to Ii of I , ~o
...,..,.....
loon Ge orge C. hiCDQnr.lCi . L of I , USST.:t1. 9 Oct ....:..
.
~-..-
,.,
, '~'
h4
aris
l'r\::li:-.rl.nc.ry DrLft
I.lffoctive:105S of r :::.dio
i/CS obtcinod f r Oi.:
th~
COWl to r..::eE.SllrE;: s .
74
t~o ~ :J,
k£cin , c.ssiste...'lce
Erl Ush flho hod been c.e:v... loping such
en orgar,ize.tion for over five:: ;yuc:l"s. 75 .
Illfor :~tio!l \",'Ca obte incd
fror. cnf.1}si s of i Dvqstigctioncl fl1 sh ts of t :.e:: Uni tee Stc.tes •..ir Forces ;: the Boyal J.irc aft Estcbl1sh:".xillt , (Sc), ~~ 1. (4) and lOath Group . olectronic u-ctics c.oquiroci
t.roo
fleB
1'. 2(g) .. ":".D. I .
~ .. cohere nt pictuI'C of tbo enet;y's
cotti l'lod 'toy correlc.t1D& the infor..£tion
th03C sources . 76
Sbortl) c.fter t he
~ec t~on
t t,c:t
Q. porSO:l~l,c+ 1~lc::e n t
oo~.D1
tlli\Cnts i n
p1 unllIl(S of
. 'h
Wc.s or6oni zed.! t oocor.:c cpperent
l>1C.S n(.ces6ory to hc.ndlc t he lincrei.sed
qperc.tion{,:~ ol~ctro~.1cs iote.l..ll ~nce
pos t _h05t~li ti ~ s
c-'1d in tl"£
exp10i ~ation of eoeqf radio [Uld
rader v.' or k . II 77 The sp..eific cluties of t bG El e ctronics I n ~ ;l. ,J.i£e "l. ee sub... seetian i noludod,
Co l le c tiDS, :eoJUicli dt:tiog and · dl~sethinotinS. ·w_ ~ intallit.cncc t o sub ordinctl3 uni ta . 2) SupurvisinG ttl(;. re:dio 1nv~sti l;.c:. tloncl end clr10rnc intercept ~ro~r r:c. of £.E.tJneit.l8 o)4rr tint. U!lcklr U. S.3trc. taBle ~r Forces in Luropt.: . 3) ':..' 1ti;) Z(;; tmCl interlJrct d;: tu obtL.in",d by invCistigotione.l equi~;:..:.ant ppcrtt..;Q by U. O. StrE.t~&.1c .J.r B'orcil5 in .t:.urope's oream zctione. . . 4) Stucly ,-uo corrc l ctc; ~ rti ncn t dc.tc fro.. prisoners of ,:£I r c.nd photo inti::rpr\.ltcticn sourCi,;$. 1)
el\;ct~,nic
74. Ltr. Subj: :E.loctronics :ntull1t...... not. ~ub,.{lcction , D/I U~.>F, .1 / L t Gc::l CLr-l OpLC.t-Z/. CG U~T~.i , to / It ~r. Jc.r..es H. Doolittlc/ . CG 8 .J , /utc.j ~n noyt ~.Vc.c.dcnbore/,CG 9;JF &: / lJoJ Cen Nc.thcn .F-r 'r\·,inine/ ICG 15 i$ I .3 Sc~ 44 75. MarX) , ~ub j: rropoe... d :RG-or~(.:.n1 zc. tion of Eli.: c tronics I ntcllio... nce Sub-OJ(lc tion , i,ic.j ·,;illit..l C. :cO(;SU , Met to D of 1/ Bri g Cen Ceoroc C•.r.~Donctld ,L of I , U!3$TJ.$ 9 Oct 44 . 76. Ltr, Subj, Llactronics In~u11i£~ncc ~ction, Cpl George p . D1xon , ••" ••. :" u~~r;· .F . toft-.le. j Gan Fred l.... ••ndors?n/ ,D/CG OpoS U~i';: I of Electronics IntolligenC6 , •.sst to I; of I I USJT':.F I to
I .
U!J,C'l'~·S I
9 Oe t 44
rTl:.li ::-. i:u:.ry Vrcft No .1
5)
proper" ..,c.. riodic .:.nd 3P<1cic.l reyorts O,,'l CUITent
stctus of Intclli LC3ce on Gne~ electr onic ~ttcrs. 6) su~~ t, in cvll~bor~tlon " ith the Slenul Coo_
:.1Ul1icctionl;! OfficC.T •. to the L of Cps . r eoc::ccrnctio[ls
purta1~1n~ to th~ cdoption of r edia countor_~csur~s . 7) ft:prcsCJu t t llc Ccr.::::.c..'''Hi.i ne Ci<.~'l<. rLl on 1...1ecctronic in tcllibCl r,Ctl :::oc. t to: IS I Barvi;!.;. c.:; £; ce n trLl cl ~c.rl n& bouse
wd coordiilLtl n6 u.8(l~cy on ell suc h BLtters. 78 Fhoto Ft.::cO;'1t1c!s~Qnce end. I ntl...llJbcnca
Fll,oto InterprctE:.tion b£.d p!aYGd c.. QC. jor PE.rt i n .-..ir Fol'Co
oper£:tlont.l c.otlvlt,:,
~C.:.il>.st
thtl c.noq' .
The rhCJ.to
Intollit.e:1 ce suc._eectlon ce:m ... d over
thota Interprot c. ti 0:1. sub,,:sl;lc tic.) idr Forces in U.K.
I
freL
E.pd cOl.::Ci nv d 'd t h
~h(.:
Re conntiB~~ce
functions -ot tho
• .-2 I H6(.~CJ.\.I.Lrt or 3 th~~e
U,O. ; •.,.-."'lY
t ho sup... rv1sion one.
direc ti on of 1. hotOc.fqhic r ... conntiss(.. :'lC~ :;.cl1cies . 79 The interpr& tation of
(:<~ rlcl
reeonntis!l C4"'lCI:. and 'bo:.lb strike
photoercphs tor terSGt i nforcc.t1c.n c...."ld cO:..lbct cre" tricf1ng ::::£.te,r1 c l; tb... ch,-,cki::le, of (..u(.l:..:l,Y tirfi(.lld cct1vity, ehippiQ$ . troop !:lovemnts,
ground de fen se 1nstdlc.t1o:.s. drcrcft
disl-o~1 t10D (;~
yroducticDj
'~'"
ond the osses$.,.(;nt of 'bol'4b I n tc1lie,enoc . So
d Oi..~c.~('.. ' :Cr.)
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f.1l fw.:9tio ne of ]?ho to pI~pucd
pictot1cl repr", ,:sc n t
ctio ns of t M f'tj,:;;ults of cir op
Bo. Ibid
1.7il
t~l.1O I t!L j Gt:.n FNd. 1, ... . u:!e:. son, tCG/Ops I U:J;..jT:~ I t o Brig Gen CuOTb£ C.LcLonc.lo , D/I, U ::..s'I~.io" " 6 i~pri 1 44
81 • .lnt
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By Jt.nU{,ry of · ·th£..t
fl
19~4
Col9nt:: 1 Elliott Rooseve lt
Rcconnti sso').1ce Ste ff
pro1;cc t the intvl\..sts of
n .. :
Scc~lon be
Drd't No. 1
recCT.,1::..c~1ded
crc;:.ted Co,.d c8si 6!lGd to
Rccoi.mc..i asc;'1c\: uni ts ctkchvd to
t he vcrious Qr f orces e.n.cl to coordin,-tc. t he ef:..orts of these
lini ts. 82
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point
\ . i.... &
"lsc
brou~t
Jc..r:~s
out by Coloucl
G.. H41 t
Chi e f of )roCOo:1eisscacc Bronch I Hq J'tI'~.y J·.ir Forces , in ~·.pril 1944,
nben
t
€ : tt Gr c. visi t to "(;ho EuropC:CJ1 Th(;ll.tc r to investis£.tc tbe
Eti:lployr..lt:nt £..tId orgc.nizc.tior'l of r.eccnnLisswce units , he cbsj,., r ved ,
'There ore so ccny bec.6quuters i:l t his tbl:H".I Wer
\~ b1c b
c..re dependent
upon the s ::30ot b fml ct+oni ng of rt.: c onnc..1ese:oce fLCiUti .:. s C.VtilClblo to t h"" itri.; Forcj,.,s that t here is aoed for
Co
s lAJ ?i.::l Rcconn'lissonco
Sc..otion on your steff , hcc.de
R...oO::l~Q.ssc.nco,
\iho ca.'"). co rr&lcto c.nd coorciinctCJ c. ll of t ht.. Rljcc'!1ncisscnce l't:qu1I'Q ,;.en ~s
•
1'.1. thill thl;.. 'l'hecwr , c;ld ... stc.blhh chcnue h
for
operLtins procedurE.- . c.lld odvis,", . "{".l ·t h ¥our Lire ctor of Opcrr:tioll,s t.nd Li reetor of I n t c.: lli e,(;ncc, on t i-•.: Ldc <;,u c.cy of tho fc.d.liti c s
C:.vcilcbk to
tru 'subord~ :lC:te
...4r
~:OIC .... S of your c Ot~d . ' 83
No S"llch m.:roctcrcte -;:r:.s deoucd nocc5s£. r y ln U. :3.
:Jtr~tesic
~p v~ ~h1 n
the
;.j.r FOl"c.l.=s . hO""7t:ver , but c t1~ctorc. tu
;roconnc,issO!lcc policie s
' of
LS I'tI
I n tolli e6 ~l C O
cC.rtJ.5
t be
Hce.~qu"rtc;· Ts
sub _ s~ction
,,[.,s Bot
to cen trol photo&)",ephic
ltlc o~m uiss£' li. ~O
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unCier
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44.
83. Mooo ,Col J c;-;;.,; s C, tel l. Hq ;...z$ I t o UD.:3'i'n:i." I 8 ~·.'pr 1 ';44,
fLt
Con Ccrl, 3P£et!.TeG ,
u.s::rr:.oF,
Q"l.C
to };crfo I'r."J Fho t o
I'reli! .1 o( l")' Drc ft No . 1
functi ons .
I ntoll~eence
F,,¥cho1 oE i cc1 -.I(l.rfElrc I n te llh.e n ce
ru IG u
rc h
1941. a u . s . ntrcteGic :.1r
FOIC tl S I Fsycho1og1cal
""arf £.rc. s u ction hc.d bown cliItc.blishc d u.'1.C:('; x t hu ~iI ", ct or of
Int~ili&cilccB4 ·"c.rrue
"teo
c.e.~n oios
pI'ovi ~e could
an 4,enc), throueh r.hi ch thE: Fsyeholog1ca1
l"iOr"~ E.!ld
c oordi n£.to U.U. at r t.t... gic .»ir
Forc~ s in Europe resourws dth t be ir l"lbtlc 5. B5
Thw r vsponsibiliti tl 6
of thu orgnrJ.zc.t1on ...."" J'\. • t o t.:.ctivcte end coorainctc ticrf e.re 'iii t h
I .~~hc r. l om~ r ,
pS yc~o+.o!ic(;l
nci e,htori ne o.ne:. i.llh·d 4chc.l.ons .
Its duc..l purposu is "to c1es troj t hlJ .. nc=...:y l s \1111 t o r ... sist a;.d
t o fortify For
~he bo~s of pcopl~ a of occupi ~ d countri ~ s •• 86
coo~1nc.t io n
l-urpos,-, s f.'Ockly U.[i . St r ctu (J.c
:~ir
Forces 1n Europe's
.'
p&ychol oeicc.l w<:..rf£.rEI rxotines ·wc~ bu ld. 67 end Npreacnt c.ti ves
troo u.i; • .:Jt r CltCI(J.c iJ.r Fo;rcos i n Europe pt'.rti c~pC:. W d ~n oee ti nss m~ c.oni'u r er.cca slXlnsor... o by oth.:.r intor",stcd cgenci(!s . 68
.
Prison0 Y' of ·" or a.nd ESCllpeC I nte l l1 henee ~
intorrog(l. ~i on
(;nd rt:: hebili t ~ tion of U. E.i . :3 tr f. tr...i.ic •.irForce s in
Luroyo·:; pt:rsonnol xe tu,rll... d trO!:-. j..rison... r of ...·cr and c4 ssi ng i n c..ction 5tCtuS. d~stributcd
InforuE.t i on obttoi ;i.;.d fr o:; th() ruturnces \;OS
to t hf: nppr c;.pri c,ttJ .; J.r
O.old
Gr ound Forc 5 .
j'rcr..l tiIJ(;
JJeco ,Dri£. Cen ~O l"·bl; C.l.!ctol)clC:: . D of I, U~T...F I t o Lh Gon Cal :Jpcctz/ CO U~"'I·..·J:' I 20 lie y 44 . 85. Report o f s~~ho1o~ic~1 .. cz fu:u 1!Uc tin&. ·12 ;~r 44 c.tteilded by r",p r~ s o ll t ~ ti v.... s fro:.:. U!JS';.....? I • .:. r hli ",i a tr)' , ;.d::J.rc.l ty I Psycbolobi ccl. :,e;rfc.ra :Gocre: &. t t;(; Offic e ot: '..u Inf or ::.c tl oD. . 86. Ham ,~nb j l .Jul;.ction s of the Lirc. ct or ot I n t elli gence . 87. Report o f l 's :, cho l oeJ cc.l ·"crfc:+c Z. ilc ti u F;. 12 ~\gr 44 88, AIeoo , · uubj , Ust"of }t!..;c t1 :l,£s ,I:.ri g Ocn · ~o rGC= C. McDon tdd . D of I t U3.STI~ t o D c fOps , U~'I"~ I 1 ; .Ub 44
:...: 7
PNli ::-dnc.ry tr c.f t No . 1 to th:c r o turr.,.e:as ·.;·" rL
p rovi~ (,:d
fer t.o th the JJ.l' Forc... s £....'1d t he
Grounc. Forc(.;,9 to gi v(. ins ·t ruc tion i n c:scq,Q c.nd Evc.sio:) prccecure:s. 89
I'Q,st Hostiliti ... s Iuto111.1<.cncc Incrces1na c:"yllC.sis nCS p1.cced on rost Hostili tics r..:.etters durins th-.; lc.ttl:r p.::l t of 1544 .
In o3;d£lr to devclop th6
I ntellib6:lcC n(JolJssGry for the.. Di r<.l ctor Eot c of Fost Hostil1 ti bs
•
Plrumi ng . tho U•.::: . Gr·oup G. C., :3.P.:U JlO e nd the CIro I 1 t ,,,£8 recou::.E:n d...d thc.t a Fost i-:Ost,.Uties ·Intc.lll &,£mco section be octivotlJ d ':\1thin t ho Di:roctc.rc:.te of ! n t c lli(,cncc .
Th(.pursonnol
for t his s c: otion ·.:-culG be
¢x~r1~nce
Tur se t. O"veH:. ti onc.l ,
sel(.; c tc~
~ ch.:"ll
on th... · -Cosis of
ct.l , El..,c:tronic
I
in
LUG Counter l ntc IHe.cn co
!lIld fhotob.rf. pl-.J.c Fi.ocOnr.c.isse.:.lce. 9 I.. The scope of :rest nostll1 tics
the
D1r~ctor
of
!ntc l l1 ~~!~ ce
re quire i.~nt s
the:.t concerned
r.e.SI
1. Thl.> furnish1ne of . lnte ll1 b(;rlc(' require d by U.ti.Utrd... g1c -'.J..r FO.t C ~D i ll Lurope I S IJirectorott.s . subordir.. c.t a c a.::.l..r.C:s cllci cir COi.lpon... :il.t of t pe U .::;~ Group CC for ;:ost HoBt:Ll1 ti <..: s plUI!11ns , · i uclurl i llg t oo QSse!.wly c.nrl uUn tunc.nco of cc.:1;.:rO!l.(.;l1Si vc.. fi l as (.!1c1 rl!cord~ \11 tb r·",s}:..., ct to ell pht.s ()s the Gf;!r.!C.:l idr F OI ·C O t o 1nsu.ro LY E1!. lllbili t~ ci' ~ll l"-' rti nu.lt i nfor..•dion dur~n t... the Tri p c.r ti to :a..-.. .tioo . 2 . Th~ · ¥r~p[rt.tio~ of Intc~l i LC~ c ~ ~i~ctives to suborl;a nL t~ unt t~ I ~b..:; .su~ .. rvis1on c::.C3 noni tori nf, of SPuc!Ll pr o j...cts. c..:H.. steff stuC:il..:s c.nrl· lidson "R1 th i nte r e sted c.~cn cios ·.
or
89. FU:lct1 oncl Cb.~rt\ I iltc; lli bc~1co 3... ctic,·" 5 ,,;.pr 44 90. l u! ;~,"I:.c l /EriC:. Gcn C<.o:r.f:u C.!!: tcnclc.::/ u of I, U.:.,sT:..? t o / Brig Ge:1 td.·: c.rd l"". Curt is / C/;;, C•.Zl':.F end / J,!c. j Gc:.l Fred. L. J..'1c.;.;.rs0".1/ !)/ CG Cps! t:.:..IDT.".t' , 2., ~p 44
}>roJli::linc.ry Drc.ft No.1 Thl:. r1c,.nilins, coordim_tioll C:.""!d i t:.pl eoon t ctipn of t he exploi t£.tion of intrJllig,:1cc ot;j~cti 'J;:! S i n .-hi ch t he U.O • •.I"'...1Y ,..~r . t'crc.::. s is 1 nt.:.r",;s t vd 1n Ger ~.l£OY end Gcr-.....r.n_ccc upi l..d terri tori(.:s . 4. Tho.,; col lecti on , SC1'o:.:6uillb , r(;j:rcd:.l cti on end Cii:ssc:.:..inc.tio.l of t.ll i ::l;:vrtt.r.t Gccu~:;ts captur<..d i n teo fiuld to i nsure t iH. il- {V E-i lc.t.i11 tJ for l ::.;o.;di£.to tlxploi tr..Ucn or lon b ~r c.;.!"i{;.u st~dy . 5. "The sp _ciu i nt~ 111 b_ nc CJ ! nv~st i !€ .c.tion of t i:!e Gc~:c.u .. .ir i -oretl in conjunction r;i t l:: other sttiff
3.
sectlo~-..s.
6~ Tho pro\'isioi.1 of the necc ssery oIga.;.rlz(;tio:l c.. . 1d trcin.:..d pers o:"l!lOl to C61 ry o'"'t tho rcs:.;ronsl hili ti_s c!urin~ the:. SH.~ pc-ricc:1. 91
'l'ht: coll~ctlon ~d <..vc.lu, tiOl~ of fes t !ios tili til..S i ntc 1l1&ence r (;quj.red liaison
<:.n4
cocrca ll~_ tie~
Centre), Cou..t"J.cil L-:t.l1tuy ;;C ction
\d tll tllc Lir coo .. oIJ-l..nt of the:: (~rit1sh) , U . :3 .
Group
ce . . " .ir
hii n1stry In tc.lll t:::.e110e Dl1'-C tort.t e$ I i..l, r I n t ... lliLe:"lce CO_:lpon.::n t of 0-2,
~H..~J.'
\j/~rt'.c.r~
Id vis1.on I Sri Ush Qd F;Ussic!l In t\;lli e 6nc'3. cor,:p0:1u:1ts of
the Tripn: titr;;
c~cn¢k s .
(iJ.r
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GoV(i:rn~:1t
I
Offict> of otrotoe;.1c 5.....rvico$ I Ecooo-.:.ic
of Ccr:::.cny , end '-11 i u tcrl:swd
h!~·i".F
92
Qriei"nolly tnt. U.o . EC......lhin& hZi ssion ~:"(:S ros~onsi bl0 tor
the Pl c.nnl ut=, f
I(;SJjOllSi bi 11
1n l..UIOpe .
J.oS
of 12 Cctober 19U
t;,: ';'- ....5 ::.ssu:._:...:d by U. ::). Gi r t. tCi:..1 c :.1 r
FOIC~S
The c.ssU:-.....ipti oll of this fu."'lcticn r..;q·...urcc1 p !CJmi nl,.
for t h . . . evo.,;ntucl. co,...:.:prchi..:1si vc i nvo.,;stil,:l:.tions of t h ... GeTi_'!.n 91 . Ltr, ;;"ubj: :;tcIr ;,;tudy: Th,.; l c sirE"_bil1ty CO...z.r...-lt;t,;r f or ~·.iI· I nuUii......,~1cc :.........:rvic... s. ' r 6£.::1izc.tio~, Eri ~ Q.::n Gcor;:,cC_LicDcncld. to Lt Cc;"l. Cnl ~.p (o tz. / CG U;j;...: -::.;?/ t hru ~·.:1c1(jrsc.n. ~/CG Cps. USS'I·.Ji' . 24 Dc t 44.
92. IUd.
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fit;i.tcr I c.~l.d
L ttri
G.rJ. ti - shippine"
ticn, cp...rc.ticncl dctc. illCluc:hnS boc t.::r f r oconnd ssanc(;
I
photogr<:.phic. trc.ns}:.ort
t rcl:li n8 , cv i Ltic.!l (.l1d l.:...dicL:l i nfcr.r.:e.ti oil , OrtmF'...ilc e ,
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13$te.blished
~o
PTOvide
6. c~ntrL l
source of' Gl1 (.veilE.ble GGr.::.a;l
II t ray.
9.3 . l~r, ;:'utjl :;tU't .stuC::n Ttto Ix.sirE.bili ty tc.r D l'Topos..:.d tcputy COinau!(;I' f or ,..ir In tcllit..t:!1cl.. ~ ... rvic... s I U~TII,F, Uld 1ob<.l Prcposcc1 Crc..c .'-iz ~. tiC' :l. , lrii:., CA.n ~o:rt,e C ~ ;'lcLonL.:.ld I D of I, Uo:JT:.F, to Lt Gt:;n Cc..rl ~pC. Ctz/ CG U:':;';:;;F/ tbru J.!Gj C.:ll Fred L . i.m:.rson , Ii/CO CJ:os , U~T._ I 24 Oct 44. 94. Col H D.;Jti,;, lC:c.~) . ~.;,.r1:odlc I nt..::l,l ic:.oncc ~iOl t Ho. 1. ';.7 Oct .44 .