Records of the Office of Strategic Services, 1919-2002. Audio Recordings, ca. 1940 - ca. 1945. NATURE OF M.O. [I.E., MORALE OPERATIONS]. Set II, No. 2.

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Records of the Office of Strategic Services, 1919-2002. Audio Recordings, ca. 1940 - ca. 1945. NATURE OF M.O. [I.E., MORALE OPERATIONS]. Set II, No. 2.

1945

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DRAMATIZED STATEMENT: Presents arguments for independent centralizedintelligence agency in peace time. Outlines purpose and goals of Office ofStrategic Services directed by Gen. William Donovan. Relates story of Trojanhorse as example of historic morale operation, suggests peace time moraleoperations could suppliment future military operations and shape nationalpolicies. Donovan comments on importance and performance of OSS, and suggestsforming a new and similar agency to do future "secret work and extraresearch" required by military agencies.

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Donovan, William Joseph, 1883-1959

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William Joseph "Wild Bill" Donovan (January 1, 1883 – February 8, 1959) was an American soldier, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat, best known for serving as the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency, during World War II. He is regarded as the founding father of the CIA, and a statue of him stands in the lobby of the CIA headquarters building in Langley, Virginia. A decorated veteran of World War I, Donovan is the only person ...