Disposition Authorities for Individual Classification for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 108. Foreign Travel Control.

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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Disposition Authorities for Individual Classification for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 108. Foreign Travel Control.

Disposition Authorities for Individual Classification for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 108. Foreign Travel Control.

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The Bureau established this classification in July 1944 to monitor passengers arriving in the United States by ship and airplane in order to keep out spies, saboteurs, other dangerous person, and subversives. In conducting interviews, the FBI cooperated with military intelligence. They attempted to interview virtually everyone entering the United States from May 1942 through early 1944. The FBI has extant case files from this period. In 1944, the military intelligence withdrew from the process. According to the administrative history, classification 108 opened July 1944 and continued an interest in some individuals through 1945. After that date Headuqarters put FTC-type cases in 100. (The 00 file for 108 is in 100-140085). FBI jurisdiction ended September 5, 1945. The New York and Washington Field Offices have recent case files. New York files go back at least to 1972. Washington has files from 1980. These files concern the safety of foreign officials and the tracking of potential terrorists from foreign countries.

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