Office Of Strategic Services
- Office Of Strategic Services
(OSS)
The OSS was established by executive order in July 1942 to coordinate military intel- ligence during World War II. Headed by William J. Donovan, the OSS was responsible for gathering intelligence and espionage activities behind enemy lines. Allen Dulles was in charge of the office in Switzerland that used its location in a neutral country to gather information about the Nazi war effort. The OSS had more than 16,000 agents involved in espionage, sabotage, or guerrilla activities in Europe and Asia. The office was regarded with suspicion by military figures and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was judged to be unsuccessful in some quarters. It was abolished by President Harry S. Truman in 1945. However, the OSS paved the way for the Central Intelligence Agency, established in 1947.
Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era .
Neil A. Wynn .
2015.
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