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  • Title: Paul Van der Stricht papers
    Date (inclusive): 1943-1977
    Collection Number: 90072
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: In English and French
    Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, orders, memoranda, and maps relating to clandestine operations carried out by the Office of Strategic Services in German-occupied France during World War II, and to liaison with French resistance forces. Includes a short official history of operations carried out by the French resistance, and two draft chapters of a history of the Office of Strategic Services by William J. Casey.
    Creator: Van der Stricht, Paul
    Creator: Casey, William J.
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1990.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Paul Van der Stricht papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    Lieutenant colonel, United States Army; chief, Western European Section, Special Operations Branch, Office of Strategic Services, 1943-1944.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Correspondence, orders, memoranda, and maps relating to clandestine operations carried out by the Office of Strategic Services in German-occupied France during World War II, and to liaison with French resistance forces. Includes a short official history of operations carried out by the French resistance, and two draft chapters of a history of the Office of Strategic Services by William J. Casey.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements
    World War, 1939-1945 -- France
    Secret service -- United States
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service
    United States. Office of Strategic Services