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Scope and Content of Collection
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
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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