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Historical Note
Scope and Content of Collection
Title: United States. Office of Strategic Services. Special Operations Branch. Western Europe Section reports
Date (inclusive): 1944-1945
Collection Number: 76015
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes
(1.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Reports relating to sabotage and resistance liaison activities in German-occupied France of agents of the Western Europe Section
of the Special Operations Branch of the United States Office of Strategic Services
Creator:
United States. Office of Strategic Services. Special Operations Branch. Western Europe Section.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
Boxes 1-3 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. Photocopies available in boxes 4-5. 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 1976.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], United States. Office of Strategic Services. Special Operations Branch. Western Europe Section reports,
[Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Historical Note
The Special Operations Branch of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was established in January 1942. Authorized by the
OSS to conduct undercover operations in support of planned military operations, agents of the Western Europe Section of the
Special Operations Branch mainly served in German-occupied France.
Scope and Content of Collection
Reports related to sabotage and resistance liaison activities in German-occupied France of agents of the Western Europe Section
of the Special Operations Branch of the Office of Strategic Services.
Individual reports contain agents' descriptions of activities in the field. Some folders also include complete mission reports,
maps of operational areas and photographs taken in the field. The original documents in boxes 1-3 may not be used without
permission of the Archivist; photocopies are available in boxes 4-5.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements
World War, 1939-1945 -- France
Secret service -- United States
France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service