Strategic Services Unit, the Glossary
The Strategic Services Unit was an intelligence agency of the United States government that existed in the immediate post–World War II period.[1]
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16 relations: Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Operations (CIA), Federal government of the United States, Intelligence agency, John J. McCloy, John Magruder (United States Army officer, born 1887), John Ranelagh, National Intelligence Authority, National Security Act of 1947, Office of Policy Coordination, Office of Strategic Services, Peer de Silva, Secret Intelligence Branch, Thomas Powers, United States Assistant Secretary of War, World War II.
- Counterintelligence agencies
- Government agencies established in 1946
- Human intelligence (information gathering)
- United States Department of War
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations. Strategic Services Unit and Central Intelligence Agency are United States intelligence agencies.
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Directorate of Operations (CIA)
The Directorate of Operations (DO), less formally called the Clandestine Service,Central Intelligence Agency,, Retrieved: July 9, 2015. Strategic Services Unit and Directorate of Operations (CIA) are Central Intelligence Agency and United States intelligence agencies.
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Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district/national capital of Washington, D.C., where most of the federal government is based.
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Intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, public safety, and foreign policy objectives.
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John J. McCloy
John Jay McCloy (March 31, 1895 – March 11, 1989) was an American lawyer, diplomat, banker, and presidential advisor.
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John Magruder (United States Army officer, born 1887)
John L. Magruder (June 3, 1887 – April 30, 1958) was a Brigadier general in the U.S. Army.
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John Ranelagh
John O'Beirne Ranelagh is a television executive and producer, and an author of history and of current politics.
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The National Intelligence Authority (NIA) was the United States Government authority responsible for monitoring the Central Intelligence Group (CIG), the successor intelligence agency of the Office of Strategic Services established by President Harry S. Truman's presidential directive of 22 January 1946 in the aftermath of World War II. Strategic Services Unit and National Intelligence Authority are Central Intelligence Agency and United States government stubs.
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National Security Act of 1947
The National Security Act of 1947 (Pub.L., 61 Stat., enacted July 26, 1947) was a law enacting major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies following World War II.
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Office of Policy Coordination
The Office of Policy Coordination (OPC) was the covert operation wing of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Office of Strategic Services
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was an intelligence agency of the United States during World War II.
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Peer de Silva
Peer de Silva (June 26, 1917 – August 13, 1978) was a station chief in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Secret Intelligence Branch
The Secret Intelligence Branch of the United States' Office of Strategic Services was a wartime foreign intelligence service responsible for the collection of human intelligence from a network of field stations in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Strategic Services Unit and Secret Intelligence Branch are human intelligence (information gathering) and United States government stubs.
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Thomas Powers
Thomas Powers (born December 12, 1940, in New York City) is an American author and intelligence expert.
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United States Assistant Secretary of War
The United States Assistant Secretary of War was the second–ranking official within the American Department of War from 1861 to 1867, from 1882 to 1883, and from 1890 to 1940.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Counterintelligence agencies
- Abwehr
- Air Force Office of Special Investigations
- Association of Chief Police Officers
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
- Central Intelligence Organisation
- Counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism organizations
- Counterintelligence Corps
- Counterintelligence Field Activity
- Counterintelligence Mission Center
- Defense Counterintelligence Command
- Estonian Internal Security Service
- FBI Counterintelligence Division
- Federal Intelligence Agency
- Inner Line
- Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
- Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Kontrrazvedka
- List of counterintelligence organizations
- MI5
- MI5(g)
- Military Counterintelligence Directorate
- Military Counterintelligence Service (Germany)
- Military Counterintelligence Service (Poland)
- Military Security Agency
- Military Security Command of the Korean People's Army
- Military counterintelligence of the Soviet Army
- Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan
- National Counterintelligence and Security Center
- Norwegian Defence Security Department
- Romanian Intelligence Service
- SMERSH
- Secretariat of Intelligence
- Security Intelligence Agency
- Servizio Informazioni Militare
- Shai (Haganah unit)
- State Security Department of Lithuania
- State Security Service (Azerbaijan)
- State Security Service (Latvia)
- Strategic Services Unit
- United States Army Counterintelligence
- United States Department of Justice National Security Division
Government agencies established in 1946
- Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety
- Bureau of Land Management
- California Public Utilities Commission
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centrale Veiligheidsdienst
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée
- Centre national du livre
- Commonwealth Employment Service
- Communications Security Establishment
- Council of Economic Advisers
- Counterintelligence Service (Yugoslavia)
- Directorate for State Security (Yugoslavia)
- Farmers Home Administration
- Filem Negara Malaysia
- General Planning Commission (France)
- Home Guard (India)
- Idyllwild Fire Protection District
- Iron and Steel Board
- Korean State Railway
- LAPD Gangster Squad
- List of ambassadors of Iceland to Czechoslovakia
- Los Angeles Airport Police
- Malaysian Meteorological Department
- Ministry of State Security (Soviet Union)
- Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
- Omaha Public Power District
- Ordnance Survey International
- Oregon Public Employees Retirement System
- Paruman Agung
- Penghu County Government
- Pierce County Library System
- Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
- Secretariat of Intelligence
- Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto
- State Archives of the Republic of North Macedonia
- Strategic Services Unit
- Taipei City Council
- Texas Veterans Land Board
- United States Atomic Energy Commission
- United States Congressional Joint Economic Committee
- United States House Committee on House Administration
- Volkspolizei
- Whitehall Township Bureau of Police
- Wilton Park
Human intelligence (information gathering)
- Clandestine HUMINT and covert action
- Clandestine human intelligence
- Cyber-HUMINT
- HUMINT/CI Exploitation Teams
- Human intelligence (intelligence gathering)
- Secret Intelligence Branch
- Strategic Services Unit
- Viet Cong Motivation and Morale Project
United States Department of War
- Bureau of Insular Affairs
- Commission on Training Camp Activities
- Don't Be a Sucker
- Fort Yellowstone
- Freedmen's Bureau
- Here Is Germany
- Office of the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines
- Our Job in Japan
- Purveyor of Public Supplies
- Strategic Services Unit
- Training Within Industry
- United States Department of War
- United States Secretary of War
- United States Under Secretary of War
- Your Job in Germany
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Services_Unit
Also known as Office of Special Operations.