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Boris T. Pash Papers http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf300002fn Online items available Register of the Boris T. Pash papers Finding aid prepared by Ronald Bulatoff, revised by Vishnu Jani Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 2003, 2014, 2018 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Register of the Boris T. Pash 72033 1 papers Title: Boris T. Pash papers Date (inclusive): 1892-1989 Collection Number: 72033 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 6 manuscript boxes, 5 envelopes, 1 oversize folder, 3 albums, 46 motion picture film reels(11.0 Linear Feet) Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, orders, writings, photographs, motion picture film, and printed matter relating to the naval forces of General Nikolay Yudenich during the Russian Civil War; the Russian refugee camp in Wünsdorf, Germany, in 1922; American military intelligence service activities, including the Baja Peninsula mission to investigate the possible establishment of a Japanese base in Mexico in 1942 and the Alsos mission to determine the status of German nuclear development in 1944-1945; and to allegations made in 1975 of the involvement of Boris T. Pash with Central Intelligence Agency assassination plots. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. Creator: Pash, Boris T., 1900-1995 Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1972, with several increments received in subsequent years. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Boris T. Pash papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Alternate Forms Available Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. 1900 June Born, San Francisco, California 20 1918-1920 Volunteer, Russian Imperial Army and Navy 1918-1922 Member, The International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations 1920 Employed by the American Red Cross, South Russian Unit, Sevastopol and Theodosia, Russia 1924 Graduated from Springfield College, Massachusetts, B.P.E. (Bachelor of Physical Education) 1924-1940 Chairman, Hollywood High School Athletic Department 1939 Graduated from University of Southern California, M.S. (Education) 1940-1943 Chief of Military Intelligence, U.S. Army, 9th Corps, Presidio of San Francisco 1943-1945 Commanding Officer of the Alsos Mission 1946-1947 Foreign Liaison Section Chief for Supreme Commander, Allied Powers, Japan 1948-1951 Employed by the Central Intelligence Agency 1952-1953 Special Forces, U.S. Forces, Austria 1953-1956 Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, 6th Army 1956-1957 Staff member, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Guided Missiles 1957 Retired from military service 1995 Died Scope and Content Note The Boris T. Pash papers reflect the military career of Pash from his time as a volunteer in the Russian Imperial Army and Navy in 1918 through his retirement as a colonel in the U.S. Army in 1957. Of special interest are the documents relating to the Alsos Mission, a U.S. Army intelligence unit based in Europe in 1944-1945, of which Boris Pash was commanding officer and whose object was to determine the status of German nuclear development. In addition to the manuscript material in the Alsos Mission file, there is a large number of photographs on the mission in the photographs series, including prints of the liberation of Paris and the surrender of Thanheim, Germany. Register of the Boris T. Pash 72033 2 papers Also of interest are materials relating to the Foreign Liaison Section for the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers during the postwar occupation of Japan, 1945-1948, found in the subject file. See also, among the photographs, prints of Soviet armed forces in Tokyo. Subjects and Indexing Terms Motion pictures World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany Officers Atomic bomb Secret service -- United States Refugees World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Refugees Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Naval operations Russians -- Germany World War, 1939-1945 -- Mexico United States. Army United States. Central Intelligence Agency Yudenich, Nikolay Nikolayevich, 1862-1933 box 1 BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1918-1975 Scope and Contents note Clippings, letters, press releases, and other material reflecting the military career and civilian life of Boris Pash, arranged chronologically. box 1, folder 1 1918-1949 box 1, folder 2 1950-1975 box 1 CORRESPONDENCE 1892-1989 Scope and Contents note Letters and telegrams, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent. Unidentified box 1, folder 3 1892-1893 box 1, folder 4 1951-1989 box 1, folder 5 American Red Cross 1920 box 1, folder 6 Anderson, H. D. 1925 box 1, folder 7 Barnes, John 1975 box 1, folder 8 Borah, William E. 1929 box 1, folder 9 Brander(?), Peter 1930 box 1, folder 10 Coney 1942 box 1, folder 11 Devers, Jacob L. 1963 box 1, folder 12 Einstein, Albert 1939 box 1, folder 13 Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1963 box 1, folder 14 Emel'ianov, Ivan Vasil'evich 1919 box 1, folder 15 Gerlach, Walther 1975 box 1, folder 16 Golunsky, S. A. 1946 box 1, folder 17 Goudsmit, Samuel A. 1976 box 1, folder 18 Hambro, Charles 1955 box 1, folder 19 Heisenberg, Professor 1955 box 1, folder 20 Hermann, Armin 1976 box 1, folder 21 Hoover, John Edgar 1951 box 1, folder 22 International Committee of the Young Men's Christian Associations 1918-1922 box 1, folder 23 Johnson, Jesse 1975-1976 Register of the Boris T. Pash 72033 3 papers CORRESPONDENCE 1892-1989 box 1, folder 24 Pierce, E. C. 1945 box 1, folder 25 Polette, Andre 1961 box 1, folder 26 Robb, Roger 1954 box 1, folder 27 Sinclair, Upton 1948-1949 box 1, folder 28 Societe Generale Metallurgique de Hoboken 1944 box 1, folder 29 Thomson, E. F. 1953 box 1, folder 30 U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 1954 box 1, folder 31 Willoughby, C. A. 1949 box 1 SPEECHES AND WRITINGS 1959-1981 Scope and Contents note Speeches and writings by Boris Pash, arranged chronologically. box 1, folder 32 Handwritten notes on the 1920 evacuation of Crimea undated box 1, folder 33 "Checkmate," 1955 December 15 Scope and Contents note Typescript. box 1, folder 34 "Checkmate! How the Soviets Tried to Take Over the Japanese Orthodox Church," The American Legion Magazine 1958 April Scope and Contents note Printed copy. box 1, folder 35 "Why the Mental Panic?," 1959 March 19 Scope and Contents note Typescript. box 1, folder 36 "Where Is the Soviet Union?," 1961 Scope and Contents note Holograph. box 1, folder 37 "Communication," 1963 Scope and Contents note Typescript. box 1, folder 38 The Alsos Mission 1969 Scope and Contents note Printed copy of review. box 1, folder 39 Statement to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 1976 January 7 Scope and Contents note Typescript. box 1, folder 40 Statement to the U.S. Congressional Commission on Wartime Relocation of Persons of Japanese Background in the U.S. at a public hearing 1981 August 11 Scope and Contents note Typescript. ALSOS MISSION FILE 1943-1976 Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, diary, reports, notes, clippings, and other material relating to the operations of the Alsos Mission, arranged alphabetically by physical form. Register of the Boris T. Pash 72033 4 papers ALSOS MISSION FILE 1943-1976 General Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, orders, reports, notes, clippings, printed matter, and other material. box 1, folder 41 Undated box 1, folder 42 1943 box 2, folder 1-2 1944 box 2, folder 3-4 1945 box 2, folder 5 Article by V. Gilenson 1962 Scope and Contents note Relates to U.S. military intelligence, including the Alsos Mission, during World War II. box 2, folder 6 Chronology box 2, folder 7 Diary (Germany) 1945 March-July Scope and Contents note Written by an unidentified member of the Alsos Mission. box 2, folder 8 History box 2, folder 9 List of personnel of interest Subject file box 2, folder 10 DSM Project box 2, folder 11 Exposure to radioactivity box 2, folder 12 Radium supply Recommendations box 2, folder 13 Legion of Merit Award 1945 box 3, folder 1 Distinguished Service Medal 1976 World War 1939-1945 box 3, folder 2 Germany box 3, folder 3 Military attaches - United States 1945 April-May Scope and Contents note Memoranda of the U.S. Military Attache in London. SUBJECT FILE 1894-1976 Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, orders, reports, and printed matter, arranged alphabetically by subject. box 3, folder 4 Baja Peninsula Intelligence Mission 1942 Scope and Contents note Correspondence, maps, and progress reports. box 3, folder 5 Espionage 1947 January 20 Scope and Contents note Memorandum. Includes case of suspected German agent Dr. Kayl. box 3, folder 6 Heisenberg, Werner 1943 October 15 Scope and Contents note Certificate signed by Adolf Hitler awarding Heisenberg the 1st class cross for war service. box 3, folder 7 Japan - History - Allied occupation, 1945-1952, Kurganov, Oskar, Amerikantsy v Iaponii, Sovetskii pisatel', Leningrad 1947 box 3, folder 8 Kulaev, Ivan Vasil'evich Register of the Boris T. Pash 72033 5 papers SUBJECT FILE 1894-1976
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