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This reference is a Bureau letter dated 12/E/ol, to Col. William J. Donovan, Coordinator of Information, Wash., D.C. enclosing a copy of a report made by a missionary who had just returned from Japan, concerning conditions in that country. This report was furnished to the Bureau by an outside confidential source. 62-6442ri1e 16!-
This reference is a letter dated 12/5/41 from Eilliam J. Donovan, Coordinator of Information, Wash., D.C., thanking.Er. Hoover for his letter of 12/4/41 concerning the firm qf "Herm, Dreier, Quito, Ecuador.
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d- On l2/8/41, Colonel William Donovan of Washington C ,, called the Los Angeles Field Q fice in an q fort to reach an Col. G. Edward Burton and was advised that Burton had de- .; 3?; parted for San Francisco. Donovan asked if there had been 5, Source not given! 92 .... _w, . ¢1-425-L Los Angeles Tel., l2/8/41 no caption given I 62-19253-316 0! - I n - 5s - , _ ,4 _ 1;t"";i%-1- -___ , _-+:-r-_»;__ . K ; ._._.--_._ __i I -- '3 Ti __..-q_,v92or -92e_».K . 5.1; f | 92Q!.92 _. , 1 ' l --1-r - °?gy_, F c *<~. all _J L1 A»/gé w X ! 1 v5 b This reference is a Bureau memo dated 12/B/Z1 en- 5* closing a note.fron the State Department which-was attached -21 to a memo prepared for. r. Iinthrop Crane of the.State De- . E partmentwith reference by Hrs. to Buiiliiiiiiil iiie oi the Pasiport _.ie Division,nae ' - brought to the @e J it mas possible that 001. Donovan had attempted to use this nan as I? a foreign agent. LEO *¢'_2.'92'. On 3/6/42 the MiamiOffice was advised that :2 -I11 some connection with Col. Iillian Donovan, Co na o a n " / .g_=2 -. .-'-"-E . cl -5-92 - :9 C,b9 43 I/3 22 .3 :- our .21» q-:3-315. _-_--. -1-. ,___. d5f¢'¢J&Q ~l4 I fl! /o'5H'33 Io-er-23 0n 12/11/41 6'01. William! Donovan called and talked to Hr. Thmm regarding instructions he had received '-='5 from the President to see what could be done about inter- r-. grating information concerning Axis tension and the creation $7 : 92 . V. of a committee for this purpose. Col. Donovan stated that n}p"§$ as soon as he prepared a memorandum on this he would send gel -:.,. it to the Bureau .. eno for the Director ' 12/1 1 _/41 No caption given - -q-3 62-6442 6 ,L'_;_- . _.~..- Z 8! wan /5 '* I!. > ¬ % I E I - On 12/11/41 the Director conferred with Gen. Files I at whio time Gen. Hiles stated that Gel. Black had told him Miles! that Col. William! Donovan was unable to control short wave radio matters. Gen. Miles said that the Army's monitoring system found that the axis powers were making great to~do over the short wave broadcast of the panics on the East and West Coasts. Gen. Miles was advised that this had been left for Gen. Miles to handle. Memo for Mr. Tblson, Hr. Tamm and Fr. Ladd, dated 12/11/41 '92 No caption given ' s2_e2¢ 9!;; --9s On 12/19/4 contacted thi 3 92 Bureau with reference trying Switzerland to be in touch ce a n people stated that Col. William J. Donovan had advis . mo - he could not go thro h with this because MrI . ad I declin d to approve and Mr. Hoover had stated that as #1003 too "weak a c aracter" to withstand Nazi propa- £ aa, etc. Ff-; .r'~. was advised that this matter would be l discussed with Mr. Hoover and he would be advised. U ¢ I -55- ...-.--~-.:- ":- V » 4 _ 1- A '10.-_ = *~".>. _ T _ _ v - __92-1; - -=. ~:=~-- ' -- _ *.. 92*..@r'-'-- V ¢ _ . ._ 7_ _ ::F . _;J92_. 6 ,---. I 1 .9 ii This reference contains the following notation: "It is preposterous for this statement to be made. I have no authority over Donovan and of course he doesn't check with me before he acts. H. " n I Memo for the Director from Hr. Tamm, 12/19/4.1 No captjon given 1oo_§§e44 e 86! rm.-.-,. ..,..¢-.-...... -...,. -.-. .-. 1..-J--.4-..-. .-.4--4 1n/99//19 0.... DUI 'u|'|U5921'J-U/K4-I/ Ila JIUIII, c 0 . ibuted to 1- r. Hoover. 100-25944-so oo!/ On 12/20 made Tina 92 ngton s various problems i ' _wstated ' motionconcerningthat Mellett was Jfilliam! directlyCol.responsible Donovan's officto e res - for Donovan. Certain faukl-pas committed by James Roose- vQp-Ll}n0T+ '|':n III -I-ho QIJU -ITlnnnnnn JJYTUYWII n1"f'fr92n 92'@ u|'I92- nun? 4- P10, |I|'92|' n-r92n!92Ta1-nyl92IU -IIl'b APVJ Hnrsfnn IIULVIIOS 'bu" Fs1'n-1 I ; 1»n:= f moved to another agency were discussed. - v Ev NY 1et., 10/22/41 wi above rpt. from N0 61-7.566-2949caption given I -I - 1r 301 3 ; ; at at L * _-- ....- _ ur- 3" * / ff /Q *+"';"> ..L;Fg£. - I i Y +5 92 29/41 Unive If ended 5. on, b_c9 gen a s e had att Cl p art y on 12 2 8/Z1 at which ._ time Maxim Von Breuern stated he had been working for 001. 1 5 YQC» l lliam Donovan at Princeton University. '92-92 b ! P ' .-2. E! Seattl '1 < TDD; '- Q iiiil _; U3 O 0 Detention as-2% 4* 0! _ _--. - In - ;:''4 .92_"'-E:. -It . i "r- g ig ..* r- E be e ; .1 _' i i J$w; '7. £- _Ii:t "_I -~_+-,-I-I -I x 92 imc -5?- ' I f ' t 1K . , ... 5 fkif ': ,-" "' I a 4r92""# 2 r :IIIII' on 12/ea/41, the President signed a confidential directive setting up a Special Intelligence Service. The | FBI was directed to set up a Special Intelligence Service in the Iestern Hemisphere to conduct investigations through- out Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America for dealing with finan ial economic, political and sub- F -; versive activities. ]{S j ? ft; on 12/29/41 92rv**"col. Iilliam Donovan called and seemed considerably Qput out" that the President had signed the above directive. Donovan felt the Agents of the FBI could not gather material necessary for his purposes, but that his r é? agent should work together with the FBI. + '3'its tee 'It was recommended that Donovan's organisation 1 --'= ;;Tr.i'. :,l TV-I assume responsibility for all intelligence in Mexico, Carib- bean, be responsible Uentral America for the and continental South merica, U8 and and its that territoriesthe FBI¬g¬>: 1 92 Homo for the Attorney I'92 :_? General, 12/31/21 _:., .~~.-.1 . I: Ho caption given . .L g -':""'.'1 {. 66-lE§291ll 0! Iwis reference is a letter from Iilliam J. Donovan, 92 Coordinator qf Ihformat I . dated 12/30/Z1 in b~é> which he stated that ad suggested that rsgee u1C/ are not identi f ied ! a the Spa ni n s In - formation Service might have some valuable moving pictures which they 88! could seize. This letter asked what the . situaticnvin that regardi ,"- ';_ I F Mr d t --1* , "<4! e=- " MFA! '5." ._ ., ? "=.£ >1! -.-.._.., -58.- _,--n _e..v --.-- 1'5 -~ -1-. ..------..------r_,- 92 7i I T g, _ 4 ._-.--vii-._.. V. AAAA __ - -- --._.@- --= -- _-_4- --,-; _q.:~-*4-naI -~ L-H4-~ -- ~-- -92-1.} '5-';-¢-.alu- -- - - §_-_' ____, _, _ _ Q ,. e A, T? I , I ,. .4? p _. _,_ O ,,.I *?§ I A Bureau letter to Donovan dated 1/10/42 set out information from Bureau files in accordance with above re- quest. ' ;~ Y _-=.,__~ I F? R:_99Qq uu uuv 21!~7' sr 100-saves-1 .§; 1 U e. _; 9%//' [o'er.-I . -I b-7» _- _ .1 . L _92 ,. In the spring of 194Hadvised that David ti '|=iarr was well acquainted with Q__can _ee, the former law associate of General Iilliam Donovan. Lee was employed as 3% an administrative aide to Donovan when Donovan headed OSS. ITU R t. I 8 51 Re: ma; - 65-325 -69 .1 . I 0! V =... Q » A In 1952 OI! advised that Ben'ami J n 0 ow I ey Olsen 's wife, Lynn T. Olsen, was one qf the incorporators of Presen- 511! tation, ese n Inc. which was incorporated 4/Q/Z6 in ie"rw it, E1 92' -[-088 by Erecutive Order off-2; - T15: _i"./';:=" '7; 5 ._ -** J » 1 . -~-I.-;. -vr UmQ2 c H -.- $1? 9292 5 m La MW- '92 10 Q-23 ' ",!r.'.- 7 .;J': . "Si '-1 0--.11 - 59 - -* I ______.._.,,,,,,- .,,,_,_,,,. -, ...,,...». _ .,.._..,.,,..-M-.-.._,..,.,,._..¢.~.~.,._4' -__._ ,.-.....-- -=~»»-.-».,~.-92 i--.-...... _.. 92- 44 _-.. A -L. l I 4 § >" s ;. Q In 1949 if-"D advised that when William ouan , a member of above organization was placed in charge of the Field Photographic Branch. WFO ;21¢4142?_2 / 8; $1 140-2oc2_2v 2! W advisedi s in 1942,- B76 . ,enti0ned to Jacob Golos, Soviet Esp. 4§t.L who dT? f 'WUU? ber 1543, that .¬. Zea was going to Wash., D.C. with Gen. Donovan in the USS. Gregory said Lee was upset when Gen. William J. Donovan proposed to have some NKVD representatives come to the UNQ. Duncan Lee told Gregory that he was in an advisory - - capacity to Gen. Donovan and was cognizant of most of the cg material directed to Gen. Donovan eattention. i Bureau Memo, 2/P1/Z4 en- closing a memo concerning ~> activities of subject of the Silvermaster case Re: Nathan Gregory Silver- master, was, et a2; Esp-R 65-56492-573 pgs. 118, . , 1I9,12? 09! SI 65-56402-220 pg. 94,35 94! ~' SI lst paragraph above - 100-345686-4 2! - 50 - 4/11¢.-,, . 1 L_V . ~ _ I __7' "'7 , _ _ V _ ' _ _ ,__ I; _ , 7, ;~-~ ~ ;=.;_1_ ~--- - -11: : _-=2-.__F -i- '~;.____='-I|_H,~ ___- . !'f ' .--'_ -ct -1-" ' " _--Q:A - I -2." Q ... _____. ., ww- -_92_---PM 1 ,~ 3-. ' "_ ._,. , <32Ki5c-;:2icS2t5F-~:*f!o¬Eie:r2?v:§5§%£c:£§ es»So4iaeec éeee czih ketzeéi ,'- - n. .,92._ 1 . _.. --l p». § '7 ? *1 ;1u1 of unknownreliability, advisedthat Solo on Trone came to Iaah., D.U. in about 1942 indicating he nae ' 1;! interested in obtaining employment. Ihile in Iaahington, @ % Q9 Tronecontacted prominent many Gou't.ciala. Tronewas n I b'1D92 one wasthathe a hatedgeStalin. c" Marxian and revolution but t I, I JRe, - ject,_ r ' Uh - §#*$ Al _ gob?! E onou1tant.ntIowan e _¢__.' 11:, Egyp t, 1946-1 949, ' I?--. Esp R ~|I_§.>. _'r'!:' as-£99»:-as 1 ' ;§l SIf /'9 100 25-B5? 13 P9 A15! /gr ' -'1'. '-_.e§ SI 100 015 66 9 ,- sr{ 100-58.5629-42 pg C 12 ;-'15!/' .-. 11-- -- r. , c '..lU '/DU-U4 J. r -é .743!? sr 1 01 7352-as - J. 1, 43!=/ SI 2 i2§;}5493-1 SI 190 587?-282 V40- 9! /F3 $1DR %DO-3§4?2B-16. :2119 §?,w?s2-2a sr '7'?-22.52-4a -we 6!/T '* --_. . *-{L 'IP17. e,~, _ ;; _ _!.-.*. E L -...~- -":1"; -- I - 61 - ¥ .- _ . _ _A,4-__|__ g ,5ig,L_; i;_~"F» ,,;£,,.,._,,_..-.,,_,,.,_...... ,.. Wat, Al _. ..~- V W --V V § __, ,,_,,.. ....¢._ .»-..._.-..-..=.¢._-c.-..- K * . _ -. - 5 hi. G- vb E a -. /- II | P A »-92 Q ' I . ttt" -" -1 . Demo for the Attorney General sent from the Director s Q fice, 4/7/42 Ho caption given 62-9800@28 l $6 o5 / 3.1 In the early part of 1942 CoI; B£seel4 advised that Herbert Yardley was reported to have been selecte by Col. William! Donovan to head an American black chamber, and that his backing was reported to have come from the White House. .£isse11 later advised that Yard1ey's appoint- ment had probably been killed. ° I 5 . - 62 - ,"1 i 4,-we:W-' _ 92"-n __ ,_ . ._, -S qua .¢-1 .92u92. _' f! ; r6q_92"r:.*~ - z n' '1|t; ._ I '-u_:-"":A ~.1 _._'_'r-U; .5 """"?= *=- :»s- fir-*1-,»"-... " '; ?-*1 . .- »--- - -- -- - ---- »- a_-@» -- - - A _ J . , Q ' £5 G01. Bissell advised that he had been reliably in- formed that Col. Lmnovan was trying to get into the field with troops. _ Source not given Bureau Memo, l/13/42 N0 caption given 62-275 ?!'j1-22 } 92- ,0 b~92 100-6515?-1 05! ~ 52-54427-42 . 06! I " "' /'92 L Q}-1.7 / J __ _, '7 . . £38??? ' __ _ _ . '7_V 7 _ 7.1 rk - ' :1: - ----:7- * '7" 7 It . -5 . |__|_ __ » - _ I __ -< ° .v_, , , i 7 __ am I .%92 92 Q -§ §92"'§. ,,~' -» *. __ d _ av : _F . _¢ :_:.Q.,.,_.'__ -----H.» --..,.....h-4':=|-=|:.==.t92. .i==|;.-,_,-..92-...i-_-~~.._-¢__- +§.! E.-..,.=_..».. ,._... ,..,- nuk-92'Y,lB|-1! ; _... _92 e lb 3, i- -| The "New Republic" magazine for l/5/42 carried an article concerning the weakness of the State Bepertnent. This article stated that besides the State Department the President had created agencies like those of Col. Donovan and Yr. Nelson Rockefeller, which encroached on its nor al prerogatives. nro lemo J 2/15/45 with m lterial, Esp 1F '- I00-l8l575-352 pg. 84 ?!.»" . On l/5/-ii? J'r.Hoover advisedthathe had =?o:rr.~r a'ccte:.£ with Gen Lee and Admiral Ifilkinson regardirag a con_feT enc'." which was to have been held with the Attorney General in his 1; - the Attorney General's! officethat warning concerning the _-- Col. William J.! Donovan matter. This conference was postponed " until 1/6/42. Memo for the Attorney General from. - the Director, 1/'5,/if -P E 52-e442g>5¢ No caption given 1 ,7! /"J I 9 ,. I /' J», / . i rzc -64- -411 - e>~ * ' ' 7 7 " rt "' v~' _-I ._|| r '___ __-_|| r W , ;_~ _3;_____' ,,-.__|=+_ -"-"*n*"'=, 92u~_ -__ . -"'.*I¢'.n¢..;.-<= .. rm.._.;.I,.-='.:".»;=. :1. 1 -..'".eJaw -~..-..--.:~- - ~ » - - '-saw-. l ..-." .'.»:_aw-IIur"',~,.|_ r Ha}.-q. > yrv92-e-_ ' r,¢z;q-§p_,, i>-r ,=**§-M" =-.=- -=" t r -e ' V M4 r |'* '-'-'1-fa =.J¢'~~ ,. ¢nf'_ -15-"-I / ; 92 awn .92s U I: T53 his I V t 1-I T ' reference is a memo to the Atto neg al dated l/3/22 regarding a conference attended on above date place not given! by Assistant Secretary of State, Berle; Col. Donovan; Gen Lee; Admiral Wilkinson; Col. Bissell and "' the Director. During this conference the conclusion was r - 7 reached that Col. Donovan intended to initiate operations 5 in the Western Hemisphere. These operations would consist of sending a representative to Central or South America for the purpose of gathering information concerning general caditions as well as special matters. Donovan said these assignments would he cleared through the State Dept= or the _-_ ._, Justice Dept. It was felt that it would be better for Col. Donovan to take over the work of the FBI in the SIS field f ' F ti since he was going to embark into certain phases in that a -T. - !'- -.;' fie l d . 3;? ._ J1: ' ?§;§%8 1'." .:92jZ?g,.-£4 -.- '1 ';_ In the early part of 1942 Paul Sbheffer, a German newspaper correspondent was being detained at the Greenbrier Zkrayed Hotel, White at the Sulpher hotel following Springs, W. an va. accident, While he Sche gchq fer!fer was being requested S.A. J.E. Lawler to remove any documents in his ed Shq fer's!room. Lawler complied with this request and among "it ' the documents found was an incomplete manuscripts addressed to ?Dear Bill". This manuscript dealt with the possibilities of 1- . a solution to the menace of Hitlerism, and was intended for Col. William J. Donovan. i 5.5., ... It -.. to .3! : ,3 .1 '::" r 7" 4 Photostatic copies are filed with reference # 65-3050-76. __=___-.2? :1-¢~; -757? ...... , t i mo - 65- - ~- -- 'v - --.------..---- s..,,....-.-. - .- ...... _.,.._ . .._,,_._--,_-._ r-,..,,.. -,. _... 0- .-. K ! i In a letter from Donovan to the Director f dated 1/I3/e2, concerning Sheffer, Donovan stated that he had talked with Forworth, and understood that there was o letter in Sheffer's effects which was addressed to him onovan! and that it had been left in Schq fer's room. Donovan felt that an e fort should be made to locate the letter as Donovan_felt the letter would indicate Schq fer's intentions. The following Directors notations appeared beneath the above letter from Donovan: "Did Forworth advise use qf Donovon s contact, and "Get it to Donovan at once. H ;nfor1ation set out above was taken fror the serials designated below. . 65 3 5 eowf-75 55-3050-75 1-3! l - . 92 1 ; <-. V, "' M-»" -we ,5, ._.,- , __e l___-s ._ ' - l e _ will ' -4 7 -5 _ _ 1 e __ ' u J'$3 n . .. . I-, - . 92. -- - " _ ' 0 ,_, __' - 4.}? D I M G J. J 92- I; _ I _'-. - "'."1., _92. ¢ s CF I 3 IP9' 153: n@ T /7 .l lT"__l_ ___ §5;;:;3"¬?%"¬a;Tib , >- § On 1/21/42Hr. FletcherFarren the Dept.Stateof .2 advised Mr. Berle of the Dept. of Justice, that the *2 Executive Directive matter had been straightened out and that 3 . it was satisfactory to go ahead with the conferenceo . Hr. G Berle thought it might be well politically to have Mr. William! Donovan to attend the above conference which was to be held in the Director's office, date to be decided later. uh, Memo for the Director, 1/21/42 E " No caption given i so-13329-19 5!;! SI 66-e ~329 I 6 .. Tr * The International Intelligence Conference originally I *5 scheduled for 1/5/42. 41 it . Lr . 4 3 ' -1 6 . : 3; ~; ,411 '- 1 K *1 '92_ .*" § 1 , / ""r~92 ,m 4 . , ! ' } On 9/2/#2, SAC fadigan, New Haven, called and advised that Yale University had just received a letter from Col, Killian J5! Donovan's q fice, written in a very mandatory tone, practically ordering Yale University to go through its files of all its students and to submit a b ckground of history and activities during school and since, Q3 all Jopanese and German Nationals. The authorities at Yale were annoyed at this request because they had opprorirately 45,080 files. They figured it would cost them t?0,000 and take then about two years io go through these files. "- 92 Bureau Leno, 2/P/Z2 _ No caption given - 94 l-44?0-40 14!* J - I U -Y - , 2 § 92 - I / W . J , 5773 -67* - '5'" ~qII5 ' ~ " ~ { -1-- ' I "' ~q: *' :*¥' ' ,; "1 -"I!" ' =_ " ~t"** ~»r= ~u- - " . ' -» trv ~n¥*§. = *fb~MF -. :9" __ __.-_----i.-...-._A_.-._-'-1 _:----.a.... M. .... _ . -1 K! ' I r cl This reference is a visa application from the ! State Dept. dated 2/l0/Z2 for Eassimo Fraccia, an Italian National, which listed William J1 Donovan, Qf Donovan, New- i. ton, Leisure and Lumbard, 2 Wall St., NYC, as a sponsor. Since Donovan was identified as coordinator of Information the Bureau files were not searched. 40-26645-2 P3! On 2/10/42 a Bureau Agent conferred with Paul Sche fer, a German newspaper correspondent who was being detained at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Mr. Scheffer stated that if possible he would like to make overtures to William Donovan to return the certain manu- script in order that he might complete it;& Fr. Sche fer non-an :uz¢9292'|'nnn'|'L-u'nn -cg n - . -92|__-J- IllI92'IlI,4l-JI-.6 4-.-' - - _ _ _ _ _ -1- ..'l____|__ __ wuo uuuhocui Mic: raga:-coo WUU-.-LU U6 yl¢{./CI; L.'UF£. : LU& T ELUIl. Memo for Hr. Lees, 3/10/1:2 Re: The Greentrier Hotel 1. l ssion 1 u- - 3! t - .62-' in-;:~ 92.- 1 V0 . _ " 92 ,~. .. -- 68 -- // l J eJH E E On 2/94/42 the SAC in San Francisco advised that I/ajor Carroll T. Harris, Assistant to the 0,_1",f icer in Charge, . . l'D_.San Francisco requested that th Tos Anocles 'Of'f'ice be . . #11103 "=5 to take being up corzsidererf 0 surveillance by C02. of -.1-.. 1» - . ,. Of1OU£I-*1 _ or as bjc mp;-o_L;ment as o secret agent in the office of the Coordinate of Infornaction. .!-'<1j}or Harris request was declined. u " n Francisco .- Tet . HI" /21'/4° IS ,_ 105-3033D~lJ 0!,,- Hurin an in L D.1 . vi! .1 B1713 9'0mg to mar-" Itrriirxn section of the O_f ,_f ice of the Coordinator of In_f crr;c1-. ;ion, hen:- ed by Uolonel ifiiliam Donormrx. NY Let. , /9'2 Tc " Ht ' ~ {Ta-mini i i - I P - looleeqee-11 ,. ,5, ., 975!//' -, -. - . i Q * ,.a v I /A 92 2 zj _ r . we _69______V 7 V _ ___7_m I 7 -=uj_I- _$'I-I ~ Jluulllr W. _ WW =31: ______7 -- J? _ _.,._.,.-..A,_.- _-__- .,.92:" .'-I .. _f_ _- ~-_, J I _ ._ _ -_ _ _ -_ .-_ _ : _ - _~92'- , - _" I - , J1 T ajyr _-,».;._'- em. Ki: A I .2 1 If __ qr gm __ F U _._,...., _,.,.,.u., _..,.,¢- ,.- -.~. .-,-- _ --.». _Ti,-¢- ..._...,~.-.-..- n ,_,_. ...-, W-5.» - -' " " '' - : _ ..__, _, e?,_...-...-.--w 92- 1 Q. On 3/11/42 the Attorney General advised that he had Wconferred with Assistant Secretary of State Berle, the British 92Anbassador and other ojyicials of the British Embassy on the . 92 previous night relative to the operation of British Intelli- gence Service in the U.S. under the direction of Iillian S. -5!.92 Stephenson. The British Ambassador stated Stephenson worked ~_-.1 closely with the FBI and also with Col. ifilliau! Donovan of the Office of Coordinator of Information. It was stated that a Stephenson had collaborated and worked with Col. Donovan on I W certain _ ' matters. :"-- 7 H _ ,__._._-.e.._._ - * --~-S-Jr-=~~ -in- :- '1 DEF-l'¥ 5""f'> ft ghqv _ _ Memo for lfr Tolson, Ir. Q -'P-L mp"; *9,-31¢ !; 3.1L-H Tam, Hr. Ladd and in-. 4 J- Clegg from the Director, $f- 1'4" /nib No 3/11/42caption given .4» 65-.5081-101 e! / F _ , This reference is a censorshi ' out a letter from _A ' '2' addressed to Col.illian . onovan, .S. Coordinator of nfornation, Iash., D.C. Enclosed with this letter was four newspaper clippings labeled " l emorandum"., One of these clippings pertained to one Ather- ton Richards work in Hawaii, the second clipping referred to the appointment of Hrs. H.S. Crowley in Iashington, the third clipping dealt with the 4-ia'uerti8er s "Fell, Fell, fell" story _J. *2 on Crowley and the fourth clipping concerned a fjctitious es story which was to appear in the "Saturday Evening Post" re- garding Hawaii. 1'-; rf .- 62-62736-2-1 533 .;;:_5 05!,. I I /-< er 1' _ gi- JR 1 ; '_-"-3:, : ;- ; _ *1 E . t I - - 'L _ --ii, -la," -_ . 4 T J This reference is a c_ or ' re ort d/7/42, 5 Honolulu, Colli r's 5 setting out Aue., a letter N.Y. from This letter refers to a Hono-letter * lulu Star-Bulletin Honolulu, T.H; an a , . tor, £;1c H fromgardilg a s-ory to wl__i Ilium had written Donovan concerning dated 4/2/42 the re-i Japanese situation in an Islands. 62-62736-2-lll? 6! ' C O N F E N T I A L In May 1942 Special Agent H.0. Hawkins of the 1 .-'1" o,f _f'ice furnished information relative to individuals con» nected with Col. William .Do_nouan s sabotage schools. ! ' N1 Bureau letter Pena, dated 5/R0/4? 5/28/42with i enclosing bySpecial a Agent memo preparedHawkins - ' ' - regarding the above sabo- _£_ tage schools. ' Re: Col. William J. Donovan's ' ' Schools of Saboteurc 62-oeoo-so ' ~ 9! sr 62-6442?-313 so!; . , 92 .- I - v1 - _ - W WW V V __7_ W7 V 7 ______' -Itiftti '4-_-"'_ ~- d-wi I : - 1, 4"-,_ ,_p-._k - _ __._ l "_, . vq ' -":_-: § .-e-. _ -»...M r:__ -gm" l_~.-,5 - .1>.'* ..e:..U §yi I r92-§3 ~P~1~i" 1<<"J.*'": ..i _ ill 1-; ,..- ... l _4 -_,.._ 7- =--1 - ._-£ -_--- _ ___-; - - _ l...... ___...._...... __.l ,.__. _- _ ___,__+___.._,_.____.______i.~_____._.-.»- Anna-_-Ja;_>.~4»»- ' /' /-92 _ . .=- é Q 5 I J Q .- 92 _ § ._$a|||;. -.:92'IH~Q- . l » 56¢ :- »n'l L 1"-'"" - :- 9- ;.q'- r. Zr - K _ . l_I! .<_ to . E.-;2 r I ~ This referencea memo iefrom G-2dated Q/U2/51I @-.'. 1'->2» encloeing a statement by Buncan C. Lee, dated 6/21/5i, in u we _:' which Lee eaid that in October 1940 he was practicing lam- -; ép. in H78 with the Iall Street law firm of Donovan, Leisure," Newton and Lumbard. Lee advised that he also acted as - ri, L General Counsel and a nember of the Iatianal Beard ef Diree= " F -V. _-___. tore of Rueeian Far Relief EFF! from its organization in '--. '1".- September 1941 until June 1942. . -J: -92 0'. __Edward C. Carter, Chairman of RIP asked Gen. Filliam J; Donovan, eenior partner of above law firm, jbr in . part time eeruicea of Lee for this work and the request nae ' granted. Lee stated that after he left NYC 92- another young lawyer with Donovan's firm,Richard Cutler carried on as £92 eQ I attorney ander the-same arrangement. ' Evaluation not iven I.» " 100-354413-25, Ehcl. pg. 2 93!..-1 -J 92 . coxr xriez '-, '_ -L.--:~.v. - I I .- . V _ i _ ., M .. -e "V . -t _ _'I=ar -T -,"7*:1." b...- . _ _. ¢ I. " . _ *7~,..ii 1 7,37:-r_;¢_ 4- 1...... ?n¢~o This reference is a 1etter_fron Iilliam JL'Donovanfeg1Q 0- dated 6/1/Z2 on the letterhead of U=S= @ec't., Cecrdinatcrqf§é_g . *7 Information, Iheh., D.C. which acknowledged receipt qf a Gene- iv 7' .v-_ ral Intelligence Survey in the U.6'. date notpiven.!-_--_ _'_.,v.,., --¢_: ,Lj:-'-,;};"L ?l5lT'T'-'5 . - . .. .1 _-"-;,t=§- ~-;i1=!_'-...-»,; :;;r92_ ' L I G6-7 ???-50 1 . - -.'---.¢_.~.,- '1S- r._..- e.- - -v ;-- .=.--.'~.-.-are-ave_-;. -- 4 ¢9lc¢*' ~ -'-- -'--':*'-_.-"* - 1" I < w- - - 4 pl?- :":"<" _. __."..,_. .>¥_ - g __ " _:f.'-1.1:I :.~';'-;$5.f$' ".5 " __- I,. F .*'!'-3. . ,,. - '1-. "u ' ' -' ' ' n _.- . ".-F-V 3. ~ ~ 4- ' '~ '.-92;, '_ - _ - _ ,-. ' .- .'~_.E51-.-._.§=".', ,__'. ';r;_1.. .5." --1-. J , --; . . ;if:;;;r.*.;5: :; 92,'.r. .._.._ - :- Q . , . -.92 _-' "Ah ~ .. -2-.-..='*.-.="' ~ J 1. __' __- 7 . _ -1- P - . 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I! 0 I '3 bib a e Book é ab Pu ica ion was sponsored by 001. William Donovan and the Q fice of Facts and Figures. Source not given! N1 Rpt. , 12/19/42 Re: Irish Republican Army; Internal Security - Irish 61-7606-1431 pg. 28 6!;...-1 A By Military Orde r of June 13, 1942 the Q fice of _ Coordinator of Information , erclueive of foreign information - activities, was designated as the OSS, under the U;S. Joint Chiefs of Sta f. The addr ess was U01. William J} Donovan, Director of OSS, 25 and E. Sts._, 2v.rr., Wash. 12.0. l Let.f0r Bureau Supervisors, 6/Q5/W2 No caption given I 52-cease-4 /17';I ' . 92-'/ 2» . :_..*A 112-; -~. 9 . , '._I.-0 ' I I .".v~1'='- ,- I 73 - i -, .. _..___ . ¢- ,: J *§hé m-**"re,-i4 ='*" P-""13. ""'7 T T 'i' w--<--' - Z1 '»- - '-1' - 92 ..._.~ '~.si»>:<~:w=.-;.» I or on e/15/42 Mr. EH4. Tamm advised that he had talked with Hr. Berle about the designation of William J} Bonovan as Director of 085. It was pointed out to Mr. Berle the possi- bility that Donovan would attempt to take over the legitimate functions of the FBI particularly those relating to SIS operations. .Mr. Berle stated Donovan's positionand assign- ment would not affect the FBI. Hr. Berle continued that Donovan would operate under the Joint Intelligenee Qomm ttee, of which he, Berle, was the rankinc Tneangevn yr. Berle stated that he was going to request that the FBI have a representative on this committee. Memo for the Director, s/1.5/42 e No caption given - 62-644B74324 13! SI 62-66338-5 14!'.,--" This reference is a letter dated 6/17/42 to Col. William J. Donovan, Coordinator of Information, hhsh., D.U. ' ' regarding motion picture film used in training agents which Col. Donovan wanted to borrow. Col. Donovan was asked to advise to which film he referred or more definitely state ~es".;m ' the purpose of the film. - ' soar-1 776 06! Correlator's Note} This information was taken from the ab- "r stract as the mail for this reference was not available at l the time this memo was written. '-92 D - 7'4- _.__ WWI ~1_ _ _ a W 3*? _,__ e-...- |lO' - =*me- - *92~»' ~"* "~ -~. - = wk ' - 1 3 3 K O I |.§ 'T"l92n R/D1/A? fauna '¬g 92I 11? Yd "DI!" Ill gnu:--|'4|n'I LII I USU an LII! nun-I-~l'.¢-U1.BI VIULD entitled "How Anaconda Got Rid of Prying Inspector" which stated that the Anaconda Fire and Cable Company of Marion, Ind., preferred to plead nolo oontendere and throw itself on the mercy of the court for supplying $5,000,000 in ' frauduientiy tested wire and cabie to the armed forces. This article stated that one of the first steps taken by Anaconda after the fraud was uncovered was to attempt to stop prosecution. Col. William J. Donovan's firm in FTC was one of the law firms retained in this case. 45-25.fe9 08! 4 ___d * * e ** e* e *1 . 40-36.5124-1 Q e__ _m 0 _ 92/, HI let,, losing _ rpt dated inc -75- . . _mj_-: _ -.»-.-. .-so-._...-_.92.-M. -1,, .u~_ l _ i .-92 5" 9 1 On 8/1/48 Duncan Lee contacted one "Shag" probablyQuinn Shaughnessy!. The latter stated that he" possibly William Donovan! believed in the counter-» attack theory and also that Duncan Lee should do a lot Q? positive work about what a great man Lee was and that he shouli grinnot withbe an. defensive. S nWm stated that he - u Shaughncssysaid he would not mind goinn down and talking with Striplingn but that he did not want to co so " without things until talking 121111 to got Bill. tnere. .~me Lee suaiested that th n leave In connection with the individual referred ti as Bill, a forner Bureau Agent connected with the HUUA advised that he had heard confidentially that_forner Gen. ?illian Donovan was enroute to Washington in connection with the Lee matter. ere memo, 5/P/an Be: Gregory ~ Top-3 6-5-5 I/I0 2 - "I" " '? i . ed 0/In / 0orr.lator's Kate: The above stnterents were not further clarified . O On s/4/-11.2 the NY office requestei r-are to interuier.'r Mr. . ;.elJ~@-reTilliam League, ii Donovan, . I"ash., D.C. Director regar-~;£ing qf the Hat Catholic who 11518b1CL an the SS Gripsholn and who clained to e .lergyman returning fro" China where he was employed by the American Catholic Fissions. Fr. William F. Fontavon, Director of the Legal Staff of the National Catholic Telfare Conference, advise that eoi. William J. "Wile Bill" Bonouan participated actively with Father Burke in the organization of the National Cctholir ?anfarc Council or conference, and that Col Donouan's,frieni- ship with Father Burke continued while >3. Janouan was Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division after World Far I. Fontavon stated that Father Burke :iaht have been assigned to duty in the Fhr East shortly after the * not identified. imc -75- r 7] / 1 1n -..-~-.. _ 4 f 0 l 1,1 r J 1 .5 I First World War. It was believed that William F. Donovan and Col. William J. Donovan might be identical. %< - ammo l llnnl,._J9_"a_.. . . .7 __W 1 . J.-psholw _ 100-l294§?>l 6: 9.0-! The NY Compass _for August 5 and 7, 195? carried 0 story relative to the murder qf George Polk, a correspondent for the Paris "Herald Tribune who was hilled in Greece in . 1968. This story alleged that the Overseas ?riiers Club THUS investigating leads indicating the Rightisis were responsible _for ihe.murder and that the Greek Gov'i. influenced the American Embassy in Athens in having the chief investigator recalled. The overseas Fritcrs Club was chaired by Talier Lirpaan and Gen. Filliam Donovan. NY S rmarr rni. P/l7/53 + Res} PM Y 100-395175-7 La? 1! ~- ,W . .-.~='+=.-- .»~nu-.-51,1 . ;;|'9~_';§ -.._;._,;, 1'. '? I - _ -K- Ia .- 0 . 1 '_,. imc -77- ,,- " ,. *7 7 7'7 ' _____. '_ . _ _' ,'__ - J- Q r I"! Ml I .5 _, -4 can f _ rs. £- 92 xr .-31 ' .-R5 b1 .112:-' . -bra! L7; was = I---":1: ,2-. .-, imellll!ll!ig!ii!i/ s e se that she 92 furn partof Fit29 erald0 tated that Lt. Fitzgerald was friendly with novan. ' " F i .; Bure -!~ "*5 .3; 9218! l ,1:92- »~. I it it J1 2! - x; On 8/2?/42 ITO furnished photostatic material concerning the Fight for Freedom Committee which was ob- §%; tained from the files of Falter Steele. This material re- 1- ., .-_ vealed the name of Col. William J. Donovan as a sponsor qf ...,,- . the Fight for Freedom Committee. fl . 9? 15¢92 ; 1 _ ~. -1»-".~..; ,;__ Bureau Memo, 10/B/42 en- .49:»_ ..;. - ...-. . ._ - 2 -"" ' '92 1 l This reference is a Bureau letter to Col. William J. Donovan, Director of OSS, dated l0/21/42. This letter stated that it was understood that certain material eon- cerning subversive activities in South America had been furnished to Donovan by a representative of "Click" maga- zine. This letter also stated that it would be appreciated if Donovan would furnish to the FBI any data which dealt with subversive activities of an intelligence nature. 62-64g2r-39? 88! On 10/P8/42 Paul Scheffer, a German newspaper correspondent, was given a hearing before the Alien Enemy Hearing Board in the District of Columbia, which was attended by a Bureau Agent. During the above hearing Mr. Burling of the Alien Enemy Control Unit of the Dept. of Justicenstated that when Scheffer fell in his hotel room on 2/I/42*he requested one of the Immigration guards go to his room and find some papers which he feared might fall into the hands of the Germans. One of these letters was a letter to Col. William Donovan. Hr. Burling stated that according to one Mr. Dulles, Col. I William Donovan of OSS, desired to employ Schejfer as a con- I sultant if he was released. Memo for Mr. Ladd, ll/22/4° No caption given 65-305Q_l34 1!,~" 65-3050-1 .5 ? o4!~~ 1 J - 1% _ K-_ LL;_ ,7 r ,*1/. ¢ C; / .- . kt Z714.! '_~ ."_ __ . 11...; , _ 92£' __ it/ 1' Zr¢;faQZiw- t i/__ 9 4 ., . . _ , i 92 4 I _ 79 _ 1 I / 'a _-.--.-.2; ,."Q; I. Ia» .» 9292_:-¢.,,i .'¢_*t;qr|,-E" In: {¥ _' '4. 92",1 .92_--1.. .e 1 I i 92 _1 1 In. 7 -v 92_92l."~.. I -w 1 I -, . r This reference is a letter dated 11/14/42 from - 9292' Filliam J. Donovan, Director of 055$ enclosing a copy of age" the OSS secret weekly publication entitled, "The Iar This Week" for the week of November 5-12; 1942. Donovan stated a copy of this publication would be sent each meek if the 4 I Director was interested in having it. .A letter dated 11718/Z2acknowledging above pub- lication was directed to Donovan which stated this Bureau would appreciate receiving the publication each week. i ' 62-egg?-413 . _, 90 i - ai 92 . I =.3£i§ | 1'.- -.-_Z1- ' '- . ,1 A-I-b !- .v:- =44_ F! On 1 42 'in Lo e for e purpose o iscuss ng wi m the possibility of the _|" " O Bureau utilizing the services of his company in connection nter intelli ence work in orei n countries. - .:n'-'l"_ -f it die aid that - some9 monthsI ago Col. IilliamQ mi Donova '~.¢~.r I. -' 5 K5 spoken to him about thesame thingand hehis Raisedsome . t 7 re"rese" " "" outh jmerica through __ 41: I showed considerable _§ "£¢-I 0 OYIOUGTIQ :8"'.-_ Los An eles Let., , _:T,- 11 /so zqe - 1 No caption given Z " . 64-4680+l J. .'; ._Y _ 1 1,/' ,v 1'1 1 ; 92 , I V-- - -._-3..,7, .-._. -33- ; '_l-: } -,_ _-1'; -~..--- Q 92I '92 . , _____ -______-__ ll _ l _ _ ~ 4 -'~ ----:uuc_~_*_'- v~__#_ , H1.4 ~ »__V l l '"?"" / - ' K .~c 0 ' _:_, . i -. 3? u11[_[ < u.,- This reference refers to a ITO report dated 12/1?/Z2 ' is=§ entitled Renee J. H. Stein. On page 6, paragraphs 3,4 and 6 it was pointed out that the correct spelling of tEs ¬oord£- k._ nator of Information was William J. Donovan, not uillia 4. . 1' | Dongvan. gs 92 2'-;. -1' F Q 'r"_-'- 92O-l_@ Re:"" i 1,,,_. 61E ggi§4s =52 -5':.- 92 e2!~'3 éi ;?i? On page 6 of the above report Th3 reliability not given! advised that Iilliam H. Von Bath, Vice President of :%E % General Aling Film Corporation and Uncle of Renee J.H. Stein, 555! was a close personal friend of filliam J. Donauan. Stein's Eli? roommate allegedly held a confidential position under Iilliam J. Dongvan in the Qffice of the Coordinator of Imformation -. in iashej D=G= i - 1___ 2 M T-3:General a onsul Stajj§ 2 M ' § ; i ?;'_ 1'"M- f¬ .*,::..l 3.""* I'.l'U HPFQ.l.¬/.17/ H-E 4.- Er1 ! Re: Renee J}H.Stein, ma; Ewp. 92 as-ress-13 - ..: . :' not listed on search slip! . '.-ink.f . 1* '_, " ..,i : _=¢-_i -__,_,..4"IT Tl L _ 1 % lo 1! NW é L! ¢-.r ac. 2| 1 - Informant No. not given! tr-92 e we» This reference sets out information which was re- ceived by Special Agents H.0. Hawkins source not given! regarding a school for commandos which Crl. William Dono- van hoped to operate near Frederick, Varulan . This school was to commence 4/20/42. Memo to the Director _ from Mr. Ladd dated, 4/25/42 Re: O01. William Donovan's 4 Attempt to Organize a " School For Uommandon 62-64437-260 9! , 3 92 i - 82 _ ,1 Lfff ' ¢ 1- 7 7 7 *'A * '-w-I-n|-- _; l *- '§1"-é gr-4 f*1y~ e- ' P"P#e 5§?"-{Tea _r__ ...»_'-2: _-' . 92-I _ '{. 1@:_"'.'92 ~_ F: -a 1 *1 Eili >4. 1 - £3 1- I 4 _- c J " I J i ~41" .»* 1 J ; _ ,9 ~:._f . ".".-5,, K I 92: IE--, I P -92- -1.- n e n 92 On l/15/43 Paul Sche fer, a German journalist of ;-_ international reputation who was apprehended 12/l6/Z1 as an , enemy alien, was paroled by the Attorney General. Brigadier 1. General William J. Donovan appeared on his behalf and en- ,_ > dorsed him sbhefjer! as anti-Nazi. f.Q'n|n-an nn-F: ninnnl ' |..--.-.-- ..-- ,1--.-, _ Memo or the Director, 3/2 ' Re : aul Sch effe r, Alie61-@556-4819 y ontrol ' 8?! 92 SI 6S73l6l5-433 04! Statement made by Ialter Finchell on his b~t> broadcast of 3/26/44! . _'-.1 ? _. _,-'1'."-1 _,,. 1, me, 1duised a Bureau Agent date notgiven! in the strictest of confidence that Gen. Eisenhower had de- manded thot 001. Donovan'smen be withdrawn from Africa, and that Gen MacArthur had made the same demand with reference to Col. Donovan : men in Australia. Donovan contacted Sec- k l!retarg of Iar Stimson with reference to having men landed in the Phillipines but Hr. Stimson did not want Donovan fooling ~.._+=...... - ...l¢-#5-saga-nun-...|uam.92a-I ....umam.92;.. 1-an- ih1nia|ifiha._r_...... _ -K >4.:.l-._"_-IL:-*= -"1lh.=r -¢,,_.;,-c - 4-» -.....1m% -A,-4 __. .. 11. .. kamm ..;.. Q § Q ummed thzs matter up fr-or» the s"and- bj 1 poznt o§'*Fe Wbr Uepar5ment by saying, Donovan s past s»ns are at last catchrng up wz hzm Hémo or the Dzrector 1/15/43 No caption gzven 62-64 2?-475 1 a 92 E 4 _ from appro sand that Wlllzam Do head OS? Chzcaoo Poi ! G8, 5:3; IS-GB 62-62538-1n? - 4a /' 7?- ._ F-'! .. " 4 # 7 n *7 I_ w 77-? i ' '__ """4 _ i L: - v { a»:=i,.m==:»'.:~<»'~4»<">=> ;.<:-'»» 1m~,~<~m=-:,~@'-"F f I ! i -_H. .vw_ . ... . _ .__ .... _ T-92 ,i! -n On or about 3/12/43 an unidentified sorrcewaduised that Adolfo Rivera Tompkins formerly collaborat d§m§92Jil1iam Donovan relative to the procurement of information on French fortifications. 57¢ Activities - F 65-Bi -25X3 l5!* - ¢ :--1.-' ¬orrelator s Note; f e above data regarding Donovan has been :3 -,. , . =_.92.. ,- crossed through in pencil in file. f - §.;Y_g ~-.Y-3. .4 i This reference is a Bureau letief dated 4/5//7 to Brigadier General Killian J. Donovan, Director of OSS, ash, D.C., enclosing o letter postmarked 3/26/43 which was addressed to uonovan in care of the FBI by the French Military Mission, Wash. .0. o. 62-sofa?-5.59 9?! -C ? . I 1 1 rs -1 2 co ence, his son, was preparin t for OSS. . n f O.§'.922 he was u close Jriend of Col. Hal vi v"'H", and that after his son had been turned down by the U.S. Navy because ' ility of poor of his eyes,son he contacted working for Col.088'. DonovanThrough -ith associates he obtain a visa for r s 1'UylC"CV4". Dona va tol n *7 * that the* Japanese and Germans in Dublin were o owe constantly by the Irish Secret Service. NI Let,, 4/l5/43advised that -_ Re: OSS -Ireland e2_e;4i;/see 6,-'95 L!"I sessooso-10-I4 92! Ynane searched cs William J. Donovan! sr 62-r¬42v_eos 01!/fname searchedas William J. Donovan! . S§~§3 §443F %? f fi-{¥ame~srarehea as ¥+iftam &% £eweeer% P On Q/23/49 Maj. Gen. George V. Strong called the Bureau regarding a memo from Brigadier General William J. > Donovan to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Randolph E. Paul with regard to a deposit of American currency in the Rodriguezanount of y $32,200incia in thea blocked Chase accountNational Bankoff_ 1rro2aua7 grNYC, Gen, Stnono had stated that Gen. Bonovan had made applicatirn 4 to have these funds unblocked. /j ;92 .,. '-DE UL!I- I ,_, 7 -_ if iii _ ,_ 7» _ .- spa - -~ - ';¢.____,-_' - 0 0 * ' L E -_"'92-__. - .- l 1 Hr. SamuelKlaus, Assistant General Counselof 1-$k2 the Treasury Dept. stated that Oscar Sbhnake, Chilean 41- - __ J *1. bassador to Mexico, might be a political informant to Gen. 1 R 92 Donovan and for that reason Gen. Donovan became interested F in an effort to unfreeze the above mentioned blocked accounts 3. 5 Bureau Memo, 8/4/Z3 h Re: 130,200. Deposited in NT Bank 12/30/42 by Carlos - K t 92 Regas to account of aw Irarrazaual Rodriguez y ciag Q4-2§4?8-3 ; ll6!V l Rfe ere ncemasrnadet o a repor tb_tPt.y a or - D f . au-Prince dated ncluded facts concerning the A possibility that was an agent for Col. Fillian _ c Donovan. Mn AI? ,,e . -.1 rt The files of the LegalAttache d Trujillo -92 indicated that in the Doninican Republi claimed that he was a writer and a Representa telligence i Agency. It was reported that he presented the 1merican.Hinister in the Dominican w a letter from yr. Bob Pell, U8 Dept. of in which letter the statement was made that Pall an had worked together on one of F Qol. Iilliam Donouan's_ n_e igence 0ommittees. Db further 1 information was given indicating that ight have been -r ¢ L emp10yed_byCol. Donoroan. -I ii .1- ken;! Ciudad Trujillo Rpt., H -T 1_ ._- 2-8 Q? Dominican oersive epuActivities c, - G ub-1!- = 9i:*?139°'8 / _ IJ /V ., -;. at ..*lP;~£§ 111' !- A . = ____ _ -- M_.-_-.3.-_+_:~=r-i».e~~ ;_ t __- ~ ~ - ' if-_::;:l_-,n<--__l-..~,.=.~ - =T' __._.¢..V. I . ._.. . . ll ? "" - 4 /~ *. ii 0 $ On e/e/43 sac Jerome Doyle at NYC, had an informal E chat with Fr. Martin Quigley, owner and publisher qfthe uigley Publishing Company and an intimate friend qt Briaadier General William J. Donovan. Doyle stated that he was co vinc that while Gen. Donovan had an excellent personality and rculj individually handle any project given him, that neverthcjess, Donovan was totally umfit temperamentally is adrinister any such agency as OSS. Mr. Doyle told LT. uigley that he baa he -'1'T"'E a rumor in FY? that Donovan would be made a lhjcr General anf placed in charge of HID. Er. Cuigley said he had heard rothing along this line. Quigley said he believed that he was intimate eunuch with Donovan that if such were a possible future qf Donovan he would have been told by Donovan. uuigley felt that the presence of rang former State Department career men in USS had deterred rather than assisted . ' ,.. 92 . . . it LS3! in its operations. NY Let., 6/n/é No caption given 52-e442?>se?ye e4!v/ 62-54497-envy ll. . !y_I b-92 vp Z S.! ._,_ l__, . .§____ 15*; '" FT /' -k . v i 1'10 _ 00 E.--~_ 9, !/_5, ».. - ,. ' .. a. -- -e r92~ 2» »_ 1 'M¥ ,_ , "-$5.!-I".1 _l>,-* "_ §'»f.!-~v;--__ __ _. ;I'l_.>@.._';|'*r.'.a-*,».?."",,J-§_""'_ ""~ »- ,2-.";;.__ P. _- '7'-_.¢_¢ _-, 'v__ _._- _, ,_;.. I-e '-_. _'---_ _.'__ 1, 'if}1S$H:3!1F5 ~#wQZ>-éI3*"92J T5¬?4.E T?},37Z;rr E§£iHai 39"? . i 7" 2" . _' - .' kx - 6/23/43 Martin _ "_ H _astan F called at the Les A ngeles Q fzce by appozntment to see the SAC. Easton stated he destred to become acquainted wzth the SAC in Los Angeles an vzew of the posztzon he occuozed as head qf 038 in Los Angeles under William J Donovan Los Angeles Let. 92-1 /25 1/4'3 Re: oss 62-644 01>}/W-623 5 3,-/ :§; -.- .' ' " -Ilrl 7* _ _ * W7 a» " 01- ""'_ " l"~.92 a*%w* ~° * ~ aji-¢ " w#@ A _ _'~ Q7M $ f' -M ,»'¢ I 92 _ I On about March 14, 1946 Malcolm Lovell conferred with.Hr. J.K. Mumford of this Bureau, at which time Lovell referred to an entry in his diary for_8/13/43 which stated that on Madison Ave. in NY that evening he was approached by a Swede who said he had a message from his friend Hans Thompson, the former German Ambassador to Sweden. This message stated that German a ficials were negotiating with the Russians in an agreement whereby the Germans would with- draw from Russia and hold against the Western Allies. Lovell was asked to convey this message either to Gen. William ' Donovan or Harry Hopkins. Lovell said that Donovan commissioned him to undertake to o fer date not given} Hans I%0mp80n, then German Ambassador in Washington, $1,000,000 if the latter would renounce the Nazi Gou't andcome out publicly in favor of Western Allies. Thompson refused. Bureau Pena, R/l4/4? Re: Falcolm Lovell 100-esone-4? 9!,/' 92 _ Charles Hew~ mark, an ass NY Let.,9/8 4 ith abovd log ' ' Re: ¬l_r.u _ ' ¬31,/ I - WU- Z/,_J .> 1 t"!_ 2.-1» I b92 Bureau memo, 12/B/&3 N0 caption given, > - Enclosing above documents, Security classification an evaluation not given 65-?9136-3? B . 1 l9%// /in E Lmc .- - ./>7-»* -1 i if *7 _ , '*n-f j i '** --:_..; _,, ;_'T.--tr- . , ~FV qm&hw:m ~** _,92 » I . . 4- kn i* * . A " f?-. <" .. . - . f . Fv-1 ";;n¬$§?¬ah In . t - cu.- .-,_.. ._";'.. _ 9 t :>' _> : .____-lwadciress This not reference gi n is a letter tedfear; 10/8/l9 n_fi~ __ ~"" e al material which sent to Attorney Ira Chase Keohne and H. V. Broens . _, 8 Barr Bldg., I;'ash., D.C. with instructions that this material w delivered to Senator Burton K. Wheeler. On 10/5/43 iceived 0 letter from .S'enator'Hr'heeler indicatingee_ ad not re- mad8 bove a material. partial Suspecting ofcopy the thatabove something materialwhich was amisshe p armed to transmit to Col. William Donovan of USS. 43,2423-en 0551! Mr. L.R. Pennington had lunch cently returned from duty in aid he haa secured a tr-an.sj e weeks - ma, c. that Flea. Donovanon ose_ transf aser he JDonovan wantedto k¬¬p r'OT'!. ng concerning the activities of OSS. "made referenceto someactivity in ~ which the .BI cou assist and Donovan immediately deprecated ~ V 1- P I 1'V I , D 6"-n+ :hr1ULJUUIIH ,1/.1 II-C HJLIIJnqnln l lU11n'.|~z92nr-7 UUUQ Lllllb nun-an l'LU'lI nnJ- J-A -92l-n,I|-U'U¢.L|'l l/U ll s-1-=_n9.-L._.l'|_Jv !92 that guy. Fteiee that e57;the of reportssubmitted ; by 0-S5: were - ashes of British Intelligence and an additional 92 101% were re-hashes of data obtained by Polish, Yugoslav and r portsGreefr Intelligence. submitted byOSS oriflinatecl He stated that withpossibl 01S'.S'.#f.ated o the re- ii 1; that the USS hadsubordinated itself to Pri .is elligence. I -5- w&'$..-"Eli thatCclgvas a tern "5 conssiam,-Hinriiviarral.' ' v ? 9 -92- ,~~/ W ms __ 7 _ - 777777" ,7 , __, . -_,,._--" _ ,{l~l"- H'"*""' "v' 1; - 1; '""'- ----.,__-92,-i , 'W--'""'*- ""' - - _,- V. ~- ' W *3"P . ~. -k ' " .i- P-e ."P . -»-»,-:~ *.'":.~.,,¢»-""-*"- -"' o ..----~=-r=:*~+=.r¢-.~=e-'~'i"-.<: ~".- £?92 '*'-"=.~a*f~=-&~+->* ..-_ 1 5 1 The following notation appeared beneath this memo: "I think Pennington and possibly Ladd should see him and get as much of the picture as possible. Ihen 18¢ me have the substance. H." Memo for Mr. Tamm, l0/7/43 No caption given 62-5435?-688 12! Hr. Pennington and Mr. La d inter- vie IIS ET EU LC. IUCLS rary O sires of Col _I9'il1 iam J.'! Donovan. FTC, stated that Col. 'as losinrr face b b rapidly w'th the President and that felt that the P res ident wo u Id be ue +'* to a suaresuion ,3 that 1%. Hoover take over OSS. he most anxious to see the FBI take over the ope ion OS inasmuch as he felt that the operation of USS had been a miserable failure. ' t - Q h Further ou oc ' in con . th he had wired Col. Donovan for in c , a no received ann instructions or advice from hdqrs. of USS. Due to the length of this interview the details are n t being set out herein It was believed however d not_have any particular "141: 1:..0 grind H , bllt 92 a exceedingly conscientious and that he believed the Donovan organization was a complete failure and a waste of money. ,_ Memo,for the Director, 10/14/-4:-= v No caption given , I I 62-§442?y¢89 o5!L/ i /' 92 0 V~_.l a-/t -93- ., - .-» »l~~~. '~; .¢»**¢ "? $w egg ..: tr-F»H ~ ifsn -2 aé4§?§§E§é§§§;§§2§3§2E?1§3Ea§§§E§;@§§:;n»S§23:§??*"92l*§¬§§¢§§§E§# §Hw §?is > 1 . ..;h -.'/-_924.,1-.--....._ __ _l___--.-¢.'..._._..., _ _.,_- --._n..__-_.---W-.-e e .-_____ - . __ _ - _ __ - .s . -_ A __ g _.: '-n ,-92 _ . 92 ._ O O -qp. - 0n 11/B/43, T21 advised b I D that ajor Ken Downs, forme aige to 92 General Terry Allen in iiorth Africa had seen Gen. gifilliam! Donovan during the invasion of Sicily, at which time Gen. Donovan persuaded Downs to return to the United States and ' resume his functions with OSS. tryingto bu M similiartated that Donovanto the FBI, was -92>l_|andB was very_jealous of the achievements and complimentary ' publicity that the Bureau received. -__r , _ . __- NY Let., ll/22/43 § ,- enclosing NI memo, /»v,_ /~ § ll/20/43 in 1 Re: ass ._ s2-6:92?-P4? 0! Is" - I T-6, of known reliability, advised that late in - :3 92 1942 Gen. Iilliam J. Donovan became interested in sending fl *' an OSS detachment into China, and such arrangements were made through:76 ifavy. Gen. Donovanwas oneof the sipners of the "Sine-American Technical Cooperative Agreement ', 1 known as "SACO" ratified 4/as/£3, by the terms of which the US was to supply equipment, material and training to Chinese. The US Navy and OSS participated in "SAJO". .1. .2: <} e Reliability not given- 1 n--n " ' ~ -_ . '. ._ _ I _92i -i------0--i ¢ - K _ 7 _ _ -- 94 _ -K D Q .3 .,. J ,1 _ -L e---.-n isg Tk6 stated thatin Novemberor December 1948, Gene- ral Donovan arrived in China and had discussions with fhi-Li, head of Chinese Secret.Po1ice. g_!l92-rJ-:92l92T_ ' W ti;_ ta <5a92¢<9_? T7-1 92-s-%92 1&6 stated that Gen. Bnnouan was not satisfied with is-2 the intelligence data which the U;S= nae reeeivinge - F I-._=}_.,2:_¢-,1 " - W._,__ I ifhis reference also sets out data concerning the £?4 following communications written by Iilliam J. Donovan which ;-i were furnished by 1&5 in 1953: A memo dated 11/20/43 concerning the Hungarian situation. A letter dated 1/B 44 concerning the Balkans. A letter dated 11 26/43 concerning British liaison ,: - b_ officers3 - in the Balkans. r ifumbp i / L- ' --- -_ 1-s J1 ! 92 Fash. 2. c. ! Q A Ii ; SPi"H3 we -av b 1 '_.A ms:[TU gRztll was,- 1412454Naval Operations, 1,-._ '*'-- »,.92._. Esp- -'1,, 65-5?913-9l9,pg. 16,17; 055$24 - -b r .; .': :",;92 -- I i E- Q 92 - J 5 i _from Calijk kf1{5 Gt ar .Z'n- b Q ; formation se rding various key 7 Q; i positions in bot industry and gouernme ' i ' *7 ; which were held by Nazi sympathizers. ; listed Gen. William J. Donovan Wild B111! as a persona: -reference. . 11% .r'r-<>m_ bl Q fice of War Information dated 12/R/4s enclosing above let. 100-0 2006d e?!~ BIC, Service Command, _On 12/8/4.5'Dallas, eras, con acoer 1"ID,are ba.1as Office and advised that representatives of OSS, under the direction of Col. William "Wild Bill" Donovan, were moving iato the Dallas area in considerable numbers and requested the SAG in Dallas to find out the reason for this invasion. . e . The abo e matter as discussed with 2 -1*. who checked with and advised that t e were a pp arentl y . in v esti g ation s in t eh Dallas area . . zéé"- i but were there for the purpose of recruiting military per- - sonnel for OSS purposes. Memo far.Nr. Ladd, 1/e/44 I enclosing Dallas lei. of 12/e/43 No caption given . , 62-s Be,/611*!/942?- 4e I '5 -96- 92 .I 4 +7 '7 _I-w--[ee*i.---..-- » _ _'_"_ _" __. ,, '__'__ I-k -. . .,.._ "92'- - _ "I.-£0--1-.'|I __ _ _ - 1 1" _ '.-_ -, 0 . _ - la 92- -, .. -q*:ers92;.;2@_~;-" : r*; . m ,_ W e ,_ I .-> I _ _.n -92'Hn§P92;n,k_.Iyg:§-,,§|||L ,_ 1 _ . __ o 0 4. w ,, ~ ,4-92__ _ 1 J; iO Iv In If 1 5 4 n s o F -He -- 92 v I Q _ Ito publication, ¢Plain Talk" for January 1950 . carried an article entitled, "any Not .4» Anti-C0minform". - 1 This article stated that an Anti-Uominjorm would more under l strictly American control and direction with men like Haj. 0 Gen. William J. Donovan of 05$! and his associate Allen Felon Dulles, who kept his finger on the pulse qf the abortive anti-Hitler rebellion in 1944. A Hf Let., 1/ll/50 enclosing 92 copy of above publication ~ Re: "Plain Talk" :- 94-365l Lll0, 09!/I_ enel. pg. 29 In 9 _ L During interviews with Elisabeth Bentley on April l 31 24, 1951 and January 3, I952 by a Bureau Agent, Miss Bentley to 4 recalled a report_giuen to her by Julius Joseph, an employee 5; in one Japanese Division of OSS, in the last half of 1944; é= which one believed she delivered to Joseph Kata. f is re- gf port concerned a proposal by Gen. fillian Donovan to have 1;-1 RIPE representatives come to BS in erchange_for an 088 ;, mission to Russia. '1 -5,, . _. 4 '! .4 kw I IR - I Q :1-'_ Q I - . I __ ._ . . ._ -. I I 0 I .7 - -: }._. ./';~'3 pi __; - £11 -or- _ ' v/ @191. >1" Fw '" " Q .; ml 92 Q, J D. V . 92_ ' 7_ * A1_.;..'I-- §. 111 II _ 7 ___ CIA was contacted in March 1953 and requested to . determine whether the files of OSS revealed that the Han-. -. P'- hcttan Engineering District in 1944 furnished any information cf to O-5 -S or to William J. Donovan concerning a secret project 92 being carried on at Oak Ridge, Tenn. i?I4§ugav£,a_ n_egatiue ! _-~¢- . .,. =~_ I reply. £4! are-nu.» "1'-1/ea,spyW ..-". ,"'_' 1- _ _ JOnl'?/31746 Bent!eyWtesti_fieHWbe}ore92 es re; '3 HGUA '- ~;. garding exchange of OSS on NKVD Agents as proposed by Gen. ...;_ Do no van . ' ''. - vi -53 UFO 28 53 Re: was; 92:_ /0 Es - uub§§p:I§1§ 171-92J_! ""=I 1!, P50;C92lII92 '-' - A 1.5, ,22 ! - V.E sq-9-¢, ' -1-.}'-31,.92-'I I 1.!! . i* . , ¢, $ i 3?; -.-1 ;.{ "1 On 3/30/53 CIA was requested to determine qhether the files of OSS reflected that the Manhattan Engineering LT District in 1944 furnished any data to 058 cr ta Fiiliam 9-" J. Donovan bearing on Miss Elizabeth Bentley's allegations that Lee in 1944 stated that something very secret wan going '._.. --. nil-7 on at Oak Ridge, fhnn. q_ " L . U./n ¢,Q 4, F.» groB 1:. 2 1 DAB n 9/'5/3'3. E25;- , ct*o 950 f fa sei 98!92%,»z6,1?,1e,2_-.¬100-364413-1'24-pg.sl_4 » 6, - 'I ,'< '_'_- :'.': r.. -. at -' -. .i i on 5/23/S0 Bureau Agents xnteruzewed Gen. Williar J Donovan, forwer head of 0°S regaratna Jotn Stewart Service. Donovan saad he met aeruzce tn China on several oceasiors durznq 194?-IP44 on offzczai bustress and based an first hand knowledge he censxaeret Servzce love? Donovan stated, however, that °atr1ch Hurley told hzr urznn the war that Servzce was attewptzna to sabotage Furley's efforts 1n Chzna and Farley stated at that time that he had documents to show what Servzce was doing. _ ncznnatt_ memo , 5/25/.50 He John Stewart Service, Foreman Servzce Officer,I1 ! D ».S'+q+_q Gs-Hi} IE1?- Iel-l33 -l1¬ In the by 26, 1°44 ISSUG o he 1shi §tcn Ptst he cclurr "Federal Datru by rrv l t rr erre to n dream GppPOPT1GtLOn of OSS and to the fact that for the ftrs tzme In the course qf hearlnqs before the Sub-cormittee of the Corrwttee on Approprzatzons qf the House Qf Repreeentatzves some of the testzmony of Gen. Donovan was prznted. An eraminctzon qf the prznted matter revealed that on J/31 Q4 General Wm. J. Donovan testzfzed on behalf of OSS but most qf his remarks were H5512? Qff $56 ILL-Ulwu // ,3 ! M _ _:_ _ _ at _ _ee_ 92 -- M :""'F 1. ? E -,- '¢ "'*=a"92¢*=~=w~ ~..'::. *-.~»~"'' é ----l-,-----~- - ~~ ---; ~~*~ ,- _ .. ,,,______ ____V::,______,..._ ,__,__ ? 0 o 3. 0 ' Thecommittee recommended that the appropriation of 0&9 be increased from thirtyqfive million_for 1944-to fifty-seven million for I945. 0f the fifty-seven million dollars provided, thirtyqfive million dollars could be er- pended for objects of a confidential nature and accounted for solely on a certificate of the Director of OPS. ; l@mo for 2%. Load, s/no/at e enclosing above column from Wash., "Post". Re: Testimony of Brigadier General William J. Donovan of OSS Before Subcommittee of the Committee on 5 Appropriations of the House of Representatives ' 19!--' 62-644;?-ESP * " " - OAA r + w 511! l...... 1EBF111?FUTEE§T7¥E5?HTH§-3T§__' _ _ assoc"when werethey _ as, 085' in together whom he Schoolfirst metWash, in in 1949 1.7.0." ' gave the name of Gen. William Donovan, former head 0 -U. among a list of persons who might supply information ¢@n_ tee: cerning'Downs. Cleveland Ppt., 4/23/X4 Re: Donald Chase Downs, was; Registration Act,' IS-GB 62-6?53R-22 . ' 1 1! i/" I ,_ I . ,/ px - IOU - L _5mG&w~¢;§?*1w_¢§ »'%.~;l 1. rt r 5 -- -- i- ;I ~~ ""A- T; '* 7 - _~_~ *___e:*__ ~ ~_ ; - - - ___.,@_~-.92 ;.1;. -_ -4_92~L>_>;I0-. .__ --. ,.. - , Q O '92 v 4 i --~ - . F 5 _ . - I I v i . hi 1 . 3 , - ». I 92 '- J A fa 3. ? ,. 1 i _ . E b 92 i ._ <<* v : . * " - 7" ! ' L- Do not diaseminate data in this rqference. " no 1:., 12/1/so _i r I. 66 || * '2 _92 GMU with Brigadier General Filli van?a80e1:.h;::o ::ch was rqported to be interested in m ti e ng him and discussing S- . - _é _ I; 1 'i ¥ ._;_.. - 1 ma. ,,,_. . r M " 0 ~ .1 *.-_:' ' _:.-;_. . _ -with nini the poasibi1ity tcking an assignment with .3 '_.' ..." ~ ,.. ., =9-_ . If NT __, 5" I T7 g 5 ggie . - dX7'" fl -=:- . 7-; .' ¢T This reference is a letter from CIA Iash._, 12.6 . adated 11/16/ss which refers to 0 memo dated -7 /29/44 to Iilliaa J. Donovan in which Donald C . Downs stated he felt he was no longer oi! use to USS. This letter carried ce enclosures ? letters pertaining to Downee' employment by Lauchlin Currie and hie resignation from 085' which was effective 12/18/44. Q! w ' ' ¢L F u. e2-erase 130 9,.» 4- . 21!/ 1'. .sP~!~_J.c>/...u. . :- I 0 7-'6-K3 3;" _'! - &-s-.c..£._s-4=- -a, _- .... '"< 92 SECURITY INFORMATION H '3. - .. Fl! 1.41". = 4 ._ - e . J =5».-ri.- .- V '.'. ' ¬ _!';." '_;.: ,; ., ."_ L - 6-1-0- "-'-I¢' *-I ._--- !.+-' 1 '_-' '-»*92_+" '_ 1 I 1 _ 1-'--41-:-:_.__..- --iv. ___,.___-4 ___._,______---J»---I-0--A-_.__, --1 ___. ..__.@.,_,,_,_ ._ _ _ _.______...-_-=. _~_._e_. it é 1. O Q I 4 92 i? x -up-* - 2 '. _ M. _ 1 '- P 92. 'u c L b-I f 8 ,'~.' J _J -I _ The above iqfornatian should not be disseminated "_ outside the Bureau. on 5/6/52 Eiieabeth Bentley was interviewed by a Bureau Agent in NYC at which time she stated that late in 1944 Duncan Lee had indicated Donovan was considering sending I. -b Lee to China. Bentley said that Lee was one of Gen. Donovan : 'r "bright boys" and was particularly close to Donovan in view .~'_"- of Lee's past connections with Donovan'sJaw firm before Lee ta_. . #0:. joined 085. Donovan felt that Lee could straighten out cer- --'. tain problems in China in view Qf his having lived in China I as a boy. r Rpt., 5/20/52 Rel L "§J£ 92L-_" g1iir.Frni.'1r| |""lg92*'3 n 1-, a7, 5, 1 §2,1o£!// i a I . -»-w -. "Q in R1 z 9' ,_ #7 "1 Te. 1 -e '1-4 '5 w ____Wh_M _,F__:_"___ _ h¬¥_:_;:_~*1__*_?_ _I___' __ ___"__?._r_~ __,___W____w___?;¢G5:¬%+%w__f______v______w__,_____L,3§,___' F_T__ UH,H_V___;"_1______h__51______~t__m__ __v_ _ __"I____ J______ ._Q 6' _ _J: _ _2_ ____ ____%_~______?"___ __w :1 ______H: ___A: __,_* _"._:___H_ ______ _S__,_ ~__m______H_":_u~r_ _HMT _W___hJ m_E__ _ "____u__ _ :m _"___ 1______4:1 '______n _ AUW______u&__" ;_ _ 1_2 r: __L______x: " __u______: %D ._?1___ Jr: ______+M N: ____:_ P __L ______:iq _ ~_ f__Ia,__ ____ ;%q&%$ i%v J¬ __ _I_I_ ___n_}_ __ an__HAW; _*_ _ _'§__;__x_¬_92Z___ __%___ _Jug ,1r_J__av? LL___]+______ _____,____"_:_H _a_5I_~ 31 _ _____ _ _¢ ___!____ :3.__ , __'__.____,__W __2 :5INIi/V___92.fVwk__:______|_bTu AT}___w__l___ Jf __ r ____h_ ____"_r_J_'_w___ "______I? AL, xvii_ __ w__p_+___ , _'_,_____ __WMJ__h+$_ iT_"_|%__T_p_'_____ ___t _ __ '_____V_____ J_____'_U___1__r___ h__; _:_Z_____*_ ____ _J _K_____=_ _ Ky M1m;__f i_¢m*A 4 ?__ _ _HW?'_____2; __ ._h____m'5,"__ _ 3Hwm*~__Pw?5 __J_h W hi :_____ ___;__l_u_____J1____p______IJ__h ?&_J,____ _"_'_____ _H,q___ _ _d$______h'J%____ m.u___%_ mi__H?HL ___:____S__ _ ___ b__ w*_ an_W_"_vw n__§____n MW___'_ _1'___Jun_f _l__"H ___ WW?£13_H H_h__%m_ pp____l__V V>Q_n_;_ _ §H___%WHw__g§W_h_,M 3;_§___inm mm HummyJ W 0% _ _h__ 7_r____w___m__m__vi_"_ w%$h@%3 H&¥ |___,__? ___v_;__{T____ :_ {__m____ __w __£ ___k____ ?a___~______g_# *____M__¬__ _A__q__ _W§____§__~_§h____My9{_*___§ _N__?_ iA§__&___ 1___V___'_,____n'_ 1 0% 5"t___ MH F___~W _&_ VJ____ _ _ ___ _m_ ___ _b_J'_$9 _H______p_Y____JwE__1NJ_$2M H _" _b_&__JH__M __4_F:______* _ __Q_____b :_____#1h___ ___nw__i;__$._____mi __; u WM G2-,_f'x_____}_ ___:_+_1___+_._%_*___n _:______'_Ji_?%92_l_ _ft;_'Ni ___L192TI_¬______ ___92_v_ _ iJ%_ _ A mW_%im$m_#*MWm~_ 1 £___ d_A ___Ai___ __ _ __M'__ _ __ ___+ _____3 /__ l_H _g__" __ k__i____¢m_____v_ I _1___i_ 1 !______'______J__~____'__n_H ___Au__ __ _ m _wWV __ _I,"BMi_J 4 MW H__I___ 1*W_ :___? _ _ é"mg____w!v.__ _ 33:: TV . _ * .! 3; . .0 -*3i C j}m"[dbolenski Gen. listed IilliamJ; Donovan as a reference, ' date E_ G I notgiven. lhe personnel Oblensiriwas files qf assigned CIAoutside revealed the 5.5 . that Serge by- 055 -gr r J- G from September2, .1943 to October 4, 1944. Lg! e '1 mi _" s- s P92¢.¢!&->/-wt s- ;O-3-T"'%-5 -16 " F9 In the latter part of 1944 according to 2&1, of known reliability, John Hamilton went to Iashington, D.0. 9 to consult Colonel Iillian Donovan, head of USS to which '--was-*; organization Hamilton was then assigned. Hamilton approachedt ._ J-e Donovan to determine the possibility of being sent to Spain 92 :.'f;' to cooperate with the Spanish undergreund movement in ccn= junction with USS, however, Donovan would not make any commit- ment to Hamilton. _ I G .,-fr-L .A!¬-D}: ei- was; §.. ., 100-337177-66 9!,// = 1' 5- 3; 32. -a-. n I-E I 1§' rt §;..-5 T 41%- 2*"- - _'.."1 -..-tr.-I-_; a 92 i i i On 10/El/44 the President requested OSS Director William J. Donovan to set up a plan for an intelligence service for the postwar period which would be an over-all , supervision of all agencies of the Gou't.as to intelli- gence matters. On ll/15/44 Donovan made available to the Presi- dent a memorandum and a suggested plan for above requested intelligence service. This reference is a memorandum to the Director set- ting out a synthesis of what the above plan provides, and a summary of its objectionable features as well as errors of omission. .5 _, - Memo to the Director.from ' Mr. Ladd ll/29/44 enclosing above memo and suggested plan by Donovan as well as the above summary of the plan. on caption given 62-?627;£29 l1';>!/ T ._ ._.._;_ >¢s% é: "*5 l.. -1*! :=-»- I .- 1 _106_ /23!; ' i i V a - _ I- -4-. 3 v '-13;];- ~"I'--'-Z.-1 -, ~ ' -''-__ -~ " " r - --4 _ '5 vi '1'-1''~§,_.q1__'~ . *1},1 . 0'? "-:,* >r'.* 1 I ' :! =-as 4 : E4 92- |r I 92 I i M W . an: r we yr P Q , i _ -.92. 9292 1 _¢- J gx-,.n 5' - i L né 3? - San Francisco Rpt., 3/15/45 b-<092 Re: Comintern Apparatus; V ; IS-R 5 , b 100 O 5144178 eel -yfifis ._ ,3 .. .,, 765 E 92 On 12 shortly after arr ve n e . . rom Spain he went to Was ., . . ate not given! where he had lunch E . ". -5 with Eleanor Roosevelt and Henry Wallace at which time they - . 5 met with ri adier General William Donovan. Donovan intro- .,¢_', duced a man named Thompson who had been in Spain for 0 . 0Q. .5.- ;_ San rancisco R 2/D/45 Pl Re: was; IS 49$ 1o5;i924a-130 1 - . ~@ - 9 sr oo-203581-ssoo ,4d3 -- .-;.- :'-»._,,' h1 1 e .. . - K 92 U" E L -0-B _ c 5» R - K ' 5; I7 '!--X; I:! - _, 1 92 | _¢-: ' -» s E éé B" ;~., , M §=fz_n?¥h§ .,?§ » F, t E___. - T? 65-" ' av-1'? _. ., P 1? - _ -.._' - :. . -, = %§%"*' l J-#1 -1»,oi . c On ll/26/Z4 arrived in Mexico hisCity and arrival securehe theIDG-B contacted o e eby s<" "stated that Mb!. eneral "Wild Bill" Donova s s com- mo mendinghe regarded Donovan Heofficer. as a greatconfidentially soldier, adbised an er andthat a smart politician which characteristics made him well suited to his job. He added, however, that Donovan was a poor -0- E3 administrator and stated that this failing was the great weakness theof OS-S organization. Lqx I Letter from Office of Civil Attache, ewico City da d ll 28 ¢92 q/:3/515 Re: _ sP4 1.0»/pm For si n vw s I.-V-our¢_._ - xo-an -Y3 64 -314 -2 WC, ? 5&3?:.;~, 1° 6/41 _,,,g3 - <¢-M---q--= m s J '_'_"""_"-1 L. Hopkins This at the reference Ihite House is a note enclosingdateda l/8/45 memo to from Harryyr. Hopkins92 from Isidore Lubin, member of the President's Advisory Gon- VJ I nittee, regarding the establishing of a central intelligence E.- service. Enclosed with Hr. Lubin's memo was a memo which Gen.,e- Iilliam J. Donovan sent to the President on 12/26/44 relating l to the above intelligence service. ""u UIIFTIII 'r"' ITnnlr'!'_I'5.l| ~ I'l +¢I """~: e/-r 1/F?/4. ; , with the two memos des- cribed above 62-763;!-321 02! 2 jug -,_- F7 I e State Departnent sent a letter dated 12/27/44 P to General Iilliam J. Donovan giving the State Department views relative to the various plans of Postwar Intelligence. 1 Tne State Department took the position that until such time as all plans from the various interested agencies were in they would prefer to make no statement concerning their views._ we Bureau memo, 1/23/45 with ;w Q . J = 5 above let. attached ' . M, Re: Postwar Intelligence i ,' Plans _} * w 62-762 -26 ,/ u__ '.._/'"-, ,92;; 90!//Z4 in I .'o. . 1 . _-. r _.. r-- - , . .-_ . .' ';-, yie E.-._-2 4.7" I - ,-- . E DJ: ._ .;a : -*7 5' iii ,.r7 1: i, - 109 - "; ; f -; F. ,__Q1-i =,,_- __ ,,__ _,.--e.,-a_..-- w w-92 */ J .;"- /-'*-. r / ...... I Y * _ 2 ' 92 -. '. if F | _92 :'.f* r-laM-.. f Q - I .921 5 1 er, . It ! Elizabeth Terrill Bentley advised that her last a meeting with Maurice Halperin was late in 1944 at which time AI he was employed by OSS. Early in 1945, she recalled that '?_ "Jachl, the Russian contact at that time, told her that Bal- -># perin had been accused by Gen, Iilliam Donovan of being a ~ Soviet Agent and that after this accusation Halperin failed 1 .¢A. ' _*r92-~ to appear to meet his contact. - '-4 e -,. . _,___.___ lro Let., 12/U1/45 1 - Re: Nathan Gregory Silver- master, was, Maurice enz- perin, etal; Esp-R 65-55392-283 0! L? .1- 5-:-, I-4- ._--!.-_ -2516-9 -1.-.--.-..._ _ :5 .. l ,_.._ On 2/B/51 1&1, reliability not given, stated that . '-.'*-ii}.,3 Harry Arthur Busted had previously been employed at the Pit- man Dunn Laboratory, Franhford Arsenal, Philadelphia where he desgribed the make-up of the atomic bomb to persons not 92 entitled to such data _ ', 4 .u_ in .,.,G ' 2-_--1 B-Q, o sena , ila.!- ii; UTC! dvised that Rustedbegan "1 b-1D telling how p u e was o the 0.5 . 6'ov't.during World G";-.1 For II shortly after he arrived at above laboratory. Basted *2?i" mentioned having done special jobs for Gen. Iilliam Donovan, ._, Head 0; oss. I . Philade 1 12 Atom c nergy c - sp. E t ll?-9so g -12~ . I fill ._..,,'.--- . - - 110 _ 1 ' i __- _. ' -""5"?! 1 w <'s n r ~ C? -9 L -1"?.7 _f #2'. .7 ft; 12.. _During th er Of 195 F, Fahd his wife v lffar '1 ,. J:-F u u Agent that ey were susp c ous of r-,1 : v- becauseof his associationsDr. withea:agov, _."92""-' e Russian, employed at Fright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, -..-1,5; 1 Ohio, who had regular contacts with relatives behind the .,. Iron Curtain. - ~ is= 92,-to JI- g office of the State Dept. in Iash., D.C. _._.!!- '._';MC»- and that LaFever had considerable influence with CIA because '1 '5' if} , _-,:_..,.-an'1'. t. his uncle was "Wild Bill" Donovan, wartime head qf O h and ' '92 through this friendship with Col. Lafever in Iashington he E could obtain materials that were scarce during wartime. Y'-',_--';z- ._,_ _ San ' b'92Re: 1! wa Us- S- an *1 1 055532852-9 ?o $1 i 94? Burlington, Vermont,_fur- page acumen , e first part of which was en- titled, "The Red Thread" and the second part, "The Depart- ment of State." This documentwas'prepared Benjamin by Stolberg, 222 U; 23rd. St., NYC. 'The Department of State" portion of this document sets out information regarding David Zablowdowshy who was an assistant to Alger Ewes during the San Francisco conference which organized the United sa;g Nations. During the war Zablowdowsky was with the 088, where -I } 1 :"_l-s-.".i kt :. Q. T n '» 92- I V.- t ~ E :. 92i» I $1 - e _ r ___ MM. r _ _ 1| 92 1 /92g -a "" -f i i . I - 92 = O O, . Q 92 g. . . ?. z I! P p he was an active member of the Communist Qfaction? -- General "Wild Bill" Donovan, head of OSS, according to this document § had the wild idea that he needed both Communist and Fascists I in his outfit, and that he knew how to handle theme J N! Memo, 3/1/4? with _ above document K Re: Survey of the 17.5 . State Department by Benjamin Stolberg; ISHU 62-39749-828 pg. 9 P . 1 . | I _ 14 4- or -192 292 The Haval Attache, 7%] Aviv advised the Division ii»!F ? Of B ' nation, Dept. of State, in April 1949 4. that ad worked in close relationship with the b7C. a Cairo qrs. from 1943 to 1945. He was reported to be .| O 92 personally acquainted with and an admirer of raj, Gen, Fillian J. Donovan,_former USS chief. - 1 ggpzeeezhz-15A :"e_.,._..t 03! "- ' P 9 ' _ - ' »-,.a"I'.;; T?i=re.',.-'¢'"" . é _ _ _ ,_a -....'- er-|».-.~ ' . -0-"'- .. __._v,; D11 ! . - _. 1' _ , -_,....-- _,.._. ~, ..- - _ 92 # - _'- ~, r XE 4 advised that while an officer in 085$ rM; m O Y _ Q ~f:; b{b b-B date CC C3n * .;1-S-.mo . Donov -1 !- altimore Rpt., 9/B/49 l Y Re: Owen Lattimore; IS-R, Esp-R _ QF / 100-24628-80 pg. 4? _ 1r 92.1 ?!/ e . ¢ . >'_ I . . 1% 92, 92 1" -- gs. z%~ £3 e>:_:'. . g- __ _ l. g%=7W H e. rm» L . :;fq~-1-» . "E 4. '. A»! L 92". -M '15 $I¬>% 3.1 Q41-iha .= -'4 _ » J. J -. ya .._, , K-n . M : - :2? 1: %%f--an... .. _ ..- r.."_ _-,-.-_- » I_~- - '. - 113 - - e { ._ _ i _@ 4% H. H w , ~e_ ..h ._:m "y*9292 5,. 1., i .74.: 51> M 1¢~ 4 """ '* 7' ' e ' Re: ass Jacuviuui in . ox I»?r Rumania, Information IO-U- {-$3 concerning A . 1 00-affoos-*1'2 5 - 13! In Donald Chase Downes'book, "The Scarlet Thread, Adventure in Wartime Espionage" there a ear-ed on 156 ggpiggigazignoézg po son Fi11§amiDogo¬£§,ith§ cows n u ignerglar a ur n F ¬S8d hiasag F555 Egg Ig.thItwas recommendedthat Liaisongdetermine ghrgzgh m,. , . ,. = ZI ?,. . 5. .I.'iE°§ i 5f. . fE f..f"-Ei f-°f °* ' i¬ "Q°"""9 it -1-J.-J.--vw92-.1. -vu Jlunuvl-in VJ U165 IJUUUU PPUPUBULQ I f '-a ; _ 92 Bureau I Re: b O IS-GB 62-6? 38-153 f . f .4 .1 817 _ -1. iii _ Ga.-'2 . k' -QI <- ttf ;' £- _ - A3 -.~- .1 * § §_. _ - .. _ .._.-- lit; . 0 "'"'90'. 1 '- - 114 - """" T - ____ ,_e II,-_ .92,_= J 4 I - ! I 92- s . On 4/24/.51, Elizabeth Terrill Bentley advised that in January or February 1945 her principal at that time was Jack Joseph Kate! who told her that Gen. William Donovan 's had called Maurice Halperin and told him that he knew he was a GP member. IFFO Memo,e/2'0/51 Re: Maurice Hyman Halperin Esp-R 65-14303-50 This reference contains a memo dated 2/?/45, out- ~ lining in general summary form the objections to the plans proposed by General William J. Donovan and the Army SIS plane for U.S. secret world wide intelligence coverage. Bureau lkno, 2/I2/45 on- closing a suamary of abour plans by Donovan, the Army and the FBI No caption given 62-762?4-74 89!., .- 3 - 115 - 4'1, ._,_ _ "* h U ' lm " .'92- ~|--L-r. _ .;.. "A__'_ - * ,1 '92__~.-.,-' r -92_ i.,_ '.~,_i.., -_ .-o_ '_ , _,'_92 :2 -91'7" ... A I ..__" -_ i _._._...._..h_l...... ,...... _-__ . . ... __i.._..».._.___....i..M,.o..i..._..~_...,_ J: . ~!92 l4'> . 9 Q as é This reference is a newspaper clipping received from an anonymous source in NYC postmarked 2/9/45. This clipping is an article from an unidentified newspaper date- lined Washington, February 9 INS!and entitled, V ew Deal Ducks on U.S. Gestapo. This article stated that the highest administration officials were silent about a front page story in the Washington "Times Herald" asserting Brig. Gen. William J. Donovan, director of 055$ had proposed to President Roose- velt the creation of a "super spy systemfor the postwar New Deal. 62-1oe,4oo4 l2O!/ '"'" " " alett ? 2/45 _f'rom_ bvlb _ Al ., E] enclosin " a net xi g _ L: V U . . . QL for 2/9/45 en- title d, "Central Intelligenc '.e Unit To Replace _ FBI Proposed. This article stated that President Roosevelt had received a 4-: proposal to establish a central intelligence service chargea with co-ordination of postwar intelligence work. This memo~ random was given the Fresident by Brig. en. William J. . - Donovan. - '. -...'1Q_12-' =_ t _ i'92_¬ 94_4_2411-25 vs!/ I ., - 115- 21* 5%! 7;____,_ , 77 Y _ L ~ pg. 1 _ .3 "s s This reference contains newspaper clipoings_fror the Washington, "Times Herald for 2/9/as and 2/E0/as; the KY "Daily Mirror" for 2/I0/45 and the Washington ?D0ily Hews" for 3/I0/25 concerning a new postwar intelligence service which was under consideration. According to these articles lhj. General William J2 Donovan, Director of USS, had outlined an organization to coordinate the intelligence activities of the armed forces and various civilian agencies. Bureau Let. to all SAC's, 2/16/45 enclosing above newspaper clippings. Re: News Clippings 66-O4-36 os!/ -_ SI 62-76274-A Wash. Times erald 2/10/45 1s}/ SI 6.-9- 76.*l ?'~;'~'F .T¬ 04! Wash Herald , ? SI 52 -76. ?T~>;'-- , E.'a::h:. "Tines,Hernld 2/9/e5 21!/ 1 I -.1" -..'-*_ ~92 1.N .- I . _ 1 1? _ /* . h__ , 1? - rip" r~e ~--- - ~~~- - - _.-.. m....__lc_W ___ .s._W~==.-... 2%.i~*; gp -"-u& ni-.¬_ -& ¢mr; %@H»~@_ *.5.~_i ,v. _ '7 -,?_¢ -q- §_I¢P""J. : hr*-" " . . .~i-~"=~.-»h,»--N V EM.___ "/'1 - __> '-!- F The ¢Diario De Noticias Q a newspaper in Lisbon Portugal, for 2/10/45 carried an article concerning the Donovan Plan which appeared in the Chicago Tribunel, the Washington Times Herald and the NY "Daily News" dates not given!. This plan was a proposal, sent to President Roosevelt by Brigadier General William J. Donovan, to es- tablish a powerful information service in order to learn what was happening in the world after the war. L811 -from 15/»; [_f¢gJ¢' /H£a ='3~'- ; Lisbon Jada, 2/16/45 enclosing above news- paper clipping along with a translation of same. Re: The Donovan Plan 62-?62?4-72 liol, The Washington "Times Hera1d _for 2/ll/45 carrieo an article entitled "Army, Navy Want Control of Spy Setu This article stated that a battle for control of the super- intelligence agency had developed between the high command - of Army and Nagy and Brigadier General Eilliam J. Donovan OSS Director, who advanced a scheme for unification of in- telligence activities abroad aa superseding existing in- telligence agencies at home. 62-?62?4-A so! I 1 I - 11s _ ,, M -' an .92 _ ,.,__ ' -_-_, 4- _ 1- . ~ - I @151 * " -" "*""' ""' -1-f'92.»"" '*~:'a-:r- " " ." J X .2 "=- -. - ~; -'~z""_ :*'~ Us-' . *- - 3 F .;.er.r?f.»K?¢:: J:'?s=@.?-~:;~. r."~i, i§sr*~.**we*1"4: c 0 % 1 - B10 rmine of Maj. Gen. Smith rela 0S8, William J. Donovan and his World Intelligence Plan. Maj. Gen. Smith stated that he could see little merit in the plan of Donovan'sand he added that Donovan appeared to him to be a most ambitious and power- seeking individual. He added that if he ever had to choose between the FBI and the USS, there would be no question that he would place his trust in the FBI. F 5'2! ¢ F 1 .. _ - 10? This reference contains a short, detaile , do¢rvent"i analysis of plans submitted for world-wide intelligence cover» age by Gen. William J. Donovan of the Joint Intelligence Com- mittee, as well as a detailed summary of the Eureau's plan for the world aide secret coverage. Bureau memo, 2/15/Z5 with above plans enclosed Re: Fbrld-lide Secret Intelligence Goveragr 62-76274-75 19!, 92- I ,- '/ - 119- _;{ 922 .1 V :7 7 1; '* i *1 * _Iq=1 ~ 7 7.4 __;_ if 4-; ;__ _ , l an 7.77- .,_. -- ia,__ .. e ..a . -".£""*_'_ .»'L¢5|i'~;n;'L'.-._".»"»' -us»-=- ;..L'.;- ...e_urx..-'?. .._~>e=+.§~»"gs-.._§'1-<,£--..-;1~..* ; .- 92p-,_ ='-.- _..";.".~~'_-:-'- . 92-~'.-~. ..-_.._. -»_.~.. . QQe1eQéEhitseaith# a¬iEt& § 3 !hm } | . . 1I , i -w 1oo_e344so-so e5!v : N Q The data set out below is 4HE2=?Q¬ from the book " _ entitled, "The Federal Bureauof Investigation" b%nLQwgnthal; "On October l8, 1924, two months before Mr. Hoover : title was changed from Acting Director to Sirector, kc sub- mitted a memorandum to his superior, Assisiant Attorney ?ene- ral Williaa J. Donovan, reading: It is, of course, to be remembereJ that the activities of Communists and other 7'-1Pu - radicals have not up to the present time constituted a vio- lation of the Federal statutes, and consequently, the ye-- -" artment 0 1 Justice theoreticallv has ~ J no rioht 4.4 to investiaate - ~ - - such activities as there has been no violation of the Federal Z law." ' - In March l945 the OSS discovered copies of State twee._92,. Department and other Gov't. papersin the office of Amerasia ,- -~_ an American magazine specializing in Oriental matters. Gen. .1 Million J. Donovan, head of O83, took these papers to Sec» is rotary of State Stettinius. In their secret conference, two possible courses mere mentionea. Une was to turn the oonp 4 - I .- E . b-92 t 92 1;; _/ ,1 ai %?! - I20- a. --r .v__'- 7-w F , __g; _ _ . ¢ ! = r > t I 1 'over the the FBI, the other to present the material to o Fed- eral PTOSBC tOT¢ Gen. Donovan, a former Assistant Attorne T! if General, recommended that the case be referred directly to a Federal prosecutor, his recommendation was rejected. i Bureau Memo, 2/I/31 with above book enclosed Re: Max Lowenihal 62-25733-326, encl. pg. 09!/" 299 430 5"4J 1- Q This reference carried as an enclosure copies of certain documentary material which was furnished to a representative of this Bureau by Senator Joseph 2. HcCarih on 3/s1/so. I Included in this material was an unidentified page dated l94? entitled Cormunist in Government" which 1! 'r924.!¥'n --rlrsr, +r92 4-:74-92 r92nr92r~4-:00 In!-11'»,-|C"/92n»'.-;-F An,-92»~4-n in-1.-J 1'-1 d -F»-92_A_F- Y1/-¢ IE-J"L-< lC,92.b U-.1 IIIBG IJLJ-L¢92.rC092J |H'!ILln92._,.|lvuvui-cl.» J1:fG1-LO -nu-L. ow J yr.i_..|-:_ _,- Canalians who were willing to betray their country bu supn information to a foreign power. Mn application of this 5 to AF¬PiCOn conditions was made by Faj. Gen. Filliam J. $0 lyirn forner Chiqf of USS. As late as arch 1945, General Donov defended the employrent in OSS qf such well known Commvnis fer - Irving Gq f. Irving Fajans, l lton Wol f, and Vincent loss nounn, USS were subsequently blante A nuvber of pro-Communists in an E11 into strategic intelligence posts in the State Department.ts as _Granting the General's thesis that no foreign omsti. . stronger than the information upon which it is policu canted seen how considerations of wartime W .. based, LT c our safety. be expediency have endorse an be red * I. In "Life" magazine for 9/2Of46 ien. Donovan icclarci "The HKVD, ihé USSP s secret service, operates everywhere ana in a highly distinctive manner....HIVD decer s characteristically on sheer mass. It has thousands of operators scattered througho the world in countries friendly and not sa friendly. It draws injwrnation from d vast number qf_sourcrs-trained secret agents, Ht agents provooateurs, fellow travelers, Communists, as well as the customary diplomatic channels." . ~ Above document enclosed with ¥ Jena to the Ad dated 4/3/so 4 Re: Owen Latiimore; Esp. F 121-1334?-so? 1 so.'! 92 . - , On .H_C-', .5/l6/50 at which Bureau time Ag ' "' qthat on .': ,.ll, 7' he and other OSS officers ente o_f _f ice and found numerous classified Gov't. documents. These documents were turned over to Archibald Van Beuren, security officer for head 0SS,whc of USS.i aid e the he documents understood to Donovan Gen. William and VanDonovan, Beuren turned over e documents to Secretary of State Stettinius and that Donovan told Stettinius that it was their problem since all of the USS documents found bore State Dept. stamps indicating they were copies of documents which OSS cl1Ts~?ribi/ted to the State Dept. NY eee o Re '9 1. was, es a.; »,.._ --. 1017-26%?-S0-l29=¬ pg. 1,20 -_ 9!, fP":.e ;'i as.?zin,§/ton "Star" for 3 /l5/-T? carrier? an article entitled "Donovan uestionea In Probe of 'Reris' Reporter in oss Jobs." This article stated that Lbj. Gen. ewljzem J. Donovan, C.':ie_f' of USS, was called before a House I-'ilita-11 - _ Affairs Subcommittee, on above date, to answer questions about the alleged presence of Communist sympathieers in the 0875 . 61-?55?-A 14! 62-62596-A 15!~' I " I } ,. u I ,4 . r- 92.92 - 122 _ ~~ ' ______ ~ _ _ __ _-¢~ ;-- , - - -;;'_:. i .4?" i,. _ _ -.o...... l___.,_L______,4-_ I 1 F This reference is a newspaper clipping from the Washington "News" for 5/6/50 entitled "Donovan Urged Speed After Raid . This article stated that on 2/12/he Gen. Tillia" J. Donovan gave Secretary of State Stettinius 14 secret @ov t. documents which had been found earlier that morning in a raid by OSS agents on the q fices of Tamerasia magazine in Elf. Qen. Donovan proposed that the whole thing be turned over to the district attorney so he could start grand jury proceedings the following morning. That way, Donovan explained, Philip J. Jaffe and everyone else connected with "Amerasia" could be aubpenaed and questioned with no Ohcnzc " to compare notes. I99-967350-Z154 . 11! .. 92 we ' 1 .- - QUH - _I. ~}.', /I - ' 7'7" 7" " H "' " W I ' ' 7 t .1 ___ ~,: ;.; _=*g 921. :=n:-__2_f-_#i% P|.,_<_V -. "5 -92.. H 1-Pk_ m P _,'u92_ 3 __-: .92___92 Q? - Q rm, - 8? I ., ;V _?A__ _ "I-Q- _ 1 "-._F 1 __1 .1! _ a__¬- E . ;92 , ef- The Washington Post .for 3/12/45 carried an article entitled, ?D0nouan to Face Communist Hunt Among His Aides" which stated that a House Committee would question ihj. Gen. Tilliam J. Donovan about reports that some Cor- munist sympathieers were working in the USS. F|"T='7.'qq_'.7=ll v.1. lLIl.J,| .1 This reference is an unidentified report dated 1_/'21/err, !. l'C, which pertained to a column by George AFT. S'oFrols" in the NY "¬Iaminer for l/25/47 concerning Carl Aldo Harcan: alias Tony Whales. This column stated that in lQéE the Dies Co ait ee discovered that lhrzani was employed by the Q fice of Coorainat qf Iaformaticn, headed by Gen. Killian J. Donovan. The n, event- ually became the USS, the most secret of military organi"ations in America. Sokols?y stated, Jhat I want to Show is why r Donovan employed Communists in USS, why G who protected then, who falsified their they were sacre the 1941 facts are obscured." records so that Sokolsky further stated that it was essential twat General Donovan make the facts qf his own relations clear-ana his prominence as a Republican should be protective with a Republican iominated committee qf congress. Soholsky stated that on 3/IS/45 Gen. Donovan before a congressional coanittee that the USS had hired or wnists. 77-i344?-8? lUU!v I .- 123 - 7? F *' "3 '* ' rt tt ti tr ' 1' " -' -"" " 7* * if if o - Ir 92. J. 5% 92. -72. $1 " - § <~ i 2 F 4 1 92 I v i I The ashington "Times Herald ,for 3/14/45 carried an article entitled, "Stimson Bars Disclosure of Arry Bed Data" which stated that during a Congressional inquiry into Communism in the army, Secretary of hr Stimson forbade disclosure of loyalty records of commissioned q ficers he- fore they entered the army. This article stated that f j. Gen. Filliam J. Wild Bill" Donovan, Director qf OSS, was questioned by the above Congressional Committee concerning Communistic a filiations in OSS. Donovan stated that "he never took a man into USS about when he had any ioubt . 61-755?-A 5 @E, 3,lQ3,;?g!S _ ! u - The Rbshington "Times Herald",for 3/17/d5 carriei an article entitled, "House Unit Probe Reveals Roi Rink of ¬3 Q ficial." This article stated that Connunist affiliations qf a hey q ficial on Poiish'Q fairs in the highly confi- dential O35 was disclosed as Polish-American groups, denouncinw the Yaltacpreement, called on the Senate to secure free elections in Poland.i Maj. Gen. Killian J. Donovan, hea sf - USS, was a caller at the hite House on 3/Q6/35 but President - ' Rooseveltsaid the visit had no relation to Donovan's plans. > o2-e442w_A J ' '9''4i= - trot-1 '3 ?- T' i. .mg. » 14! , .,-..:;., _"e __- év sh _~__.. .;_ . .i R d I evm _ ~ -92 VC Ihe "Dbrher" for 3/18/45, pg._2, carried a column entitled, "Washington Notes" by Virginia Gardner and Art Shields. This column stated that during the House Military Affairs Committee hearings date not given! on Communists in the army, the nervous old Ohio Republican, Rep. Charles JJO U -'JJ- IP73-1_';nn 92-I '7 I-3-n+I-IV V hrughiqn'I"' V Q51 :-1'5 VU -khn V"'-' kg51 :im9nia _ . a!!!!l!!!!!!llll ll I h¥§ D , f the Research Division of OS .-<3 . an sta+nriticle b Dr. that this article was the first literary att rpm _ i--te Brigadier General William Donovan's plan_?or a centralire intelligence agency. Above letter of 3/1?/45 enclosing article by Dr. Langer 62-?62?4-F2 1% On 3/24/45 Lt. Commander R. Davis Holliwell, OFF representative in Hawaii, requested permission to review a report of S.A. Frederick G. Tillman which was a summary of activities in Hawaii on 12/7/41 and prior thereto. Holliwell said that when Brigadier General William J. Donovan was in , , I 135 - d, ' * _ _,,_,_ ____ $"";i '_" *7 _" we .~»= ._ '-._ ' ~~ -¢__ ~- mi w _ B. i. _ m _~ '--.. ;-~P - i ~ wl. ._ r " _ <-92li-- ?1h__1ng¬§¬wNhm{¢T}w§ELdsauahgmug mawwikQ;"-. --L -1 an '--~»'..-w .- v-.»l"T."l"¢ 7~I-92-" -,1- -l' "U'- "?"-vl? "'¬nP* u-r -..--. .»- H.-' '1 e » £3» Hawaii, he the General! instructed him to mate this.request. Donovan had indicated that he had seen the report nd-bail! '11 -§.- . 92 .._-§ given to understand it would be available to 088 representatives _ upon request. It was believed Gen. Donovan was referring to the -. zeport of SMJohn SterlingAdams dated11/15/d2 atHonolulu e ntitled, Summary qf Intelligence Activities of Honolulu Pi 1de _ fice 0 . 1*, Leading gplb, During and Followingthe JapaneseAir Attack qf 12/7/Z1. -II 6' Honolulu Radiogram, 3/24/Z5 Decoded! . . er Nb capti n given 92 62-64¬§#Z1015 05! .- :1-.~' j% 7'I " - This reference is an unidentified report dat de F Ti L 3/25/41 setting out data which was received from a source close : " to the German Emb assy, entitled " European Situation." This . report mentioned the cooperation between the US and Britain :§":p -I .3-,,r-T and stated that the US was contemplating es blishing patrol 1 =- bases at Newfoundland,and Irelan1325 IcelandU] .- - g ig It was the opinion of the German individual the .4",-3. source! that Eamon De Fallera qf the Irish Free State would not acquiesce in such a plan as proposed by the DB inasmuch as this .. Q 3. 1-. . would make the Irish Free State vulnerable to bombing by the '>' .'. German Air Force. F 1;/,/ -qw . - - - J ' . -*3 : , ,. . __ R r:.'_.. "._____ . - --Q" - - 4 - - -126- -r~ = .l ! . I f J i I The report also stated that _§'amor;,%23efggalera gave 2 Col. WilliamDonovan littleencouragement. De élf. Egéera had ' i the highest representative qf the Catholic clergy qf reland a present at the discussion with Donovan. Donovan was told, very bluntly, about the subjugation of Ireland from a religious point ;_. of view, by England. so-5424-3-243 9!,/ This reference contains a memo dated 4/Q3/Z5_for the Attorney General enclosing an analysis of the world - wide intelligence plan proposed by Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan, Di- rector of USS. lhe memo for the Attorney General referred to tothe theprinciples of Attorney theGeneral proposedon 4/6/55. lan asplhe submitted memoto theby Gen. Attorney Donovan General pointed out weaknesses in and objections to the plan as proposed by Gen. Donovan. Bureau Memo, 4/13/45 enclosing above memo and an analysis Re: World - Wide Intelligence Plan Proposed by Maj. Gen. --ml... William J. Donovan 62-?62?4-66X 12}# - r , 1;-'_ ' i -1 =1 I I -127- g . g 1 o! . 3 ! 1 1 B-92 5. !- f1-__vd,J1_ A/3..r'§ H ,i;¬Pf'=3-.SeHi-171/Y3 R0m.e.l'ta1u em. 10/1* 4." .._ Re-"wwb Registration 8!/ ct 65-10099-95 n 4/27/45 an indiuidua2 C 1]in§ fFOW loanokp, Virginia, when informed that Hr. Hoover was out of the aity, stated that he would like to talk with UiJ?iar J. nO OnG . He was informed that Gen. Bonovan was not associated wiih the FBI 'C " Director's telephone roor memo, 4/27/45 No caption given 56-31P2-404 I .- 4 I _¢ A _ I2 . _ -_.-ww _ vI . 7,_ __ _, _*_ V I V ~ __ __ .7 __,,_,___, 77 ii-,__* '7 W 4:7 V why . _ _927.. _ - * iv,"-, r-u:_92 :92.p|,_ ' . ,.u_. V . - - _ gr , _. *5 . _ _ .51/." .- . m _.-¢._ _- 1.92 ~ I} -u.r-92.- - iv-.__ -. ._ __ - - .u _ 92_ 1, _ _H -- ___ __ i~ 0 During the United NationsConference Inter:*_i~1 on national Organization held in San Francisco during April and; lay 1945, the San Francisco office furnished the State De- g partment numerous memoranda regarding various organizations g and individuals. v{¬ 92. One of the above nemoranda dated5/1/45 pertained Z 2&9P. to General Yilliam Donovan. According to this memo General Donovan was residing at the hone of Hr. and Hrs. Iillian P. Ho t h,918 I J information was and a phone call cisco. -4. Bureau memo 6/26/45 with above nemoranda enclosed Re: Golden, Intelligence nemoranda furnished the State Department -. 62-??V8?-1081 pg. 161 .-n 9!/ '__,__ .. M. 7 : 1 _, T - ~ . <_ _g_ l.g7_V "_ 4g_ H _ <1~92 F In my 1945 Hr.Deiitt c. Poole, Chief Foreign ' ~ Language Adviser to the State Department, made available * to this Bureau a pamphlet entitled, "The Study of Foreign kl Political Developments in the United States - A ew Field l n of Political Intelligence." The first steps toward the organization of the Foreign Nationalities Branch were taken in November1941 followingan intimation by officers of the l Department of State to Gen. Iillian J. Donovan that a -U J systematic reading of the foreign language press in the U;S.} i would be helpful in the conduct of our foreign relations. ' ,.92 J, i _ , _ __ _ _ V _W__ _ hi _ g __4, L 92>; DenaV __ forUr. Than/from 7 _ *~ _____ .._ ti '$ yr. J.P. Coyne, 5 12/45 ,¬M§~1,»- ;o ',> enclosing above pamphlet if j-| C I. _L'.- e=» L/ Re: FBI - State Department '1' '1 # ' Liaison UNCIO '92. Efé 62-vvvsv-1066 pg. 2 lb oe!/' _ >. -_-1.:-. /,/3 4 .~ g. 1 - I29 - .- 92 =. 7.4- _._. ,_ __ - V. -l_., 4?. |_L .I92' ;_~-<_-"__}-V.f;e?,_:Ep-1..-_-.- n__3..._{.-It -1-;!I _l'-iqp.-ey3-. a§92<_%_"'; L_92¬ _ ,;.-1- !__-.-»n_g.V,.-?@@% _1~ 1-1",, ;-rug} - -92 -t -. vrgrql v- . ¢____;-__ .3- L _ __ __. _. 1»: a I ' . _ , 92.-I.-.,.: _'-- .. -' L-e - 'M . . 1:!. . . U. . 5., . ,2 I . _ _. i __ . 5.1 ~ 1. :5 92- Iii-I: _._.___»_.. _ _*a-- " .__ Q» %.A,_ =L- -- 5 i - -W __A_,__'-__' ___; _,_ 7 __ . _ ___;*_,_ _ § _ _ -____,;; . _ _ .. ._____,Z___._%_ ._... -._,______ ,,__.-._4 - -_. 1,: .- ,_, - , - . * 92.~ . 1-.-i 1-~ /"92 "92 ~ 0: 0 .2_ F-_ . - 4 _-p" 0 I - 1- .$n -....-wnin-... . ' .. .,-p. 92 . i _, '. -n 92 , - - . _ -.. . -1 . s ... L. '_ - T;. p_ * 5.-»_;,_§>_-. . 4 '1 $1". ' -' _, -2 . , .- 4- .92-. . On 5/2/Z5 the Attorney General advised MW. £.A._ i. Tam: -92.-: .- I- that he had seen President ltuman on 5/l/Z5 at which - Wh '.-. time they discussed the William'J;!Donovan plan for world- ar wide intelligence. lhe President stated he did not like - .Donovan's plan. lhe Attorney General stated that it was '""' 31" '- v believed that the I31 through its Legal Attaches was working .L_,,¢ highly satisfactorily with the Military and Naval Intelligence I ¢ Agencies in the ULS. and South America, and following the - .e._ A nan in-under-that intelligence coverage Mould be arranged, '" i v I ~ but that it should not be the lbnovan plan. The Attorney 3 -92- -General stated that it was not believed that Donovan should 19-. 1. handle such a program and the President agreed thoroughly._~ ,1 rs.1 EH President Truman stated that he was not convinced as to , .1 " 92 Donovan ; loyalty to President Roosevelt. ~ . _. : - 1|-y92- J_ -__ _ . - . _ , .. >_ _ - .-.. . ._. . L --' - . ,. ' '-.-.*9. . - - Bureau memo, 5/2/45 - n . ' . Fe . . Ho caption given ' Q . 62-'762'?4--88 -_ ,' _;;- . - 1?!-/' _ A - ._. _ lhis reference is a letter dated 5/2/15 from Raj. Gen. Clayton Bissell, Assistant Chief of Staff, 0-2, en- closing a letter_fron Secretary of Far, Stimson, dated 5/I/Z5 ' --1 Q .. to Gen. Iillian J. Donovan in connection with Gen. Donovan's ':- 1;. "92;'-..i'::<'.requeetljbr the views of various departments on his central - e'~ »i=%":~¢-:#=intelligence service plan. Evaluationnot given! p I .4 ...-_ Q ., -z . -_ ' - "» , ~ - ' - 62 58!woe? ~/7*91 _ _ ».:.e:.i*_-2%;-'.'.; .. _ or s2-were-s9 ----<~ eon I e _ __ 5* __} .,:__._ t ,92 _ _ - 1- ' __ #" M8! ebm e t . received ¢~ '*5-~,. _. . , 1.- '¢-9- H fr-on Atto ey General ;= ;_-;_ ' --' ._;--4 1_ ':-- - '5; *-'*-L ?_ . i' --3;-';.i-'-_._;. __ __ ' s/s/es and _r__ ' L . r~..-r-' ~- "=e:;~*- -- ' 4.1- ---~ -- Q "T -'" I _ . 1" _ . - ' _ . 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If _/'92_ _. _ . i .x 1 ! > Senator Styles Bridges advised Supervisor Auerback of the Bureau that on 5/P/45 he was invited to dinner at the Alibi Club in ash., D.C. by Hugh Wilson, former Ambassador to Belgium, in order to hear General "Wild Bill Donovan of OSS tell about his organization. Bridges stated that Dono- van's account was very interesting, very definite, and with practically no details. Bridges stated that during the evenin Donovan did not mention the FBI by name at any time but "skirted" this by mentioning "other existing agencies. MBH10 1c92 0I'l'| c. Cdrij n Jbno for Hr. Iadd, 5/9/45 Re: General William Dono~ van, 088 | 62-64427-IOS4 S 6 J. 9 A memo dated 5/16/45 set oat a list of docaeen*s which were furnished to Dr. DeWitt C. Poole, Associate Public Liaison Officer and Foreign Language Advise of the U.S. State Dept., regarding the "FBI Plan for Post~War In- telligence doverage. Included in this raterial was a mere entitled, "World~Wide Intelligence Plan Proposed by Haj. Gen. William J. Donovan, Director of USS , as well as a memo bearing no caption, dated 4/7/45, wherein the Donovan plan was discussed and to which were attached several photostatic ~rz*" ~b-< = copies of newspaper articles from the Washington "Times Herald" at the time Donovan's plan was erposed. _,,4, 4;, I .- -1s1- ;l*= E l D 0 It was requested that the above documents be re- turned together with any observations which Dr. Poole night have concerning their content. San Francisco Memo, 5/17/45 enclosing above mcmo Re: Post~War Intelligence coverage 62-76274-9¬ 14!/' l e Hashington "Daily News";for 5/16/45 carried an article entitled "Donovan, Alderman Named Jackson Aides", - This article stated that former Assistant Attorney General ' Sidney S. Alderman and Major Geneig] William J. Donovan had been chosento aid Supreme Court¥£obertH. Jackson in pre- paring and presenting the case of the U.S. against leading axis evildoersi - 62-76878-A 20! 62-vseve-A NY "Tim es , 5/it/es §5,95! 4 Q ' I -r I | if_r M h . 3_} : ' F I??? -Ya -J-""*'i -"T -'," ..,..." ?¢:~;~~>¢.q.._,'_92"~__. - 1"-3-71? -"<»§{=o'92-'If~'7-=;=~ * *'¥-92;; - . 7 - T ' E E I-_ Q. .>- E J 3 3 The Washington "Times Herald for 5/19/Z5 car . . - an article entitled, "British Control of USS Bored in C risd Probe," which stated evidence of the domination of the by the British Intelligence was uncovered by memhe rs of ongress looking into operation of the 125 million dollar p ropag OSS and intelligence unit after victory in Europe. Th ¢ Q f in charge of the Calcutta Q fice qf USS, headed by Congress William J. Donovan, was Lt. Col. Lynn la Coffey of Paj. Army, who was on loan to OSS. His assistant was a theanda Lt. Sidney Schaeffer. n Ame icer 4 1 Gen. British rican, . The New York "Times" for 5/Bl/Z5 carried an article entitled, "Jackson Reports Accord on Crimes . This article »w%& stated that Justice Robert J. Jackson, Chief American War Crimes prosecutor, left London for Tashinpton on 5/30/{F to .- attend the closing session of the Supreme Court. Fr. Jackson -u1* I aopointed lhj. Gen. William J. Donovan to not in his absence -..- in the trial qf war criminals. i.-u_<_. - 62-?687S-A , » 01, 112! . - 1* ' " Z .» I . _ I _ 5 -e -~. -='~eI-92<#!1~---,4-»"'-K1 ,7 _ ,_ ~ - - " .¢l' ~ -. _ _-92...... ~._...... __, _.... - .__.. A92 ______: __: l __ ;__ ___"_L____ _ i _ i *_ _ __ _ _ 1 J ' ' . ..._.,._'."'"'' ;j_"".,..., .. F" :-: a - 1 i 2 -s - inn- :1 WP can e - _ .0. I K ; 5 On 6/9/ d from Son > Z ,.'92-.c~.... 4: -5, = nE was w acaua th Maj. am J; Donovan, in that Donovan s brother, Father Vincent priest and received his trainin with , H 3 *?¬ " t? 92.=.' f.. '¢ J_.-j '3 r .14;-_3._1 ... ! 11>,. . rte ow. p} Bureau memo, TH, = Re: Golden #7 P~ =4-ea 62- 7787- 948 C B 9! .7 s<° ¬ ; t ;l*4I**_ J 5 J r "j r ii p ii A letter to the Director, attention Mr. Ladd, i dated 6/l0/Z5 fromDonald L.Daughters Paris in wadereference to counter-intelligence operations qf 1&2, 088. This letter 5%? stated that Gen. William Donovan of 08.5 was responsible for insisting upon absolute and exclusive operation for Z-2 in I *1 ? the apprehension qf one of the managing directors o the 1-._..~._l ",Z"iQ'£?TF5 " .w=>wo %/B _.-.__ Q """~.Q~. '_: I.G. FbrbenCompany was who heldin custody by XL2l;£> RepresentativesJo-392-1:3 in Paris refused to make the above q ficial of the I-G. Fbrben Company available to any i Allied Ccv't. Agency.£916 Hi Garden Sheenwas ob7iged to * intervene and overrulethe order qf Gen. Donovan. oi! Let._from the Legal Attache in Paris, 6/10/4.5 _._. _.,.__, . ..____c.._ a-..--3; -_ _»a---~_a------~ ------~- _;-_ all * .. 92 The '? F'newspaperfor 5/ll/45 carried an article datelined hshington, June ll, entitled, "Super-Secret-Only 7,500,000 Know It" which referred to how_far secrecy was carried in the Gou't. This article stated that on 5/P/AF we William J. Donovan! sent a telegrarwito William L. Langer, head of Research and Analysis Division of OSS, which was marked confidential in no fewer than three places, but the message was nothing more than a quotation from Drew Pearson's radio broadcast for May 6. Pearson's report_ true, indicated that little gremlins in Donovan's entorrage were playing with matches} 100-26 90! ?5O~A ,7 The "Daily Worker for 7/23/45, pa. 9, carried on article entitled, "Rcveals.Big Business Donination of USS. This article stated that almost every keg man in the C55 had direct connections with large international industrial and banking interests. Among those listed as having been key OSS executives were Julius Spencer Morgan and Henry Sturgis Morgan, sons of the late J.P. Borgan, who were special assist ants to Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan, head af 085. 52-sages-.4 95! " ' I .- I /'* . Y7 4 ! , . ,, 4 -w V 9/45 Jashington newspapers carried storie following Gen. George Marshall's testimony before the P - gressional Committee Investigating Pearl Harbor to t r feet that leaks concerning the breaking of the Japanese soars were getting so bad that Marshall asked the FBI to inues+lO *6 hvi the Qirector was afraid of what people would thirk The Washington "Times Herald for 12/P/45 carried an article which stated that William J. Donovan's a ents, the tirefall of l943, without informing the War Dept raided t e Japanese Thus Embassy offices in Portugal and as a result the - military attache code all over the world was chance? pean this valuable source of information regardin' he rr0- situation was lost. Bureau Femo, 1?/1°/2 enclosing numerous news- paper clippings. Re:_HarshcJl's testinon concerning Secrecu 0- Jon Codes Fagic! 100-9?-J-4101 llO!/ _ The Washington "Times Herald _for 8/22/41 carri- _ an article entitled "O85 Survival Plan Attached as Plot or "$é U.S. Super-Gestapo". This article stated that Maj Gen "Wild - sill Qonovan, head of OSS, was marshaling his resorrce an e 2ngenuitu,for a desperate battle to save his organir *1 he planned to make it a super-intelligence agency con ra7T1n one I gathering and shifting of intelligence ahrocd anr o@rrr__ wk hatin such units of the Gou t as military and naval elligeo e , - 136 - I. . x . we 1 1 ~ .» , . -_. -3, C '92 I 2 the FBI, postal-inspectors and Treasury agents. This plan -~ was denounced in eongress as prouidinggjor the creation of E he a super-gestapo. F r i_,3 62-6442?UA §§ . 8!v/ r % 1 Tl? '*¥ _} On a/22/45 Jim Murphy of oss, told Col. Harry _ +¢ Cooper that General Donovan probably Gen. William J. Donovan! 3f- wished to talk with Cooper. Cooper gave Murphy his telephone -?f%i! extension would make at the appointment an Department of advise Commerce. and Hhrphy Cooper as to statedwhen he he was .1 to see Donovan. »é; r ' L -T a -, b Q -:~=.'§_:7:__"' .. b'1C , 7$2? [F0 ._--:. s.,.- .. up-a _" ICU, ; .Hiscellaneous . es. 46-1093 oa!~'?- 46 -Y1 ._ _.{ I This reference is a newspaper clipping date and name of newspaper not given! entitled, Vfuture qf O88 Up to Congress by Revel S. Moore, United Press Stq f Correspondent, datelined Washington, s/B1/Z5. This article stated that since the USS was a wartime agency, it was planning to go out of P = its creator and head, was planning to return to private law e ~3 Q. nq-T: 3 1,. eézi 92. 4 - it n. A s 9 R! > 2 5 practice. The General felt that the country's interests ref quired a peacetime agency performing comparable functions. mi P General outlined his views to the White House, to govern- -0 mental agencies concerned and to members of Congress. A Director's d fice routing slip attached to this newspaper clipping contained the following notation: "0b- i viously inspired. H." s2,e442?-111s $5,159! <2- hhile President Truman was visiting his family in Independence, 1%., in September 1945, he extended an invitation ' toHorton P. Chiles, Bureau Agent, through Chiled father! for Uhiles to visit him at the White House. Chiles stated that his visit with Kr. Truman would dfford a good opportunitu to discuss with him informally the merits of the Bureau's partici ation in Torl onwhethe ose of discussmetwith - B P ro osedP b Gen.U William J. Donovan dvised b 1Q, 4 confidentially that the President mpress with Donovan's plan. A blind memo setting forth concisely the Bureau's position in this field was suggested in order that this information might be available to the President during <-.,.> Chiles' visit with him. it ' I - I r92 1 '1 - 1.-JP - ' it if --qr "=92¢-~~ e are f =5? ' *I'92"< i-IF "" _ . -- _ ..- ,- .92- - _ 5,. " Y...- ..1?_ ..p - . _ . _a.~V--;* . - , -. 1§'K!J 1~t :5 ' - . 5* I_ "-{."" 92-- .. aw' '1 - .-'.,k. _.q92 1,; - ___,», . ..-<.>3 =v--<5%:».,-- ;. e _ .; 2-<**_...?"~'*.i -is..ss_.»>- V-= =': ...m..:==-1.». .~ ..'.C" , -J L#92w'5nJ¢~»- -92..-.....=~.., 1 I ! . "~a ! T I ' ibis reference contains the following notation: "It would be desirable to do it orally. H. Memo to the Director frow Morton P. Chiles 9/22/45 No caption given 62-76274-131 ,;/I! This reference contained a Bureau letter to Gen. Vaughan outlining in summary form the accomplishments of the SIS program, as well as a 7 page memo dated 9/3/45 which analyzed the new Gen. William J. Donovan plan, the FBI plan, _ the,former Gen. Donovan plan, and the Army plan, together with a memo dated 9/3/45 which was a shorter memo analyzing k-ha Gen. Donovan new plan and the FBI plan with emphasis on the relationship between policing operations and intelligence operations. Bureau Keno, R/3/45 en- closing above documents No caption given * 52-76274-121? 20! I 4---_ - 139 - A J " J; -'» .. "'-= 7" .-'.-w. ., l. __ n T I 1 .~ _ '5 .-1-='-Q- :1- =i-W "=*'*" . .:.l~'*>-H~*" w_;-»§""*~. ' 1 -.. 1 ~'t-""' :1 -.-i--.'L --.-.< ~-» ..-,. Q . ' ! 0 I I | - 3 1 O i k On 9/5/45 Bureau Agent C.H. Carson advised that while stopping over in Uruguay, in route to the UQS. from Argentina, he talked with U.S. Ambassador William Dawson regarding the Bureau's SIS work. Ambassador Dawson stated if that in his opinion an independent intelligence organization such as Gen. Donovan seemed to be espousing would merely send in a lot of uncoordinated and uncorrelated reports_from other sources and would contradict the reports of the secret intelligence agency involved. Bureau leno, 9/5/45 Re; William Dawson - U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay 64-4476-215 ?e!// 'This reference is a memo to the Attorney Genera? dated 9/6/45 which set out information received from two independent outside sources relating to Gen. William! Dono- van'splans for a new agency under the name World-wide In- telligence. According to the above sources Gen. Donovan had ' 'selected Brigadier General John Hagruder to head the new organization. e2-ve2?e~13o .Q.- o!./ I .- I - 140 - .Q~ 1. f -92 92 __ __ -_ ,.-_, _ . __ J...... n...--_ -.- A 1 . I *' , . . Q .- .;~ l v _ -_ _ _..-...-._._._.-...._._..._;'.__.,_.._ - - 1- -r-~ L!-'- e':_ -Q We - ~ _ _-_3 ;~__ ,~>-~--- - -___-_e_: e », e.-'-,--'n-.-d----h-92.-- : E /1. ' - _ -_ '92 , - p 1- _¢ § O __O L I 1" Q _ _.. 4. I - I v ~. ..' .55-= V. V-i u h ; 5 1 _ _ . _ .7 __V _ ' _ r _- L--' M I - ' This reference is a newspaper clipping entitled 1 92. "The Great Game of Politics" by Frank R. Kent which appeared 'a92 in the 9/?/45 issue of the Iashington "Star." This clipping stated that before the mar there was no adequate coordination J between the Army, Navy, State, Treasury or FBI. Right after Pearl Harbor, Gen. Iilliam J. Donovan pointed out the absun£- - dity and danger of this situation to President Roosevelt and _- concinced hie Qf the necessity cf coordination. . r. Roose- velt created the position of Coordinator of Information for the-then Col. Donovan, ordered every_inte11igence service to turn over to him what it had and what it got. Donovan re- e e cruited an organization qf eeperts mainly from the faculties of big universities, and in a few months gave us for the first 1.". time in American history a really coordinated intelligence _ _. service. r i .t » - - ~e |f1'.+_- _ n-1. --.. _ - _. , __ -Ine jvlloming notation appeared beneath this clipping: . "Fe must be on Donovan's payroll. -£L" .:.= --¢»i =- -;g ~- e . ;_ ._ -- _e:,'--.'_ $3 . T '57 -"-112st" " '-' ! . - ' .1 ' 1 _,6 ,~ .. 5! 92. - . E , _ 1 - " ~.~. " 7 _ _ V_&_ 92 1 --. 45 Iillian J} Donovan addressed a letter e11' thanking him jvr the splendid service that - -| . OSS organisation. Donovan stated that . -., 3| 92 Ir eadership and achievements had contributed nightly part played by the USS and ssful conclusion ' qf the mar. Above information rsonnel file at the Treasury Dept; -L 92 o-la -_ ;'. ' - .' . - - -'.. ll ' -' --rle- -_ -- -' _ "a -1* _ I . "iii? *-iifiu-"".T" - - - -.-_ .__/V, >1 if :5:-" i"."':_:o;':}:-:.:Q;_1:?* " -_ ._ ..2~a*¢-*..--» _ 1. .. ---. _- . -e ;_ - - I-__ 4-5 - __ ___.__ '.'. ;' _, is I _ ____'__L_ _:;;_ ___,.______-§~ H _ __. >__, _.- in 71»-.,__.-_J_'..-.- .-- _._ _ __ _ w _Y_ 1- ' '-3 l__b_ - _ "I' - ~---10 . _ . -..-1 - _ --- -'71 :-"* -__ "~.-aw - '--~'-- " - l-4 _ _ .f?'""_ '5F " "" _'*" . "1"--1. .¢__;J e. -1; T -s . -,__3_~_ 2 9- _-3' 92 .3 _ - 1: I " - :,' . ._ ,_-<- .1--5 -'- 11 '1*- T -¢'_- .5,-2 ..* -. -' "" ""'.",- -r . '. 1-2-T . 1- - 7...: " §.§ .-.._,,._'""*.<.:.'. *.--- w. w~ ."" * _';i?-". .-...Fi:- >"-i-.-~-~- - . " " ~-* 1" - ,1 __ __, _, .,_ . ._ . , -s-. _ _ =-_ ._ ._ _ . _...... _ ..,., . _g _ "-7 , _-- . - - .V» n . ' ** '~ . - -e . - Q - .- - ,_.r - ~, ==ur_'-1;,.-. 1 .3.P;- Y. "1 - »-.--- 4, ' , _ » ~_.-- * -e . -n -. ~ K .. - _ ._1 V ._... _ iv. -"1; '.',. - ~.;-,- -_- '- --,.~*g-'~*_ ' '4 7'-3'-=9- E-*_ "":~.?;:"_;:' _ - xi "' " ; - - =!,'- - -- . * ' ' '..A_ -:3 . _ -x ,-_, ..»-__ -0 I, _'_;__k_l ,_ ° . I--,1. - -..----.-_ _|.-asp... -11-_ l_ -. . 1-1'7. I -1. ''_ - _ . - ' 4 -* 1 5 e M J E. __ 0.. " : '-.-4 "-'~'~*'-,3"-@ .1 -'? iii. " _ ' _ I - ' » . i '1- ._", .'P_'-¢'li3~.-1.3";-*9-$e'-""4-9 "5 - ~: "J :"£:'- Q : " '- - . 1 _ - ~ '- " "_ _'J:l_;: - __ ' --i .. ,9. -e;:;!*_":_{... ."... A... .. e-.. ~ 1; _ 4 9: 2_,a,.__1_ |_"#";'|'. _"92.'?;_i_---4-- ~' -- ,-- - ,___'_L -- E - P :_92-;,..,g.,; ~ ~_ -- -.-1' -- 5, 1+! .-~.- . _ 92 _ -92>.?.J' - -. w~ _ ave--.1_., . r- . -ff 92- A __ Y .- 7" f-7 / -- .- .,_-it 3: "'."'__ f_ ' _- , _ _ A __ _ _r_ _ _ _,'______,__, ,_;_.__.o:;,5a_,,,,.,;¢_...-_seL1'>'g+=-¢.i;;;|.¢;-Luise:-'?';w;?~-'=_ 1-"i kr;=*.-n_.i|e1.7¢'.: .-e:=.... . .._-'.,_,A-,.. .._- L , . .. . . _ . . C O d -I ""'-, * - E _l_§so. . "- *m _ @_;;nn ti; _l______ K An ass inter-office memo dated 9/1o/45, Latin -_ 1 -- :1: American Division, to Gen. William J2 Donovan, from hburice ' Halperin, via William L. Langer, was concerned with "Latin American Division Outpost Operations" and set forth the . ;F s need for 4 unit to examine 50,000 pages qf Italian and Ger- man documents collected by the division's target operatives which were bein to Washin ton. Above received_fromc T-1 cm, 3011 '2'/16/53._ | V I ..,=Q - -do, to §£@'.:££¬;;. §"9"3~ ~ is L b __qK'3/_8 3- Esp-R,Act I,-S o;nl950 ' r B3 F see sp Q24! a_.&.!¢ 65-143 3-116 pg.5 L . + 92o-2/£08 ? 595! /0 I see ntéi 0n about 9/Pl/45 Ambassador Spruille Braden stated that he had talked with the Lnrector concerning Forld Wide Intelligence when the possibility of William Donovan, OSS .,-92- head, obtaining control of the field was discussed. Braden 92.. ' indicated his willingness to discuss the matter with the- 1;-_.-1. 72=. Director on his Braden's!arrival in Iashington date not 21;;-1' =_.__ 1' given.! Source not given! Buenos Aires Radiogram, .. ' -o ., 9/21/45 decoded! 1" ~ No caption given 62-?62?4-135 - asp. /n92 / [Olaf it? .-_-92.-.-__. . s. _ Fail? ¢_--_ |_-.-._.¢.-. J. - 142 - , J ~ E c-,._. _._He===e.#.,-.._ - , ! 0 V- / I . . . ..-...-.. .L. W 7",,-.-,= -»A:.7 - -,:::4-ul.-.....~.:e---s~-.,... A-...-_ _. 'A ~IlIi-li.-:m~-'rlliI1dKllu4niIiw~ <-1l92--§ar:¢4vno- -»- e .,92 p D. », The St. Louis 9Post - Dispatch _for 9/23/45 carried an article entitled, "To Arm With Facts." This article statef that Maj. Gen. William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan recommended an independent permanent agency to take over where the Wartime OSS left q f but President Truman dig not accept this re " OmK¬HdCtiCni Donovan proposed Sumner Wells to head a unified, independent intelligence agency. 62-6442?-A - n,§;5! On 4/10/53 the Senate Internal Security Fubcommittse of the Senate Ju iciary Committee commenced a series of hear- ings on interlocking subversion in Government. The subcommittee made public a secret memorandum on espionage in the Gou t., dete ll/25/45 which was prepared by an inteliicence agency of the Gou't. This memo concerned the case of Nathan Gregory Silvermcster which was brought to the atteri on no Fi~ Wnrenv on ll/8/45 by Elizabeth Bentley. The head ofchm>qFtAe frpcr%- ant groupsof Soviet espionage with when *ent¢ey rainiaine liaison was Victor Perle of the Ear Production Board. Among the individuals in this group was Faj. Duncan Lee of Killian Donovan's law_firm in NYC who also was in the USS. Bureau lfemo, e/es,/5. me:-~ report of above sub- COmWi§t¬81Vn/.m J Re: Eeport of the Senate Internal Secrritu Sno- comrittee on Interl0v?inP Subversion in ?ou t oats. 62-PPQZ?-1200 encl. av. E 6!" Ff~%¬§EP+¥=:z;v -éeseere i I / /P - 143 _ ~9 / W i 1: Y " ' " -q-92~» 7 ~ ~ _q*_.,.,. _ .. . rrrf r _ ._+~r i r ;= ---- '~: - P- *7 , K F é "71 3* l I UM ??? {F N ",,~ A»-r we T- .5. -'e.>92:"*!-'*=' ' aw; ..-*1 -J ""'v -- is-. -"Ln m M lb 1 ~ L; if .- . - I w- 92' ! On 11/2e/45 Elizabeth Bentley advised that Ma Duncan Lee had learned through.Col. William Donovan of a proposal made by Donovan to have some NXVD representatives come to the US in exchange for an 0&8 mission to Russia Piss Bentley said yr. Hoover was supposed to have remare r that it wouldn't make too much difference if the NKVP did come over because they had been here since the establi - ment of Amtorg. NY Teletype, ll/D8/4 Re: Greaory Silvermaster was, eta]; Esp-H 65-56402-PF n, 0!! 'P'!~ SI 55-F3402-142 - SI e5_5eno?-ease p - an!~ Ite Lai1y Worker" for ll/29/45, pg. 12 carr an article which stated that tag. Gen. Killian J. Dona of NYC, who had been assisting in the American prosecu of Nazi Mar criminals, was leaving the sta f to rejoin 1aw_firm in NY. Donovan denied reports that he was go ny home to report to President Truman a complaint that can uct of the trial was unsatisfactory. 63-?5F?F-A zne! I ~ F44 - ~ ____ 7 ** ______,7, | 7 _ ___ -j'_ ~ ' 'ai""" --C'__7- * 7 >7ti _ .1 _,.¢_ 1- "T J _ r s .92 o .-I + ___1" ,- _¢ .--'- : " L- g _ - J - . . -- ~__._'___,____o__'___oo,';,-__fe..:i- "'l'-. .: 7 _- '*'_ *_ " L|'- *": --e---:1. ' -e L -=- .:- _¢.|-u. -_>._.__--. _ . -:. A. _ _ ,_. ' ,_ " '-- '? 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Gen. lfanus!filliamhada letter of;- Donovan.' cl. . t_ . - _ ' a » - t reliable," ll ls I information o as0 "3 _ .. ;___ . possibly true! --, " = s- : ,. _ ~ ~ 109-12-260-23 . ~ Y *3!!/-a_* L * '-.. , -. - . ' ' __ _ » - F I . _ . _. *-_ _ 2 "--».L V. _ __ __'_.___-";h_;~ f .c ors: s r :1 z ' I ?V , _ _ _;. -""1a -' _.- -' r:_: -3'7 ! -f1§_J 7 3;""_-_;-;- 4 '-E-', ' R" '___,1: V '___ 'F 1. -"* _ If - "5! . " .. ... -- " J2-- - P _-_ ' _ '. --..r." -. _-_,' * ,' -' '__ 1-uP'."l;1:!'E $92§§."__..=-J1, ' H '_-Q . _ -~ --_92-- ..e ' __ 2:5? - "' M . .-k 92..i_.='.-' . 1- ' f ,-_~_ 5' , 1. - .-5. .-'7-"""13'-- $1 - 1. - -"4? '1.-5* _ * ».Jw _- -" -"*"*: 4*- ' I-'__ "f ° '*' >- ' * " " ~ '' -'" " In_ x 9. _ ~_.._ ' .'_. .."' "»--- e-- H1'4 I»- '1; . - '- 4 - T uq ' "' _ __ _.'_ . , _ -.-_» _ _ - . _ ~ > ¢ _ -I '- ' -u' -K; __', ' V -' .. - "r ' , H ' J M M 7M V .- Q =_ '_.,_-,1» *. __ . -~-- " -.,--,. .._¢- -_-. ,111'! _.I. ~ _ I .-11 ;.|.,_».»§,- - - .-: .. _,_ 4.-,_&_-:1:-. - ' _ - 1'.92_ ~" ' -- _£"" - '1' -4.»-.~~¢-~@_ . ' " ' -V.-'--'*'"1". -'. - " '? ' .~ -1.' ._ . - ' r ' is ~ . _1-; --U -~--e_ J ~ 'f _ - l """ '-'92a - * 'y-- .-Vs. -'-.-. _.,_n,___ -- m =' --Q. .- - q-- 4-_-,-- -' _ 1:». -.921,!_.* "9 - - -~ -s_-_--1-~15. -: n -a-1!-'1'" ""- 1" r .,, 92~ 1'-.-- :~.~ " --'92-.-;--' A -- . " . 1'---,.92 ' - ...._--- e.z_'' -' 92" __,-'--._~ --1:1 . _ :-.---, '_~5-.'v--.':..;."* .7-., - . '-_ _. '_ .*,;*_4i;__~I --_ g,.-.~_ .1 "' _.-r . _,' .-- __ I'_ . _ =- -.' ._"=_' '~ - ..--o- V ~.,.._ :f -- i - -3J-- -- ,, -._ J ~ . --L-.-1" N.. .. -. _ __ 'A H. " U. ;:5,q.;»__,4';-_7» -_ * .,-_,A? an F '7 ' 1 1 x. a 92. i l ~ NI rpt., 10,/1 ?/1.1-F I Re: Gregory; Esp.-J? 65--564,?-16%? 96!/ O D , .3 5 F Rial. -.* ..E II . 0 I l~< -51$ - . - - ' --*-.-'11 ... . '* * - * ~- -:'*'>'92»" " ".1 -- -:~_»-,2- °' - !l,, -,_ ._ -r '?* hi *.. * - ~-,._- r - . . . _ +-- nee _WW;,.h_, l_Lf1? ,;;;fll ?';;I r Q _-"'3 T315? . do . - mr - x=n;I ',';L_- 1- ~92 _¢ V... Nelson in when both were employed by 088. 'Nelson v$1" _ :;'1.' later wen D.C,,where he worked directly under u:-, . I ITlliam J. Donovan. Donovan was out of the country at the _ - I""' time of this investigation and therefore was not interviewed. .1 Y 92D-U - r >=.92:: an employee of Central Intelli- - 1: '~._[ l -1 gence Grou a v se that e son worked in Ihsh., D.Cv under awn" -.';'g:~!,.1'-iiEL the supervision of OSS Director Yilliam Donovan prior to his first trip out of the country date not given!. ii; [F0 R 5 b"D pp C071 ~ UEHDPGL Intelligence 33'- Group 'R ,. 1l8»84-9 1 359! .l:_ 1' Q! ' = =%'_#;* This reference is a resume of information contai ned ,QQ in Bureau til-~ in "hrch °4° concerning John Foster Dal JGCII P ,: -9» '.:,».~ In 1946 MID, advised the Bureau tha E ccording he was ca y con ac to eLocal by George.HichanowskBoard #31 in Nl'C , w U 0 re- 4.4:- n Gen. William Donovan was director of OSS he made all injbrmation available to Allen Dulles, one of his ._- ___..: assistants. Dulles in turn made all information available ,._-- V I ..~,r_-q his brother John Foster Dulles. . Q " Q J ~= e .,-,3 _- - r *5- L 92>,_. T? »_;:' _ _ /I5? " I . i, --"Z._-=':~ $0 ' .;,J 9 - *- - .a V nf e personnel records of MbGraw - Hill Publishing Go., where John Bonald ¥ilson was employed as Economics . Editor from January 1, 1946 to Nay 5, 1950, revealed that Wilson gave William J} Donovan, oswg 2 Fall St., NYC as a JL reference. 7.1». _?,..,,. NT R t. 5 l 5 7 ,_ lo Re: g; IS- _ 105-14 3?-4 . - i B4;/9 $ii J,_ ..__¢; I-1 Newspaper clippings from the Fashington "Daily " |w News" and the Washington 9Post" of January 3, 1946 indicated that Haj. Gen. John R. Deane, who headed the U;S..Uilitary = -'1 be-1 -.-r Hission to Moscow, had retired from the Army and had written ._ .-, the book, "The Strange Alliance" which was published by the Viking Press in NYC. '5' Among the revelations in this book was the fact that Haj. Gen. William J. Donovan, head of 088, had made an agree- av... . ment for liaison with two officials of the Soviet NKTD, Lieu- tenant General P.M; Fitin and Maj. Gen. A.P. Ossipov, under -0.'1_,,_I which 088-MKVD cooperation was carried out in 1944 and 1945. -$1 . -, ._- 4 -. Facts concerning the USS-MKVD agreement are set »'.. ., , out in this serial. .;' --' Tq i Bureau Memo, l/B/4? Re: "The Strange Alliance" J. by Haj. Gen. John R. Deane §~,3 ¥ 100-369290-4 03! ;r? E ti Ls? .._--V 0 _ .: 92_ =__ V4] ~._¢--,¢-e¢-.-.-L...--..----.-I----.._¢...-no---92 _..,_,_ __,_ . ' - *--'r-r- -- -~ e ~------%- <,e_ _. ee,/~ -I 14- - _._.¢ _-.1-.----_ J r an <5 e-.._-¥2|g/ .'. .0"; at ;.1-Y _ - -:1 : s Far Department records revealed that Duncan 0. .,, 1- Lee gave 001. William Donovan, OSS,L?'ash., D.£'.,as a ' 3 reference on his Far Department questionnaire. The above - /- n i records also indicated that Duncan 0.Lee wasemployed by - ~- the law firm of Donovan, Leisure, Newton, and Lumbarri in 3 NYC from September 1939 to July 1, 1942. _ On1/4/46 Duncan Lee madereservations for Gen. 5 -| Donovan andOswald Doeringat the Shoreham Hotelin b'ash., ,a-I .. D.0. forJanuary 5 and 6 , 194 2 2 --r 1, O ,_'- we Rpt., 1/es/4e - ' - ' Re: Nathan Gregory Silver-_ master, was., etal; . " Esp.-R ' 'w _ Q. J 65-5?}-466, pgs.69, ? 2- 9, 1! SI lat paragraph above 6.5-564 zoo!/O -2-3311 V *2» A , _ 92 -_ , ._ *3}. ' The Oakland, C a1ifornia,"'I ribune"1/1s/ea for __' T carried a column entitled, "Matter of .F act" by Joseph and vi r Stewart Alsop. The column stated that the decision to cre ate 7" -,._ an effective intelligence service represented avictory for .', able, hard-working Brigadier General John Magruder. Eagruder ' _ .7. inherited from "Wild Bill" Donovan whatwas left of USS after Y .;:_ its numerous enemies in the Gov't.persuaded Truman to dis ¢-'1. member the085 . l - _» ,. -0 e San .F'rancisco..l!emo, 2/1/46 , 1/1?/46enclosing and above letterlgted ewspnper -~_..-*_ - 3"- clip was received _ .. .. -la ram 92' '"" =-..'_ .-A ..,,-_..21? In ~ 8- ;= --' se-e442 * co!;- , . e - e 23 ,__,_4~- . A _ 1 -- I r _,, - " ». 92 F - _. ,_ __ 4 / /- "1 < l - v _ l"92.- - J,_-; . .~ - 1- -148-- 4 ' _ _ 92 1,," . _ 4, 1v §...... L.92 ____ H______u______1-:...... ______ _ __...._,,____a__,____M___.7,..__ . N __ _,_ -_¢l_;.|..¢....__, ._..-...... u-4,__-U_ --~'-;.l___1__-_L=.-..»-_..__.._., __ ._. ...>_-_-.»..-~~..,.- ,.M~.|-.wmm 11,... I I3 . . Q! ? In connection with the publication of his book, "The Great Gonepiracy Albert E. Kahn furnished the Little; Brown Company, date not given, with a list of persons in the U;S. with whom he claimed to have a personal relationship. Ibis list revealed the name of Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan, oss, Wash., 0.0. ls. L! '1 E2/4.Ir~: L Re: Albert E. ahn; IS-R lO0~?f02l-55 04! SI I00- .7402? -7 ? Q {Z12} A- Albert E. Kahn s book, T%e Great Ponspiracy was publ shed 2/6/d by the Little, Brown Company at mhiob time Jajor General Jillianl j J. Donovan received n1 eutooraph~ L-t92@>> Bos. Rpt., 4/lo/46 o Re: Albert E. Xa n; ~ - IS-C '2 100-r4021-83 Ti 04!,. I , o - 149 _ .. I » | , 4 ' . ! 3 On 1/24/46 Maurice Halpern went to the building in which eilliam Donovan s law a fice was located. - ii P-r'oI:7921 J vuwa J tr TeJ., 1/24/he Re: Nathan Gregoru Silver- master, was; ct al es-56402-Bee s1!/ The "Washington Daily Hews"_for F/ll/45 carried an article entitled, "Nazi Spy Secrets" wtich was the first - of a series of nine articles dealing with exploits of Iaei _ spies as revealed by Herr X; chief code tel pri f er_f0r the ' Nazis until the end of the war. H An insert to the above article gave Maj. Gen. nbL';UWw11:-n 92|" ¢J--<- I"71-.1 :-I ,92'_JPJ-J- / D-1'11 92 1/ /'|vlJ"JL rT-5 Tlnnnionnfn D L!92/7- l92K;|"|ll!92! n!92sq1-nah;-0 92/3| AH +11Q "l"v J11 rI'r92+U icles. Donovan stated that these dispatches emptoszzed t he neeY a cccrdinated, central intelligence serufcezin t e U;S. van also stated that these stories pointei that spying at For nations was not a haphazard cloak and dagger business but i _ -'2?-7--:".' called for the hardest kind of intellectual sweat » an0- one 65-4?P26-267-AI 529,50} 1 1- 92.v92_JIIq_!l R: QW1 D J, J -_-1-. _ 92¢ |'L!f TIT" HU0 u n '-. 2/1?/46 wrq. - en,eeJ pawn / ' I .- 150 - . QKE t O ; T e'Fashington VEven£ng Star" for 3/25/46 carried Li an article entitled, "300,000 Jews Killed By Ge saw In '43, Donovan Says . This artic1e,date1i Lbrch 25, stated that Gestapo agents in Warsaw 400,000 Jews from the rest of the city by walls A -1! lf924l ! l92l |f | _ stapo in Khr- lets seaied and in ihe summer OJ lvea auu,vJs 0 ned Clevelan , were destroyed according to ltjor Gen. William J. Donovan. segrego*P 100-2?;44¬-A 11!» with all out- D ALA .-_'L_L_'__._ J Fae uucvzms S ' l v,41 L Q A s reference is a letter dated F/1 J. Jioussaii Birector,.Department of Radio talk Eroedcastzng System, KYO, inviting yr. Hoover t in the program, "In My Opinion on 5/2?/Z0 when for discussion would be, "Knee Kind of Overseas / 1'4 0 _-.~ . -- . §E Uni; Should be Have in PeaeetimeP T e other speaker ,=u Jium m7? ngmggin be Tajor General Jillian J. Donovan. Above invi a ion s, Toluebiawas declined by letter dated 5/21/46. o ocrbicipa e the suhject 94=é=925= f te1?iCence 08!, .4 4 I ,. 4 4 I - 151 -i /-._ 7 f; i 92._-.92 8 I I-encral ?1 i2.?.1Zcm Donovan was listed cs one of t?"c' 8 princinal contacts of Duncan Chaplin Lee. ice was em_r;>lo_z,»:'-'1 - by the law firm Donovan, Leisure, Newton and Lumhorc .1 In' LYUr " - beforc he obtained r: commission 1-H. -,-1 the I.-.~, Arrqu. r date not A giv *0"-92 en}1 Soecz . in source noih J civcn _ ¬n,10 A =_3=_"-1,!CU itch I S! 92 ,- I I ; 1~ 92_ 1: | b-92 . v . ' ' T 1 . I. . _ . 92 .. 1 _1_J ' I - e»a=-1--92. F . ¢ ._ .... 9» 92_.. _.. . _. 2J -,-_;».1 _ __-. -- ~: . . . . . . "A . 7% . * i i '1 i -~M~Jm"JIn ¢'e3' 5+-some a request with from the Los Angeies H - O40_- Office ho the ITO -wereset out eitherinformationclose friends regardingor contacts numerous Aofn in- . » . £~ o ' UL_ ' rgrp y w 0, according Onethese toof his application individualswas foradmission JamesRussel 'to : g '32-'~92 was the - Supremeemployed Courtlaw of the pram-wefor clerk of WilliamColumbiaasJ. Donovan, datedUash., 12/9,/so, -~ 17.0., p , from July 1929 to December 1930. On this application Mbrphy _f stated he hoped to practice law continuing his association .1 with Donovan 'slaw _firm.@'n 5/12/4?, Murphy advised wro that g during the war when Donovan was head of 0,555 he Murphy! was - 7 Donovan's executiveofficer. ,5 i cs 1- _ ZAnother individuals,ofithese Pratherdoyce Robert _ worked under Gen. Donovan in 085' fromHay 1945 to June 1946, e :k.'+¢ 7'In his application for re-employment in the State ept., ;-fr, -9* date not given!Joyce gaveGen. Donovanas a reference, EI ..,-:1: according to State Dept. fi1es. q! em I '92 ~.o.M.g»e- "i " /1,04tlcdlv . 5.. 92;_..g|_ Re, 9% 5,-+..w/.1 was: = ' o_ 10-3:-8'5 "ms-' ' n _~ ,-_ __ __, 1_oo-345290-2v_ 1-,em"-=.-..':';;. we! 5{-U».-.0--510414 .. _ . no-3|-8'3 b-L» . mi - ; .Z+*>"° iét - , _...,..92.. .:_ 1-' 2',-T ';-; ." -.= ,""_ * !5 _..,-1 - :"'-I "1" n _ . I -152- 4 u ,».. .-.Q_ __-.1»-an L 5l-ilu1--..»¢-i-A-_--.-... %'~__-u- - :" ._.__--- 7 - uus_-____ .|.-.a~;5_-.._M...... u..=.¢.L..;. ..___. .. _.-a _ , __ 0 @ F0 ?p Re:Silver Na Esp R 65-564 r an Greoory waster was ~ ;o,e:o?_w~ ~ _" " On 6/10/4? Nag Gen. IH7liam J} Donovan mag one of ree speakers a a rally sponsored by the Enmmzttee for ' Just Peace Yzth Italy held at Jhdison Square Gar en to cele- brate thenew bornItalzan Qepuolzc? Bureau 4gent arfenre above eelebratlon? NY Rpt., 1o 45 Re: Tre C0wm1t ee For Jus Peore :*r Ital"- IS-C I00-3f4 7°-P o3!." i 3 ; I HIFO TeJ., 6/29/4 No caption given 65-56? 1! 3 H-1297 SI ;_"__=.';;-2-'.'=" _r:_"I N - vi report compzled b 6/2 /47 1 dzcafed that Fnj Ge . "r1 "er b merber 0 +"e Board of Dzrcc+or" 0 Ibrjd Pnwmerce nouan was - norr *0n N1 1"r*n, 1'/11,/'57 Re: British IHt¬l11OP1 v Service _ 65-5OPl~5?F 9?! ~ ,; ~.,p*-1 u Jr .. ~ -92 -: -I ______-_ ...- i - _ ~- . _ ""_-" ,._--- 1x- "=7*> £ru _ '1?! '" id-».¢-*" " Hii 4-"H-.7§;" ":¥»." j'L',> ?§f ,,;3- §f:"i ;'I;." =- ?-"""'* -if-? =-.* 4 _ : n os éngeles correo nce which Ead received_from Gen. illiam J. Don In this correspondence Donovan was objecting to script which 20th Century-For was using to make a picture on OSS. It was finally deciiea to make the picture purely fictional. Memo to Fr. Tolson from _! r.'Nir~.?iols " /l: ?/46 en- closing above correspon ence No caption given 62-@449"-11?? W! - On'7/16/46 advise:Ihe thathorib-lb discussed with Messrs. Hotte and ennric the facts con- cerning the When P r Division of the new D80artnrn*. At that tire, stated that confidential in- formation had an c a reflecting that Gen. Englis , Assistant Chief of the Division, attemptc to be appointed uiuision eaa. Gen. Englisn naa considerable political u 1 support, including 1 , that of Gen. Killian Donovan Wild Bill , although Gen. English remained as Assistant Chief. . /1 _r~-//46W e: Insers ate Vacbinerv Company, Inc.; et ml; FAG 46- -92 5: .- - 155 - _! Q».- - 7 __ _ _v ______- --- -_-_ -_,___-__ ,1, *""""§~" '_ '--- ~*- - 21$ -4-f ~'~*~-- '--:..i__.,. -.'.:'~_ . -i _'_ _ ,_ , P ..92 " .n..92"Y."_,,;;: "" . _ .. . .. . .'_. _~ .- _ 9 A er» . . ___~,._ _ _ 1 .21 v . _ 92 _ It loae believed that the close aeeociation between " fhayer and 6'01. Donovan was the baeie for .'l'hayer'e reputed claim of being able to get information. _ ---- _ I _ E x "* e; ' ' ITLet., 7'/15/48' . ' 5 A life; Iicolae Afalaza, pa; - '4 » IS-R-Runanian 7 100-344488-80 . e 0.99 R . an . T " * if T if i 0 * ¥ Uh **'""* " .- nlm -.| F921ne. Emhs |'r.l l'92 V This ryerence ieAan incoming airgran to the State Dept. dated '?_/80_ 4-8 which was received from the State Dept, - through Liaison. zie communication refer: to a euggeetion :55 -n of Haj. Gen. Iillian J. Donovan that the Panama Canal be 1- éie. : >-.*.:=§§r closed to Russian ehipe. This reference etated that only 23 Russian veeeele traneited the canal during the fiscal year .1"8* ¢"|d¢d- F W i W i i 7* WW U/It - G4-2593-411 14 _ .e,'AJ9 . . _ _ _ _ 641-4.. c, :0 Jo» 9-/3-rs 5.»-J»..L..>/.114. e /0 -3: -83 » _-,_ I- ,_- y L . 5' . .1, . 'I'~'-_!§.-. _3' :5:;..i.'.-' H ~ -182-92 1 !/ .