Military Agency Records RG 165

The War Department and the Army Records

Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs (RG 165)

Records of the Office of the Director of Intelligence G-2

Records of Subordinate Offices

Records of the Latin American Branch

Formerly Security-Classified General Correspondence 1940-1946 (Entry 188)

This series relates to suspected pro-Axis activities of individuals and organizations throughout Latin America; investigations of specific incidents of espionage and sabotage; overt activities of Nazi Party organizations in Latin America; and data on the arrest, deportation, and internment of individuals. Arranged in the following subseries: 1) alphabetically by name of country; 2) by general subject area (activities, censorship, deportations and internments) and thereunder alphabetically by country; 3) Federal Bureau of Investigation reports for specific countries; 4) Spanish diplomatic and political activities, thereunder by country; and, 5) suspects (individuals), thereunder by country. Boxes 966-1007 location: 390/35/17/05

Records of the Operations Division (OPD)

The War Plans Division (WPD), renamed the Operations Division (OPD) in March 1942, was responsible for preparing the Army's strategical, logistical, and operational plans and for assisting the Chief of Staff in the coordination and direction of operations in the overseas departments, 1939-1942, and the theatres of operation, 1942-1945. The Operations Division coordinated, planned, and developed current and future operations in conjunction with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Combined Chiefs of Staff, on whose committees it was usually represented.

Security-Classified General Correspondence 1942-1945 (Entry 418)

Arranged in three subseries: 1) arranged according to the War Department decimal classification scheme, 2) "201" name file arranged alphabetically by surname, and 3) "project file" arranged alphabetically by subject thereunder chronologically. Boxes 310-1920 location: 390/36/20/01

Boxes 962-963 Switzerland (mainly related to alleged American violations of Swiss neutrality) April 1944-December 1945 location: 390/36/33/04

Top Secret General Correspondence, 1942-1945 (Entry 419)

Arranged according to the War Department decimal classification scheme and thereunder chronologically. Boxes 1-178 location: 390/37/18/01

Card Index to Correspondence in Series 421 (Entry 420)

Arranged alphabetically by arm of service or subject and thereunder according to the War Department decimal classification scheme. Among the subjects are: Economic Warfare, Board; Gold-Miscellaneous.; Jews; Neutrals; Portugal; Restitution; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; War Refugee Board; and Winant [American Ambassador to Great Britain] For other topics please see listing in the consultation area in Room 2400. Boxes 1-98 location: 390/B/4/03

Top-Secret "American-British-Canadian" Correspondence (Known as the "ABC" File") Relating to the Organizational Planning and General Combat Operations During World War II and the Early Postwar Period 1940-1948 (Entry 421)

Arranged according to the War Department classification scheme and thereunder chronologically. Boxes 1-634 location: 390/37/24/03

Records of the War Department Special Staff

Records of the Civil Affairs Division

General Records

Cross-Reference Sheets to Correspondence in Entry 463 March 1943-July 1949 (Entry 462)

Arranged in five chronological subseries and thereunder according to the War Department decimal classification scheme: 1) March 1943-August 1945 (at the end of this series there is a group of cross-reference cards arranged alphabetically by name of foreign city or country); 2) August 1945-June 10, 1946; 3) June 11, 1946- December 1947; 4) January-December 1948; and, 5) January-July 1949. Boxes 1-21 location: 390/38/21/03

Security-Classified General Correspondence 1943-July 1949 (Entry 463)

Arranged in five chronological subseries described in Entry 462 and thereunder according to the War Department decimal classification scheme. Boxes 1-541 location: 390/38/35/05

Cross-Reference Sheets to the Correspondence in Entry 465 1946-July 1949 (Entry 464)

Arranged in three chronological subseries: 1) 1946-1947, 2) 1948, and, 3) January-July 1949. Boxes 1-10 location: 390/39/11/06

Top Secret General Correspondence 1946-July 1949 (Entry 465)

Arranged in three chronological subseries: 1) 1946-1947, 2) 1948, and, 3) January-July 1949. Boxes 1-4 location: 390/39/11/07

Top Secret Incoming and Outgoing Messages November 1942-July 1949 (Entry 466)

Arranged according to "incoming" and "outgoing" and thereunder chronologically. Boxes 14-28 location: 390/39/12/02

Security-Classified Office File of the Executive Officer January 1943-June 1946 (Entry 467)

Arranged alphabetically by subject. Boxes 542-547 location: 390/39/12/05

Security-Classified Papers of the Army Member of the Combined Civil Affairs Committee (CCAC) January 1942-June 1949 (Entry 468)

Arranged alphabetically by name of committee or subcommittee and thereunder numerically by paper number. Boxes 548-638 location: 390/39/12/05

Security-Classified Transcripts of Teletype Conversations Relating to Military Government and Civil Affairs Functions February 5, 1946-June 13, 1949 (Entry 469)

Arranged numerically by teletype number and thereunder chronologically. Boxes 741-768 location: 390/39/14/05

Records of the Policy and Government Branch

Security-Classified Policy and Planning Correspondence Relating to the Administration and Operation of Government in Liberated and Occupied Areas 1943-1947 (Entry 471)

Arranged alphabetically by subject. Boxes 769-790, and 1-6 location: 390/39/17/03

Security-Classified Reports and Correspondence 1943-1947 (Entry 472)

Boxes 791-803 location: 390/39/17/07

Records of the Information Branch

Security-Classified War Refugee Board (WRB) and Other Messages Relating to the International Refugee Organization Program and the Activities of the Preparatory Commission of the International Refugee Organization (PCIRO) July 1944-June 1948 (Entry 475)

Arranged chronologically. Boxes 853-860 location: 390/39/18/03

Security-Classified General Correspondence of Col. D. H. Frost Relating to the Operation and Functions of the International Refugee Organization (IRO) and the Occupational Skills of Refugees under the Preparatory Commission of the International Refugee Organization (IRO) 1944-1952 (Entry 476)

Arranged in two alphabetical subseries: 1) by name of country ("Country File") and, 2) by subject. Boxes 809-852 location: 390/39/18/04

Records of the Intelligence Group

Correspondence, Reports, Directives, and Other Records Relating to the Activities and Functions of the Intelligence Group 1943-1947 (Entry 203)

Arranged alphabetically by subject. Boxes 781-796 location: 390/35/22/05

Security-Classified Correspondence from U.S. Government Agencies and Foreign Sources Requesting Specific Military, Political, and Informational Data 1945-1949 (Entry 204)

Arranged in two alphabetical subseries: 1) by Government office and 2) by agency and thereunder numerically. Boxes 815-846 location: 390/35/22/07

Miscellaneous Records

Shuster Files (Entry UD 27)

This series consists of post-World War II interrogation reports of German military officers and other German leaders. Boxes 1-9 location: 390/35/15/06