Microform: History of Intelligence Activities under General Douglas MacArthur, 1942-1950
Identity Statement
| Reference code(s) | : GB 0099 KCLMA MFF 452-459 |
| Held at | : Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.kingscollections.org/catalogues/lhcma › |
| Full title | : Microform: History of Intelligence Activities under General Douglas MacArthur, 1942-1950 |
| Date(s) | : 1942-1950 |
| Level of description | : Collection (Fonds) |
| Extent | : 8 reels |
| Name of creator(s) | : Office of the Chief, Military History General Reference Branch, US Army |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
The collection is a microfilmed copy of an official history published by the Office of the Chief, Military History General Reference Branch, US Army. Designed as an introductory volume to a general intelligence series for US Service School curriculum, all material consists of documents relating to Allied intelligence activities in the Far East, 1942-1950.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
History of Intelligence Activities under General Douglas MacArthur, 1942-1950 is a microfilmed copy of an official US Army publication relating to intelligence activities in the Far East under Gen Douglas MacArthur, as Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA); Commander, US Army Pacific; and Supreme Commander, Allied Powers (SCAP), 1942-1950. The collection includes documents relating to the history of the G- Section, the US Army Intelligence Division, General Headquarters, SWPA, and affiliated US intelligence units, 1942-1945; the guerrilla resistance movement in the Philippines, 1942-1945; Allied intelligence activities in the Philippines under the Japanese occupation, 1942-1945; operations of the US Army Military Intelligence Section, General Headquarters, SWPA, 1942-1945; operations of the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS), SWPA, 1942-1946; operations of the Allied Intelligence Bureau, 1942-1946; operations of the Allied Geographical Section, GeneralHeadquarters, SWPA, 1942-1946; operations of the US Technical Intelligence Unit in the SWPA, 1942-1946; operations of the US Counter IntelligenceCorps, 1942- 1946; operations of the Civil Intelligence Section, SCAP, 1945-1948; and operations during the Allied occupation of Japan, 1945-1950.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Arranged chronologically
Conditions governing access:
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be printed off the microfilm for research purposes and are charged at the cost to the Centre. Enquiries concerning the copyrightof the original material should be addressed to Scholarly Resources, Inc.
Finding aids:
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Scholarly Resources Inc, via Dr Michael Dockrill, Department of War Studies, King's College London
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Date(s) of descriptions:
Oct 1999