Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs (RG 165) [The War Department and the Army Records]

During World War II the War Department General and Special Staffs were concerned with policy-making and planning on the highest level and with supervising all aspects of the military establishment, including the intelligence system. General George C. Marshall was the Chief of Staff from September 1, 1939 until November 18, 1945. He was succeeded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served until July 26, 1947.

Records of the Office of the Chief of Staff

Correspondence

Security-Classified General Correspondence 1942-1947 (Entry 13)
   
                Arranged in four chronological subseries: 1) 1942-1943; 2) 1944-1945; 3) 1946;  and, 4) 1947, and thereunder by the War Department decimal classification  scheme. Included in the 1942-1943 records is a project series arranged  alphabetically by geographic locations and areas, and thereunder by the War  Department decimal classification scheme. Boxes 28-387  location: 390/30/4/01

        1942-1943 Project Series
        Box #  Country
        106  Africa location: 390/30/5/06
        107  Argentina location: 390/30/5/06
        109  Germany location: 390/30/5/06
        111  Italy location: 390/30/5/06
        112  Portugal location: 390/30/5/06
        113  South America
                        Spain
            Sweden
            Switzerland
            Turkey location: 390/30/5/07

Top-Secret Card Index to Correspondence to the Top-Secret General Correspondence  (Entry 14)

        Arranged in four chronological subseries: 1) 1941-1943; 2) 1944-1945; 3) 1946;  and, 4) 1947, and thereunder according to the War Department decimal  classification scheme. Boxes 1-10 location: 390/30/15/02

Top-Secret General Correspondence 1941-1947 (Entry 15)

        Arranged in four chronological subseries: 1) 1941-1943; 2) 1944-1945; 3) 1946;  and, 4) 1947, and thereunder according to the War Department decimal  classification scheme. Included in the 1941-1943 records is a project series  arranged alphabetically by geographic locations and areas, and thereunder by the  War Department decimal classification scheme.
        Boxes 1-11; 1-16; 1-5; and 1-5 location: 390/30/15/03

        1942-1943
        Box #  Decimal #  Country/Geographical Location
        10  091  Africa
            091  Germany location: 390/30/15/05
        11  091  Italy
            091  Portugal
            091  South America
            091  Turkey location: 390/30/15/05
        1944-1945
        2  091  France
            091  Germany
            091  Italy
            091  South America
            091  Sweden
            091  Switzerland location: 390/30/15/05
        1946
        1  091  Argentina
            091  Germany
            091  Italy
            091  Turkey location: 390/30/15/07
        1947
        1  091  Italy
            091  Latin America
091  Turkey location: 390/30/16/01

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