Creator(s): Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch. 1/4/1943-10/1/1945 (Most Recent)
Series: Motion Picture Films, ca. 1942 - ca. 1945
Record Group 226: Records of the Office of Strategic Services, 1919 - 2002
Production Date: ca. 1942- ca. 1945
Scope & Content: DRAMATIZED TRAINING FILM: Analyzes preparation, arrival, establishment, and "prevalent cover" for secret agents by presenting one movie within another, as introduced by Col. Robertson, chief of Schools and Training at Office of Strategic Services. R.1: Gives examples ofagents discovered because of inattention to details, good cover versus bad cover. Emphasises proper attitude, study, and importance of support staff. Explains ways to infiltrate enemy territory. Illustrates effective and ineffective spy methods by comparing two agents. R.2: Continues to compare agents. Ways to camouflage or dispose of revealing evidence. Explains techniques of blending into enemy culture and preparing for sudden departure, how to choose residence and how to avoid suspicion in enemy country.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov
National Archives Identifier: 39979
Local Identifier: 226-B-6032
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