Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency
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The Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency was a U.S. military intelligence organization in the post–World War II era responsible for identifying, recruiting, and exploiting German scientists and technical experts for American research and defense programs.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States military intelligence agency
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government organization ⓘ |
| activeDuring | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| aimedTo | prevent German scientific expertise from falling into Soviet hands ⓘ |
| associatedWith | use of former Nazi Party members in U.S. programs ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Allied occupation authorities in Germany
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Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of Naval Research NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Ordnance Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1950s ⓘ |
| employed |
German engineers
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German scientists ⓘ technical specialists from Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| focusArea |
advanced engineering
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aeronautics ⓘ biological weapons research ⓘ chemical weapons research ⓘ electronics ⓘ missile technology ⓘ nuclear research ⓘ rocketry ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
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early U.S.–Soviet technological competition ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to U.S. military technological superiority in early Cold War
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contributed to development of U.S. missile and space programs ⓘ |
| inception | 1945 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue | circumvented U.S. immigration and denazification rules for some recruits ⓘ |
| notableOperation | Operation Paperclip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| oversaw |
security vetting of recruited scientists
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selection of scientists for Operation Paperclip ⓘ transport and resettlement of selected scientists in the United States ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Office of the Director of Intelligence, U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. military intelligence community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTask |
exploitation of German scientific and technical knowledge
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facilitating transfer of German scientists to the United States ⓘ identification of German scientists and technical experts ⓘ recruitment of German scientists and technical experts ⓘ screening of German scientists for security and political reliability ⓘ supporting U.S. defense programs ⓘ supporting U.S. research and development programs ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical controversy over ethics of recruiting Nazi-affiliated scientists ⓘ |
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