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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instanceOf United States military intelligence agency
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
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
surface form: United States
dissolved 1950s
employed German engineers
German scientists
technical specialists from Nazi Germany
focusArea advanced engineering
aeronautics
biological weapons research
chemical weapons research
electronics
missile technology
nuclear research
rocketry
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
historicalContext Cold War
early U.S.–Soviet technological competition
impact contributed to U.S. military technological superiority in early Cold War
contributed to development of U.S. missile and space programs
inception 1945
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
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
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
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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Operation Paperclip implementedBy Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency