OSS

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United States government agency intelligence agency

OSS was the World War II-era U.S. intelligence agency that served as the predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government agency → intelligence agency →
abbreviation	OSS →
activity	propaganda operations → sabotage operations → support to resistance movements →
collaboratedWith	Allied resistance groups → British Special Operations Executive →
continentOfOperation	Africa → Asia → Europe →
country	United States of America →
creator	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
director	William J. Donovan →
dissolvedInto	Central Intelligence Group →
employed	academics → area specialists → civilians → journalists → linguists → military personnel →
foundedBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
fullName	Office of Strategic Services →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
influenced	postwar U.S. intelligence structure →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
legacy	foundation for modern U.S. intelligence community →
motto	America's first centralized intelligence agency →
nickname	Wild Bill Donovan's organization →
notableCommander	William J. Donovan →
notableFor	being the direct predecessor of the CIA →
operatedInConflict	World War II →
operationalTheater	China-Burma-India Theater → European Theater of Operations → Mediterranean Theater of Operations →
parentAgency	Joint Chiefs of Staff → United States Department of War →
partOf	United States war effort in World War II →
predecessorOf	Central Intelligence Agency →
role	counterintelligence → covert operations → espionage → foreign intelligence collection → psychological warfare → special operations →
successor	Central Intelligence Agency →
timePeriod	World War II era →
trained	operatives for behind-the-lines missions →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carmen Cortez → Juni Cortez →	affiliation
Ingrid Cortez →	employer
Office of Strategic Services →	hasAbbreviation
Morale Operations Branch →	partOf
Office of Strategic Services →	shortName