Research and Analysis Branch
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The Research and Analysis Branch was the intelligence analysis arm of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services during World War II, responsible for gathering, interpreting, and reporting strategic information.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II intelligence organization
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intelligence agency unit → military intelligence organization → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Asia-Pacific region
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enemy territories → occupied Europe → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
United States
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| dissolutionFollowedBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
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U.S. Department of State intelligence units → |
| dissolved |
1945
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| employer |
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
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Carl Schorske → Franz Neumann → H. Stuart Hughes → Herbert Marcuse → James Phinney Baxter III → Ruth Fischer → William L. Langer → many European émigré scholars → |
| fieldOfWork |
economic analysis
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geographic analysis → intelligence analysis → military intelligence → political analysis → psychological warfare support → strategic intelligence → |
| hasTask |
gathering strategic information
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interpreting strategic information → preparing intelligence reports → preparing maps and atlases → reporting strategic information → supporting psychological operations → supporting wartime planning → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| inception |
1942
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| influenced |
Central Intelligence Agency analytical methods
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U.S. postwar occupation policy in Germany → U.S. postwar occupation policy in Japan → postwar U.S. intelligence community → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| locationCountry |
United States
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| namedAfter |
its function in research and analysis
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| notableWork |
country studies for postwar planning
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geopolitical atlases → intelligence estimates on Germany → intelligence estimates on Japan → reports for the Joint Chiefs of Staff → reports for the State Department → strategic bombing target analyses → |
| operatedBy |
Office of Strategic Services
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| parentOrganization |
Office of Strategic Services
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| partOf |
Office of Strategic Services
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Strategic Services Unit
("Office of Strategic Services Research and Analysis Branch")
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Office of Strategic Services
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