Office of Special Operations
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The Office of Special Operations was a post–World War II U.S. intelligence organization within the State Department that handled clandestine intelligence collection and covert activities before its functions were absorbed into the Central Intelligence Agency.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States intelligence agency
ⓘ
government organization ⓘ |
| absorbedBy | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| activity |
clandestine intelligence collection
ⓘ
covert operations ⓘ espionage ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| establishedAfter | World War II ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
foreign intelligence
ⓘ
national security ⓘ |
| functionsTransferredTo | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early Cold War U.S. intelligence ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| operatedBy | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| operationalScope | overseas intelligence collection ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution |
creation and expansion of the Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
reorganization of U.S. intelligence community ⓘ |
| sector | intelligence ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| successor | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | civilian intelligence organization ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.