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.

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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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Office of Strategic Services successor Office of Special Operations