Piercing the Fog - Air Force Historical Studies Office

1. Ltr, Arnold to Hany L. Hopkins, asst
to Pres Roosevelt, Mar 25, 1943, LC,
Arnold Papers, box 39 (this letter clearly
spells out the overall importance with
which the AAF’s CG viewed the accom-
plishments of the COA); COA Hist, pp.
44-47; rprts, COA, atched to COA Hist.
2. The clear difference in the amount of
staff effort directed by A-2 toward the
war with Japan is evident from a review of
the records of ACIAS, Intelligence,
142.01f. Although Germany continued to
participate in intelligence operations at
HQ AAF, the great bulk of the A-2’s
efforts centered on the question of Japan
and preparations for the final assault on
that island nation.
3. Memo, White to McDonald, Aug 1,
1944, USAFA, McDonald Collection.
4. Arnold, Global Mission, 419.
5. Ltr, CIS, Plans Div, to Exec, OCAC,
subj: Appointment of Board of Officers
and Travel Orders, Aug 16, 1939,
145.91414.
6. Arnold, Global Mission, pp. 168-
169, 174.
7. Ibid., p. 209; Corr, Arnold with Mer-
ian C. Cooper, LC, Arnold Papers, box 38,
CBI folder, and box 39, Russia folder;
SRH-035, pp. 1-2.
8. Arnold, Global Mission, pp. 533-
535.
9. Ibid., p. 209; SRH-005, pp. 12-13;
History of Military Intelligence Service,
WDGS, Reports Unit, SRH-062, p. 42; ltr,
John F. Kreis to Henry Schorreck, Oct 20,
1990, NSA Hist Ofc, and conversation,
Kreis with Schorreck, Nov 28,1990.
10. Intvw, John F. Kreis with Forrest C.
Pogue, Jan 7, 1991; see also Personal,
C/AS for Welsh, Jul 26, 1943, cited in
Cochran, “Spectre of Defeat,” p. 410.
11. Ltr, Arnold to Portal, Oct 14, 1943,
145.95. See also ltrs, Arnold to Portal, Sep
25, and Portal to Arnold, Oct 14, 145.95.
12. SRH-005, p. 13.
13. Chase C. Mooney and Edward C.
Williamson, “Organization of the Army
Air Arm, 1935-1945,” USAF Hist Div
Study 10, Jul 1956, pp. 4045.
CHAPTER 7
Notes to Pages 349-361
14. Org charts and notes, Ofc ACE (I),
1942-1 945,142.01.
15. Memo, for the ACIS, G-2, subj:
Relationships between G-2 and the Assistant
Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, in Air
Matters, Jul 31, 1943, vol 6, doc 220,
203.6
16. Memo, Gen Bissell for Gen White,
Jan 20, 1944, wlatched memo, to CIAS,
Jan 22, 1944, subj: Coordination of Japanese
Air Intelligence, vol7, doc 9, 203.6.
See also ltr, Bissell to Lt Gen Ira C. Eaker,
Feb 2, 1944, in LC, Eaker Collection, box
26, folder, “Correspondence with the War
Dept.”
17. Memo of Agreement, subj: Responsibility
for Coordination of Aviation Intelligence,
Feb 24,1944,142.0212-1.
18. Ltr, Capt Phil Graham, SSO, GHQ
SWPA, to Col Carter W. Clarke, Nov 16,
1944, in Military Intelligence Service,
War Department-Special Security Officer
and Other Correspondence Relating to
Special Intelligence in the Pacific Ocean
Area, SRH-119, pp. 3441; Homer, High
Command: Australia and Allied Strategy,
pp. 244-246; Craven and Cate, vol 5,
MATTERHORN to Nagasaki, pp. 482485.
19. Memo, ACIAS No. 44-59, subj:
Changes in Functions of AC/AS Intelligence,
Resulting from Agreements of
Service Members, JIC, Respecting Japanese
Air Intelligence, Jul 18, 1944,
142.0212-1; memo, Brig Gen White for
CIAS, subj: Ad Hoc Intelligence Committee,
Mar 13, 1944, vol7, doc 40, 203.6.
20. Ltr, McDonald to White, Jun 4,
1944, wlatched docs and corr, vol7, doc
69, 203.6.
21. COA Hist, pp. 98-100; ltr, White to
CIAS, subj: Japanese Air Intelligence, Feb
7, 1944, 142.0212-2. See also memoirs,
Guido R. Perera, “Washington and War
Years,” 1973, 168.7042, pp. 101- 102,
108, 119.
22. Ltr, White to CIAS, subj: Transfer
of Air Intelligence Activities from G-2 to
A-2, Feb 28, 1944, vol 7, doc 33, 203.6;
ltr, White to CIAS, Feb 7, 1944.
23. Memo, for Chief, Hist Div, ACIAS,
457