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The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was the United States wartime intelligence and covert operations agency established by Executive Order 9621 on June 13, 1942, under the direction of General William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan. It replaced the earlier Coordinator of Information (COI) office established July 11, 1941. The OSS coordinated intelligence gathering, ran covert operations behind enemy lines, conducted psychological warfare, and analyzed foreign intelligence. President Truman dissolved it by Executive Order 9621 on September 20, 1945, effective October 1, 1945. Much of its personnel, methodology, and organizational culture transferred directly into the [[Central Intelligence Agency]], created by the National Security Act of 1947.[^1]
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was the United States wartime intelligence and covert operations agency established by Executive Order 9621 on June 13, 1942, under the direction of General William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan. It replaced the earlier Coordinator of Information (COI) office established July 11, 1941. The OSS coordinated intelligence gathering, ran covert operations behind enemy lines, conducted psychological warfare, and analyzed foreign intelligence. President Truman dissolved it by Executive Order 9621 on September 20, 1945, effective October 1, 1945. Much of its personnel, methodology, and organizational culture transferred directly into the [[Central Intelligence Agency]], created by the [[National Security Act of 1947]].[^1]
Figures like [[Oliver J. Caldwell]] were former OSS officers who later became involved in intelligence activities related to psychic research, illustrating the continuity of personnel and interests across successive intelligence organizations.[^2]