UNDERCOVER, ca. 1942 - ca. 1945
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Finding US Government work
The record names a federal body as the creating agency: Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch. A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act).
The record names a federal body as the creating agency. A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act). This says nothing about copyright outside the United States, or about music, stock footage or other material the film may incorporate.
- Creating body, as recorded
- Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch
- National Archives Identifier
- 39979 (local identifier 226.B6032)
- Internet Archive item
- gov.archives.arc.39979 (uploader's licence mark: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
The record
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National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 39979 / Local Identifier 226.B6032 - UNDERCOVER, ca. 1942 - ca. 1945 - Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch. (01/04/1943 - 10/01/1945). DRAMATIZED TRAINING FILM: Analyzes preparation, arrival, establishment, and "prevalent cover" for secret agents by presenting one movie within another, as introduced by Col. Robertson, chief of Schools and Training at Office of Strategic Services. R.1: Gives examples ofagents discovered because of inattention to details, good cover versus bad cover. Emphasises proper attitude, study, and importance of support staff. Explains ways to infiltrate enemy territory. Illustrates effective and ineffective spy methods by comparing two agents. R.2: Continues to compare agents. Ways to camouflage or dispose of revealing evidence. Explains techniques of blending into enemy culture and preparing for sudden departure, how to choose residence and how to avoid suspicion in enemy country. -