BODY SEARCH, 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
- 39983 (local identifier 226.B6062)
- Internet Archive item
- gov.archives.arc.39983 (uploader's licence mark: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
The record
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National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 39983 / Local Identifier 226.B6062 - BODY SEARCH, ca. 1942 - ca. 1945 - Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch. (01/04/1943 - 10/01/1945). DRAMATIZED TRAINING FILM: Demonstrates and describes body search process, suggests ways to avoid being searched and how to avoid detection should search occur. Undercover agents Fred and Steve go on mission to Enemiarea. R.1: Agent Frank hides microfilm under false callus on agent Steve's foot and Steve wears belt with coded message. Enemiarea secret police arrest Steve and take him to headquarters where counter agent and doctor perform body search. R.2: They use optical devices and chemical agents to search his clothes and other personal items. Enemiarea agents discover microfilm and message on belt. -