HOUSE 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
- 39984 (local identifier 226.B6063)
- Internet Archive item
- gov.archives.arc.39984 (uploader's licence mark: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
The record
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National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 39984 / Local Identifier 226.B6063 - HOUSE 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 proper and improper methods of searching rooms for hidden information by contrasting the behavior of two fictional agents stationed in "a neutral capital in Europe." Shows creative ways to hide evidence of espionage activities, to set traps for counter agents, to pass information to other agents in unsuspicious manner. Lists rules to follow during a house search, explains where to look for evidence, how to make it appear as if room has not been searched, what tools to have on hand. -