James F. Byrnes person
also: Byrnes, James Burns, James F Byrnes, Secretary Byrnes, Secretary of State Byrnes, Secretary of State James F Byrnes
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Claims (9)
Harry S. Truman appointed
James F. Byrnes documented
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“President Truman initially contemplated a much more significant intelligence role for State and directed Secretary Byrnes to take the lead in developing a comprehensive and coordinated foreign intelligence program…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.315
James F. Byrnes dissolved
Office of Strategic Services documented
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“Byrnes also adopted the recommendations of the Department's geographic divisions and broke up the OSS research and analysis unit which State had inherited dispersing its personnel to those divisions…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.315
James F. Byrnes member_of
U.S. House of Representatives documented
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“having served in the House and Senate and on the Supreme Court…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.12
James F. Byrnes member_of
U.S. Senate documented
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“having served in the House and Senate and on the Supreme Court…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.12
James F. Byrnes member_of
U.S. Supreme Court documented
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“having served in the House and Senate and on the Supreme Court…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.12
Alfred McCormack worked_for
James F. Byrnes documented
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“Alfred McCormack Special Assistant to Secretary of State Byrnes was an aggressive indeed belligerent advocate of State Department dominance in the production of national intelligence…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.14
Harry S. Truman appointed
James F. Byrnes documented
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“Alfred McCormack Special Assistant to Secretary of State Byrnes…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.14
James F. Byrnes headed
U.S. State Department documented
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“Secretary of State Byrnes asserted his Department's prerogative in providing the President with foreign policy analyses…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.19
James F. Byrnes worked_for
U.S. State Department documented
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“The Bureau of the Budget prompted by Secretary of State James F Byrnes insisted on relocating the R&A section of OSS within the State Department…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.160
Mentions (2)
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One milestone of sorts occurred in early 1946. By this time, troops garrisoned in Iran under a joint occupation arrangement were to be withdrawn. The deadline came and passed with Russian soldiers still in the country. Stalin did finally ev…
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access to Turkey seemed to confirm Russia's aggressive intentions. Truman explained to his Secretary of State, James Burns, I'm tired of babying the Soviets. The secession of crises proved a watershed for public opinion in the U.S. Winston …