Office of Censorship organization
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Byron Price headed
Office of Censorship documented
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“The director of the Office of Censorship and its program was Byron Price who headed the unit until its demise…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.194
Office of Censorship operated_in
United States documented
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“Deriving its basic operating authority from the First War Powers Act of 1941 (55 Stat 840) the Office conducted its work in some 20 postal stations and 17 cable stations throughout the country in accordance with standards of censorship esta…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.245
United States Navy worked_for
Office of Censorship documented
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“Commissioned officers of the Navy performed cable censorship operations throughout the war but postal censorship which was at first carried on by commissioned officers of the Army was transferred to civilian officials early in 1943…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.246
Salvadoran Armed Forces worked_for
Office of Censorship documented
document
“Commissioned officers of the Navy performed cable censorship operations throughout the war but postal censorship which was at first carried on by commissioned officers of the Army was transferred to civilian officials early in 1943…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.246
Technical Operations unit subsidiary_of
Office of Censorship documented
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“The Technical Operation unit was created in August 1943 to perform the work of the Office of Censorship in the field of counterespionage…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.246
U.S. Treasury Department acquired
Office of Censorship documented
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“The Treasury Department took over responsibility for completing the liquidation of the affairs of the Office…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.246