CLAYTON LAWRENCE BISSELL

An independent, civilian intelligence agency reporting directly to the president Both the military and the FBI opposed any “new” intelligence agencies to compete with their efforts. President Roosevelt did not accept their argument being a great believer in multiple sourcing about everything. The OSS went on to produce a large proportion of the major WWII intelligence successes in spying, analysis and covert action with minimum assistance from the military and the FBI.

An independent, civilian intelligence agency reporting directly to the president Both the military and the FBI opposed any “new” intelligence agencies to compete with their efforts. President Roosevelt did not accept their argument being a great believer in multiple sourcing about everything. The OSS went on to produce a large proportion of the major WWII intelligence successes in spying, analysis and covert action with minimum assistance from the military and the FBI.