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Regional File of the U.S. War Department, Military Intelligence Division (MID)

Document | Accession Number: 1991.A.0109 | RG Number: RG-06.005.08M

Consists of selected records from the Regional File containing a wide variety of information about conditions and events around the world with a general span of years from 1922 to 1944. Some materials are dated as early as 1918. Many records from the 1930s and 1940s include Holocaust-related topics such as concentration camps, antisemitism, deportations, racial laws, forced labor, and religious persecution.

Date
inclusive:  1918-1944
Language
English
French
Extent
22 microfilm reels ; 16 mm.

About This Document

Document Creator
Military Intelligence division of the War Department
Biography
The Military Intelligence Division (MID) was established in the War Department in 1918. It became one of the five General Staff divisions in 1921 and was assigned the additional designation of "G-2." One function of the MID was the maintenance of information files on foreign countries. Documents for the files were collected from a variety of sources in various parts of the world. After the entry of the US into World War II, the sources expanded to included the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the Office of Censorship, and intelligence agencies of other Allied countries.
System of Arrangement
Arranged according to the original agency-assigned alphanumeric scheme. See USHMM introduction to this microfilm for details. Reels are in order by name of country, Belgium through Yugoslavia.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
From the Regional File of the US War Department, Military Intelligence Division (MID).The Regional File comprises Series 77 of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Record Group 165, Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing station. There are no additional access restrictions to this material.
Conditions on Use
The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.

 
Record last modified: 2022-02-22 08:25:01
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