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This is a history of the USAF Office of Special Investigations covering 19 July 1948 to 30 June 1950, prepared for the Inspector General on 22 November 1950 and released with redactions by AFOSI under FOIA in December 2010. It describes how OSI was set up under Brigadier General Joseph F. Carroll to bring the Air Force's criminal, counterintelligence and procurement fraud investigations under one command. It also covers the 25 district offices, the headquarters divisions and the investigative procedures. The text does not discuss UFOs.
u 4. The Direetorat,e or Special Investiaa,tiona, lmovn as lieadquart.ers 0:f'tice of Special Investigations , has been charged ld.th the "eponaib:l.lities tor staff :SU.f'POrt a.nd staff supervision. or OSI act.i'V'itiea in overeee.e commands through the Imrrector General, USAF. Tkese reeponaibilit.iee include furn.ishlng trained investigative personnel for replacements, m-orl.ding technicei ixl'f'estigati ve ,eequ.1:pment and other special supplieg• Justifying budgeta.ry requirs.enta, and accompliahing start actions as ma,- be required. Di.recCt communication has been authorized between the Directorate ot Special lnwstigationa and OSI otf'iee1 OYerseu on matt.era pertaining t.o the e:mhange or i.nveetigative in.fOl'lll.tion. 'JI General Order tfo. 29 Headquarters USAF dated lS Jul7 1948 'JI AFO!P unniabered letter lieadqua:rters USAF 321.ou., dated 4 P'ebruar, 1949 (Re•tricted) JI .!,1q3I unnumbered letter liQdquartere .USAF• .)21.0ll dated 23 Y,a.y 1949 (Reetrict.ed)
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