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USAF OSI History 1948-1950

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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.

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  • p. 1 Description of document: US Air Force (USAF) Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) History, OSI…
  • p. 2 …We identified the History of the Office of Special Investigation Report as being responsive to your…
  • p. 14 …the Office at Special Inwatiga.i.ions wa& to consolidate all of theee scattered investigative activitieo…
  • p. 15 …These regional offices headed by OSI Ju.,gioneJ. Directors were statt components. of the regional In…
  • p. 21 …Th• twnt.y-five (25) district offices or t.he Of'tioe ot Speeial. Inwst.§.gatlons…
  • p. 22 …District and Detachment Commanders act as the local representatives at the Office ot Special In"Nlstigations…
  • p. 26 …investigation of the 1n&tt.er ie a delegated rosponsibility c;f the Office of Special…
  • p. 27 …All investigative work pertonaed withie a particular district office area, has tlowd through the district headquarters…
  • p. 29 …All reports of investigative findings have been o.f'fieiall,y classified a.t. least "confidentia…
  • p. 33 …ot the Directorate of Special InTestigationa and twenty-five distr:i ct offices . or the t…
  • p. 73 …The administrative and operational structure of the Office of Special Investigations within the Continental limits of…
commanding officers Oftr OSI personnel performing dut.iea within
their reapectin district areas. District Camnanders pertol'll
local administrat.ion tor 051 personnel withiD their dietricta
and control all OSI inveatigatiye act,ivit7 therein. The aTe:rage
district headquarters has been statt'ed by key personnel who,, under
the direct control or the Diatrict CGlllll.ander, have supenieed the
operational acti '.d.tiee of im'estigatiTe pere�el within the district
and performed auch &cinim.strat1on tor t.he district aa became necessary.
These key personnel have been designated ae the administrative
officer, supervisor ot general innstigatione , and auperrl.sor or
personnel ( routine lo,alty) investigations .
7. DetaQhnents hne bean placed within each district. under
the supem..sion and control ot the District Cooaander and 1D1der
the command at military personnel designated aa Detachment; Commanders .
These detachments have been located so as to pro"ri.de OSI service
to all Air Force installat ions as well as OSI representation in the
principal cit.ias . District and Detachment Commanders act as the
local representatives at the Office ot Special In"Nlstigations to
whom. Air Force caurnanders channel requests tor OSI service .
8. District a.nd detachment offices have been authorized to
receive their logistic support trom the nearest .Air Force installation .
These OSI offices have been tenant organization• ot the installations
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