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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.

  • 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…
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1. 'l'.b.e m&terial gathered tor UN in this liistorioal &UIIIMlll'Y'
wu ez.truted from: tba oent.ral files and reoorda ot the Direoi.ora:te
ot Speeial Inwstig&tiona, rho Inapeator General. us.AF. wpplean"ted
bJ inte"ii!ll'R nth personnel headhlg the Diruion of too Dinotorat.,
ottia.r• ot the 1005-th Inapeotor Ge:o.eral Speclal Inn•tigatiana Unit,.
Bolling .AFB" and personnel of OSI District Ottioe N-o. 4.
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.&l'Wnaa by Brigadier General JoMpa li'. OUl'oll &t Old Poi�
Comfort., V1rg1m.a., 18 .April 1948
.addrua by Briga4ier Oemu:-al Joaph F. Carroll at 014 Point
COIi.fort. Virgini•• 26 September 1949
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.ldllb.btra.tion u4 Orgrmiu.tiBD files ot the Directorate of
Speaial In-vestigatlona, The ID8peator G«neral, lJSAF
Beoorda and Files of the Beaea.rch end Analyaia Bra:noh., Plans
ad Polioy Group, Dep1aty Inepeotcr General far Seourit;y USAF.
(Fonierly Plan.a and Inspeotian Orotip, ottioe or the Direotor,
Speoial Inveat1gat1ons)
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