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The '''Office of Policy Coordination''' ('''OPC''') was a [[United States]] [[Covert operation|covert]] [[psychological operation]]s and [[paramilitary]] action organization. Created as an independent office in 1948, it was merged with the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) in 1951. | The '''Office of Policy Coordination''' ('''OPC''') was a [[United States]] [[Covert operation|covert]] [[psychological operation]]s and [[paramilitary]] action organization. Created as an independent office in 1948, it was merged with the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) in 1951. | ||
Revision as of 01:47, 8 November 2016
 Office of Policy Coordination      | |
|---|---|
| Successor | CIA |
| Formation | June 1948 |
| Founder | United States National Security Council |
| Extinction | 1951 |
| Type |  intelligence agency |
| A forerunner of the CIA, "staffed by reckless adventurers" | |
The Office of Policy Coordination (OPC) was a United States covert psychological operations and paramilitary action organization. Created as an independent office in 1948, it was merged with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1951.
Origins
OPC was created in 1948 under the United States National Security Council document NSC 10/2. The OPC's directors included representatives of the State and Defense departments and the CIA. Though a unit of the CIA, the OPC Director reported to the State Department.[1] State Department official George F. Kennan was the key figure behind OPC's creation.[1]
Activities
One of the first covert operations conducted by OPC was to spread unrest in Communist countries. To that end, OPC agents went into Albania where they tried to start a revolution. Their operation was a dismal failure and most of the agents were captured. It was later claimed that Kim Philby, was responsible for identifying many of the OPC agents to the Albanian secret service.[2]
References
- ↑ a b Miscamble, 199
- ↑ http://liun.hektik.org/tag/cw/cl/OPC.html
