Foreign Relations of the United States, 1945–1950, Emergence of the Intelligence Establishment

130. Strategic Services Unit General Orders No. 16⁰

Washington, October 19, 1946.

TERMINATION OF SSU OPERATIONS

1. Effective 2400, 19 October 1946, all operations of the Strategic Services Unit are terminated.

2. Administrative activities incident to disposition of personnel, material, records, claims, settlements, etc., will be continued until final and complete liquidation of the Strategic Services Unit is effected at a later date.

William W. Quinn

Colonel, Infantry
Director

0. Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/CSG–601, Job 83–00036, Box 4, Folder 9. Restricted. Draft copies (dated September 5) of SSU Headquarters’ message to its field stations closing down operations and Vandenberg’s parallel message are ibid. Colonel Quinn’s October 16 memorandum to Penrose and others outlines administrative arrangements concerning the transfer. (Ibid.)