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General Staff Circular number one, Psychological Warfare Division, War Department, document identifier CIA RDP sixty-four zero zero five eight A zero zero one zero zero three seven zero zero one zero seven. This circular outlines the organizational structure, responsibilities, and functions of the Army’s Psychological Warfare Division during the early Cold War period, and it is notable because it provides a comprehensive view of how the United States coordinated propaganda, morale operations, and psychological‑warfare research across multiple agencies. The document was released to the public by the Central Intelligence Agency under the Records Disclosure Program on twenty‑seven August two thousand one. The declassification authority is listed as the CIA’s Records Management Office. The full text is available through the archive at archive dot org slash download slash cia‑rdp‑64‑00658‑a‑000100370010‑7 slash CIA‑RDP64‑00658A000100370010‑7djvu dot txt, and the same file is offered as a PDF at the identical URL. The document begins with a header indicating its classification and release status, then proceeds with the following sections. General Staff Circular No. 1 ARMY Declassification/Release Instructions On File Organization: Psychological Warfare Division – Responsibility. The Director, Psychological Warfare Division, War Department Special Staff is responsible for staff functions which relate to War Department participation in psychological warfare, for the research, development and military application of new or improved techniques or devices in the sphere of psychological warfare. In addition he acts as the Army member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Liaison with the Department of State for psychological warfare matters. The Psychological Warfare Division will: 1. Advise the Chief of Staff on all psychological warfare matters of interest to the War Department. 2. Establish policies for and coordinate psychological warfare matters for the War Department. 3. Develop plans and policies governing Army service in psychological warfare, including morale operations. 4. Plan and direct analysis of psychological warfare operations against or affecting the military interests of the United States, whether of foreign or domestic origin. 5. Review long‑range informational and educational materials furnished to United States Forces insofar as these may concern the psychological or political characteristics of foreign peoples, or may themselves constitute statements of national policy. 6. Formulate plans, studies, and directives for military participation in propaganda and psychological warfare operations involving the other nations of the world. 7. Coordinate the preparation of training aids and literature on psychological warfare for training programs of military psychological warfare units. 8. Maintain War Department liaison with major commands, staffs, agencies, and services on psychological warfare matters. 9. Collect and disseminate technical data on…

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CIA General Staff Circular Number One, Psychological Warfare Division, War

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Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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General Staff Circular number one, Psychological Warfare Division, War Department, document identifier CIA RDP sixty-four zero zero five eight A zero zero one zero zero three seven zero zero one zero seven. This circular outlines the organizational structure, responsibilities, and functions of the…

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What was CIA General Staff Circular Number One, Psychological Warfare Division, War about?: General Staff Circular number one, Psychological Warfare Division, War Department, document identifier CIA RDP sixty-four zero zero five eight A zero zero one zero zero three seven zero zero one zero seven.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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