Proposed Plan for Intelligence Coverage in Alaska in the Event of an Invasion

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Description of document: Proposed Plan for Intelligence Coverage in Alaska in the
Event of an Invasion (Stay-Behind Agent Program)
(Documents referred from the FBI to the Air Force for
release disposition), 1947-1954

Request date: 14-February-2010

Released date: 04-August-2014

Posted date: 01-September-2014

Source of document: Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) HQ
AFOSI/XILI
Attn: FOIA Section
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Quantico, VA 22134
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AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
HQ AFOSI/XILI
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PROPCSD PLAN FOR JlfDLLIGENOE COV.ERA.GE
m AI.At;o, m THE EVERT OF AN DlVA.SION
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The purpose of this plan is to proVide tor an organization within
Alaska designed to obtain,co'll'°', and transmit such· intelligence irif'orma.~ion
.as 11&7 be of wlue to the United States in the eVent that Alaska or a part
thereof is invaded and occupied by' the armed forces· of an eneD\J".
II SCOPE
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The pl.an will provide for the collection and transmittal to proP.er.
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; authority- informatio~ which would be essen'tial to the defense of the Unite~
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-. .~ .u fi~cientl.7 flexible to be adapted to unpredictable exigencies. ariJ= :s.i1;\iations.: '.·
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- .· imposea by such problems as cli.n ate, terrain, availabilit7 or proper quarit.i t7._ .
· _ot agents, ~nd the r-;itblessness and etficienc7 ot potential enemies, th~ plan
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contemplates intormtioQ&l coverage throughout all Alaska and the isl.ams
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adjacent thereto~ including the Aleutian Archipelago. I
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This p~n Will: be ~dmin1Stered ·b;r .a~enoy or agencies designated ·b.r
the proper United states authorities. T_b.e designated principal of tqi.s agency
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will bav, headquarters· outside the limits of the TerritGrJ" of Alaska ·to
preclude th, pos~ibilit7 o:t capture, occupation of i1rs location,, and conplete
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·Constant liaison will be had and· conferences will 'De held betll'een
.t~e.j>ri:Dcipal of this plan and the proper authorities of the F.B.I., Arm:r,
·}IaVr, and ·Air Force in order that the total effort of these de;partments. and .
agency na:r: be·:correlated and data obtained m.:y be passed on to those most
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IV DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this plan, the following defin!:tions are applied:
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l. Administra. t.Q £ denotes the -agencJ' or agencies (referred to in
Ronan Humeral In above) assi&\led to the a~stration an:l ex~cution of this
plan.
2. fr:l.ncipal denotes the person or persons direc~ly responsible
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for the actual operation of tlie.plan.
3. Agents d9?0te those individ~ls select~, appginted, trained,
and strategically placed and left behind &f'ter occupation to gather the
desired infornation. He will receive his training, orders, remmeration,
and will be directlj' responsible to the principal. L:tkarise he will pass
all information gathered on to his principal by the chosen means of communication.
4. Intormnts denote individuals selected by the agents with or
without. the authority or acquiesoence of the principal. ~hese will change
from time to time as necessitJ' dictates and will be sources of intormtion
for the agents.
V SELECTION OF AGENTS
Tbe foll.o'l'ing Will: app~ to the selection of agents and the organi-
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1. It DD.1St be assumed that eneJllY' agents and enell\Y military f~ces
will neutralize a number of those agents selected .-tor this plan ~mpiediately
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up9n occupttio~. Hence, a sufficient number of agents-should be select~
and appointed 1D. the particular vicinity of the mst strategic areas. (Noted
belOll'). In addition, it is necessary that the agents be persons of w.ried
backgrounds and
o~cupations.
I t I ·2. The agents selected should be trained, appointed, given orders,
;1nd .con~acte4 individually by liaison men of tbe principal to insure that the
.captur~ o~ corn.iption of one will not result in \he identification of a~
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3; JD. vieN of the climte, difficult terrain, and physical
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dif:f.'icuities in the Territory of Alaska, agents will be -obtained in strategiealt,
locate~ "towns ~d villages where possibl~.
·. :4~ The selection of agents will be mde With tbe aPl'roval: o:f.' ;;md
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clearance by tbe interested departments and agency o~ the United States
Government.
Agents se~ected should be per~nent ~esidents of Alaska and
have established means of livelihood and logical.reason.s. for being placed
where tbeT intend to operate.
S. Agents should not have -been members· o:f.' the ara:ed forces of
the United :states nor employees of the. United States Goveri:unent.
6. Agents should be chosen from. those persons who will not be
logical internees or victims of the eneJllY'.
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? •. To lend ~bilit y to this plan, consideration sh~uld be given
to carefully sel:ected· bush pilots as potential agents. Lik'1f'ise,, consider
atiQn should be _g~ven to recruitment of persoDS who are businessmen; farmers,,
trappers,, and fishermen.
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The selection agents from the F.skimD,, Didi.an,, and Aleut groups
in th.e Territory should be ~voided 1n Vi~ o~ their propensities to drink to
excess and t_heir fundamental indifference to constituted· governments and
political philosophies. rt is .pointed out that their prime conc'1'?1 is with
survival and their allegiance would easily shift to· any power :in contr~l.
VI LQCA.TION OF AGENTS
The following noted locations are places wherein. agents should
operate,, a~thougb this list is not to be co~trued· as being all inclusive:
a. Anchorage
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l. Ketchikan
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TRAIHING OF AGENTS .
t.rbe training or an agent lllll8t contorm to his physical location in
the Territory,, the means of conmunication to be used; and the business or·
vocation in which. be is engaged. Certain of these ~t be trained in Arctic
surviw.l and supplied with proper gear to ef'feet this. All agents sbou~ be
traineq s~l.¥· :· ~;md their .i dentities w!thheld #om eacli other. ThC? locale
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training 1111st be chosen the admiDistrator.
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In the training ot agents the follo:ring items are being sugg~m:ed (
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to be included in training programs:
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a. Cov:er stories,, pretexts and deception I
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b. Simple encoding and· decoding of .
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c. Surrepticious and ad.crophotograpbs
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d. ;3urrept:Lcious methods ot entry .
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Essential inforuation and: methods of deduction
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g. .Ketbods of selection and ·training ot li!Ub-agents and inforaants
h. Methods of observation and communication
.i:. llethods of interview aiid interrogation
j. Air drop and pick-up··tecnniquej! and recognition
k. scout~g, patroling,, .a nd nap r~ading and sketohing
l. Guerilla techniques and·~loae combat
m. Russian secret-Police techniques
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n. Russian m:Llltary organization,, uni:f'orms equipment
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PAlUEHT OF AGENTS
The payment or agents will be handled bi tbe principal and Yorked
out on an indiv:tdual basis.
1l; TIP~ OF INFORMA.'l'ION TO "BE OBfAlNED
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After imasion and occupation,, agents nay be expected to .f'Urniah ..
the f'ollairing general types of data:
a. Military infornation as requested or indicated by the principal.
b. lfon-mllitary information as indicated or req':l8sted by t)le
principal.
c. Intormtion coming to the attention of the agent, both military
and non-military,, which obvious~ would be .essential to the
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success of this plan.
X CcHMUNICi\.TIOUS
Commmications between the pripciPal and tbe agent will depend
largel.1'· upon the loca~ion of the agent,, his abilities,, and his a'VBilability
to the principal. Co~cat:tons will be handled in" a vertical iine only.,
that is, it. will be l;ietween the princiPa.l and the agent,, but never between
agents.
The f'ollow':UJg types of ,commmications ".fill be considered but are
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l. Short wave radio to subn:ar:ine.
2. lShort wave radio to airplane. ,. . • • I I I
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_). Short wave radio to listening post in unoCC?upied. terri~or,.. · . ·
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:4.. Airplane pickup of material at desip'bed. spots.
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