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I ~-'-=·r ~ REPORr Ol ~' G.B.Q., .A.I.I'., Mar 1, 1919. 

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1 Tha foUrth sub-aect1on·ot the Intelllgenoe Section of the 

Gen8ral Staff of' the l.B.J'. (Q-2...IJ, G.B.Q.) was abarpd, durinl the 

Wiil", with the axacut1ve diraotion ot postal, teJ.a&raphiQ ad telephonic .censorahip ot the.lmariaan kpaditionar,y Forcea1 with the ~Ung ot presa oorraspondants, accredited and viaiting, and the 

o8118orah1p of their taJ.acrams and mail ~al.ea; with liaison press 

censorahip with the 1rench .authorities; with propaganda of the Jmerican &l"llJ', whicli included direct propag~ OTlll" the 8D8lllJ" lines, 

μalacm with the Oammittee on Pa.'bll.c Intcmnaticm (which wu ohargecl 

wi~ propaganda in na11tral cauntr.1.aa) :and the organization and ~ 

viaion of "!he stars·md stripes", the ottioial paper of the lmaricum 

Ex:padi ti~ :rarcaa. .To this aa.b-aecticm was also uaipad a Photographic sub-diviaion,, whose "duti"aa WC"• the tald.ng ot pBotographa and 

tilma for historical pgrpoaes, the cenaorahip of of'ticial photographs 

and photographs taken 'b,r Dft"&papar ~apondan1;a, and the titling of · otn.cial phGtographs and filmaJ to the .fourth mb-aeotion was :also 

asaipad the care and tu 1nc1c1antal aaperviaion of th8 work ot the 

aipt otfl.c1al artist• of the lmar:l.can Ex:pediticmar,- Forces. 

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During the nr, G-2-D, through its field press haadqum1;ars 

and praaa conduotlng officers, was largeq responsible tor the tranapo,rtation and mtart•1nmant of otficial 'li.sitm.-s to the American B1'llJ' 

in Franca. After the 1:1.gn1ng of the .mmiatica, the Villitorll' Bura1111 

was made a ~eparata ab-aeation of the Intelllgmca Secticm (G-2-B), 

and its 'W01"k llacame more important '8Dd OD a greater scale. Ro attempt 

is made 111 this report. to cover the activities of G-2-D in the antert$-

mat ot ott:l.cial visitors. that ta&ture being fl1l.q covered in the final 

r~rt of G-2-!:. 

. . ' The formal or1an1sation of G-2-D 'bagaD abortq .attar the 1natallat1on of lmerioan Headquarters at Cbm1mont (Baute llama) • France 

OD Sept•bar 1, 1917. Prior to tha1i time, fielcl press headquarters and 

praaa cenaorahip bad bean :lllstlil.led 'b,r 1183or (Lieutenant Bolonel·) 

lredarick Palmer, ad 'base raenaorah:l.p b.r ~or (Colonel) w. F. Cra&r71 

lloth under the direction ot Lieutenant Colonel (Brigadier General) D. E. 

lolan, :i&..c. of ~·•. ~~ G.B.Q., J..E.F. · 

. . The first Chief of G-2-D, :ma1nta1 ning - mn.tive ottice at 

Chaumont, in charge ot tbeae various activitiea, was Lieu.tenant Colonal 

(ColonelJ Walter c. sWaan97, G.S. Colonel S..eena.r wu aa81pad to G-2, 

G.B."Q., in August 1917~ Be was Cbief of' G-2-D until June 18, 19~, when 

be was aaaipacl to dut7 at the km.r staf'f' College, Langras, later baCOlling 

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Chief of Staff' ot the 28th D!visiaD. 

Colonel Sweena7 had as his chief' press otticer, during the 

months 1mmedia'telJ' preoading his traufer to other work, llaJor (Colonel) 

E. R. w. McCabe, G.s. Col.cm~ llcCabe becaa Chief of G-2-D upon the 

.aaaipmant. of Colonel 8w•81UV" ·to dut-7 at ~ l1'!V G-2-D upon the asaipmant of Colonel S..•111181' to dut,y at the .ll'IV st;att Collese on Juu.18, 

1918 and cont1rmad aa Chief, G-2-D until August 23, 19~, when h.e was 

assip.ed to 'dutJ' with the l5lst Fiel.d ~Brigade• 

Jlajor lla:amder L. Jamas, Jr~, G.s., waa aasipad to dut,7 

with G-2, G.B • .Q., 1..1.r. on :1a¥ 9, 1918. Bia ftrn du:fiJ' n.a that ot. 

press oftic81." ami llai.lon ott1cer ot 0-2-D with the Committee on Pabli.c 

Iii!orm.aticm, .Paris. ~or James became Chief of G-2-l> upon the asaiP.iment of Colmial llcCabe to otaer dutJ', ancl oontirmed in this aapaoit.r 

.until Decmber 10, 1918, when he was rellnad trom du.tJ' because ot ill 

-health. ·llajor .Tamas raturnad to the. United states Jan1111:E7 21 1919. 

Captain Donald L. st;cme, U .a.A., tormer:q ohief' press censor 

in Peria-, cm to Oh•1•cmt, .. Assistant Ohiet, G-2-D, on Ootqber 15, 

1918, to replace tmapor.ar1.11' Capt~ lla:rk s. Wataon, :r • .i., who bad bean, 

tor the past 7ear, Aaaiatant Chief and kacutive Officer of G-2-D, 

through the Mm1 n1 atrations ot Colonel Swa81L87, Colonel llcCabe and lla.1or 

James, ~ who was, under the pollq of the Section, ordered to the· front 

with the lrtill8l'7 Headquarters of tba 28th Division for a period o£ active 

dutJ'. Attar the aiping ot the arld.stice1 ·Captain Watson became acting 

otticar in charge ot ~he stars am! stripes• and later otticar in charge. 

Attar the return ot ~or James to the Unit~ states, Captain stone becae 

Act1llg Chief of G-2-D. 

The paracmnal ami Mm1 n1 atrativa otticera o:t G-2-D on cmt.f in 

Cbmmcmt were lat Lieut. Barlow Bristol, Int. (June 1918 - la. 1919) and 

2nd Lieut. Enrat't F. llcOoy, :r • .l., tormarq et lSlat F.&., .(Jan.. 1919 -

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BEPQRr Dell I·UQMTORl', BlSE CEISQR1 S ORICB• 

Ralat1'9'8l,y t811 attempts at CmLV91'ing millt1117 1ntonrat1cm tor 

uaa of the an_,. have bean tOUDd tut JDal\Y' attanpta on tha plll"t of aoldiera 

to con.,.. torbiddan iatormation for the aat1at'act1on of their frieada and 

relat1vea .at home have 1-an diac:cmtrad. Thia 1.nt'ormation 1a. uaual.:q 1Js the 

(f01"ll of the loaation ot the wr1 tars the troops nnr himJ 8114 where he ia 

to go and ordinarlq 1a in aome farm ot an euiq detected coda. In soma 

inat&DC8a thia intormation has bean conveyed b.r the u.aa ot in'ri.aibla inka. 

In these oaaea and in all others invol:v:lng 1'1o1ationa of aanaorahip replationa, d1ac1pl1nar.r action baa laaan instituted. b,r the Basa Censor, the 

matter in question ba1Dg takan up with the llOldiar'a 1•8'il.ata or b.1,gher 

co-ander, or through the Jd.1utarat Gtmeral1 a Office :l.f the aer:l.auauaa ot 

tha aaae seemed to arrant :l.t. 

Plana tor aatabllahlng a chemical laboratm7 at the Baaa Canaor•a 

office in· .Paria tor the purpose of epm1 n1 ng mail for secret writing -tar:l.alizad 

.Tuq ll, 1918 whan Iwd.m .r. Desha, Oapta:l.n, Blmlt11Z7 Corps raportecl. te aatabllah such a laborat.o17 and take charge of the work. The laborat017 began to· 

tunation on Sapt•bar 23, 1918, tha·time prniaua to th:l.s haTillg bean apant :l.n 

gathar:l.Dg equipment and apariaant.q. work. The ti.rat wort ns done 'bT Captain 

Daaha and tour anl:l.atad m. · 

In August 1918 a request waa amt to WaaM ngton for faar trained 

~am.ate to do aparimantal work. Firat Limtmumta G. C. Cbandlea, lut in 

. charge ot the work, and D. F • .r. lf'Dah ore trainad in the :lnt labor&tor;r in 

Waab:l.ngtcm and after apand:l.ng a weak in the British laboratc>r.Y 1n London, 

reportecl tor dutJ" at the Base censor• a Ott1ca Rovembar 4, 1918. Second L1eutan1111ta P •. s. Damler md Edlrard. F. Snyder reported cU.rect tram the waah:l.Dgtcm 

laboratorJ" to the Baae Censor BOT•ber 13, 1918. 

The chaidcal methods empl CV"ed tor the teat:l.ng of mall tor 1acret 

writing are those g:l.van :l.n the Britiah Secret Baport on tbia au~act. A .aloae 

relation waa earq aatabl:l.ahed between the 11111tU7 Intell1gance Dl.viaion of 

the Ullitad states .11'1Q' and the br.anchas ot the BritJ.ah Postal Censorship 

do:l.ng a1m11ar work. 

'lha mail nw1ned at the lmeric1111 laboratol"J' in Paris for aacret 

writing was that goiDg from maabal"a ot the A.E.F. chietq tQ neutral countr1aa. 

lhen the i2"llT of Oceupation entered Luxmbarg :and G91'llUllJl'; ~ number ot letters 
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. . coming from the diff'arent diviaions 1D the ariv nre teated aaah dq. 

Prom Septabar 231 · 1918 to Fe'brwn7 8, 1919 the date of the tentative 

oloa:lllg of the· laboratol"1', a total ot 53,658 letters wu nam1 nad tor 

sacnt writina• Of' this number 428 reacted in auch 11Ul!1Der as to require tmthar a•_''!'•tion mt emq two letters ware tamui to contain 

secret wr1tina. '.rhaae were troa a private :In the u.s. V1Q' to re1at1vaa 

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The 9D11jnat1on of mail for secret writillg was diacontiDued 

Februar,y 8, 1919. . 

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