Office of Strategic Services State Department Intelligence and Research Reports Office of Strategic Services State Department Intelligence and Research Reports Access information: Access on-campus Description: During World War II and the early years of the Cold War, the Office of Strategic Services and the State Department assigned leading scholars to write classified reports about Asia, Europe, the Soviet Union, Latin America and Africa. Over 3,500 reports — not contained in the State Department’s foreign relations series or the armed forces’ official histories — are an excellent source for studying the major areas of the world from 1941 to 1961. Coverage 1941-1961 This article was published on 2024-08-21