COI

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COI refers to the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information, an early World War II intelligence and propaganda agency that was a precursor to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and later the CIA.

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instanceOf United States government agency ⓘ
propaganda agency ⓘ
activity collection of foreign intelligence ⓘ
coordination of U.S. intelligence activities ⓘ
dissemination of information to influence public opinion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Coordinator of Information ⓘ
coordinator William J. Donovan ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateFormed 1941-07-11 ⓘ
dissolvedInto Office of Strategic Services ⓘ
Office of War Information ⓘ
era Roosevelt administration ⓘ
establishedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
focusRegion global ⓘ
formedDuringPresidencyOf Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
fullName Office of the Coordinator of Information ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
historicalRole early forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
precursor of the Office of Strategic Services ⓘ
influenced structure of postwar U.S. intelligence community ⓘ
jurisdiction Federal government of the United States ⓘ
keyPerson William J. Donovan ⓘ
legalBasis Presidential order of Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
nickname Wild Bill Donovan’s agency ⓘ
notableFor integrating intelligence and propaganda functions in one agency ⓘ
operatedIn World War II ⓘ
parentAgency Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
precededBy none ⓘ
primaryFunction analysis of information ⓘ
propaganda activities ⓘ
psychological warfare planning ⓘ
strategic intelligence collection ⓘ
relatedTo Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
Office of Strategic Services ⓘ
Office of War Information ⓘ
succeededBy Office of Strategic Services ⓘ
Office of War Information ⓘ
timePeriod early 1940s ⓘ
typeOfIntelligence strategic intelligence ⓘ

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