OPC
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OPC is the acronym for the Office of Policy Coordination, a covert U.S. government organization that oversaw psychological and paramilitary operations during the early Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| OPC canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T786665 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: OPC Context triple: [Office of Policy Coordination, abbreviation, OPC]
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A.
PLC
The PLC is the elected legislative body of the Palestinian Authority, responsible for drafting laws and overseeing the executive in the Palestinian territories.
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B.
OPA
OPA is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1990 that strengthens regulations and liability standards for preventing and responding to oil spills in navigable waters and shorelines.
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C.
DNP3
DNP3 (Distributed Network Protocol) is a communication protocol widely used in electric utility and industrial automation systems for reliable, secure, and interoperable data exchange between control equipment and field devices.
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D.
OCC
OCC is the acronym for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the U.S. federal agency that charters, regulates, and supervises national banks and federal savings associations.
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E.
OCIA
OCIA is the acronym for the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, a U.S. government office that manages relations between its parent agency, Congress, and other governmental bodies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: OPC Target entity description: OPC is the acronym for the Office of Policy Coordination, a covert U.S. government organization that oversaw psychological and paramilitary operations during the early Cold War.
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A.
PLC
The PLC is the elected legislative body of the Palestinian Authority, responsible for drafting laws and overseeing the executive in the Palestinian territories.
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B.
OPA
OPA is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1990 that strengthens regulations and liability standards for preventing and responding to oil spills in navigable waters and shorelines.
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C.
DNP3
DNP3 (Distributed Network Protocol) is a communication protocol widely used in electric utility and industrial automation systems for reliable, secure, and interoperable data exchange between control equipment and field devices.
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D.
OCC
OCC is the acronym for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the U.S. federal agency that charters, regulates, and supervises national banks and federal savings associations.
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E.
OCIA
OCIA is the acronym for the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, a U.S. government office that manages relations between its parent agency, Congress, and other governmental bodies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
covert United States government organization
ⓘ
intelligence organization ⓘ |
| activityType |
covert operations
ⓘ
paramilitary operations ⓘ psychological operations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | OPC ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
National Security Council directive NSC 10/2
ⓘ
linked to:
NSC 10/2 directive
|
| createdUnder | Truman administration ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1952 ⓘ |
| era | post–World War II period ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ |
| focus |
containment of Soviet influence
ⓘ
psychological influence campaigns ⓘ support of foreign political movements ⓘ |
| fullName | Office of Policy Coordination ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation | anti-communist ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legalBasis |
NSC 10/2
ⓘ
linked to:
NSC 10/2 directive
|
| mainFunction |
covert paramilitary operations
ⓘ
political warfare ⓘ propaganda operations ⓘ psychological warfare operations ⓘ support for anti-communist groups ⓘ |
| mandate | conduct covert operations against hostile foreign states and movements ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Directorate of Plans ⓘ |
| notableDirector | Frank Wisner ⓘ |
| notablePersonnel |
Allen Dulles
ⓘ
Frank Wisner ⓘ |
| operatedIn | early Cold War ⓘ |
| oversightBy | National Security Council ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| predecessor | early CIA special operations elements ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | integration with CIA covert operations under Directorate of Plans ⓘ |
| reportingTo | Director of Central Intelligence ⓘ |
| scopeOfOperations | international ⓘ |
| shortName | OPC ⓘ |
| subsequentOrganization |
CIA Directorate of Plans
ⓘ
linked to:
CIA Special Activities Division
|
| successor |
CIA Directorate of Plans
ⓘ
linked to:
Directorate of Plans
|
| typeOfSecrecy | highly classified ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: OPC Description of subject: OPC is the acronym for the Office of Policy Coordination, a covert U.S. government organization that oversaw psychological and paramilitary operations during the early Cold War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
OPC