Documents: Julia Child part of WWII-era spy ring

Yahoo! News ^ | August 13, 2008 | Brett J. Blackledge and Randy Herschaft for the AP

[NinoFan]

WASHINGTON - Famed chef Julia Child shared a secret with Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Chicago White Sox catcher Moe Berg at a time when the Nazis threatened the world.

They served in an international spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services, an early version of the CIA created in World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt.

The full secret comes out Thursday, all of the names and previously classified files identifying nearly 24,000 spies who formed the first centralized intelligence effort by the United States. The National Archives, which this week released a list of the names found in the records, will make available for the first time all 750,000 pages identifying the vast spy network of military and civilian operatives.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

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[BGHater]

Really old non news.

[llandres]

“They served in an international spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services”

For God’s Sake (sorry, God) - it’s been public knowledge for YEARS that Julia served in the OSS right before she met her husband Paul - she’s written about it in her book. Nothing happening here.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Those records would show why they were hired, jobs they were assigned to and perhaps even missions they pursued while working for the agency.

This is very cool! I can't wait to see what Julia's assignment was. Did she hide notes in the stuffed chicken?

[Cindy]

http://www.cia.gov

https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/oss/index.htm

Quote:

CSI
CIA Home > Library > Center for the Study of Intelligence > CSI Publications > Books and Monographs > The Office of Strategic Services: America’s First Intelligence Agency

The Office of Strategic Services: America’s First Intelligence Agency

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
COI Came First
What Was OSS?
Research & Analysis
Special Operations
Secret Intelligence
X-2
Weapons & Spy Gear
OSS in Asia
An End and a Beginning
Suggested Readings
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Historical Document

Posted: Mar 15, 2007 04:12 PM
Last Updated: Jun 28, 2008 01:08 PM
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[Southack]

Real news would be something akin to “she poisoned a top NAZI.”

Dinner’s ready!

[Lijahsbubbe]

"Add just the right amount of strychnine....."

[iowamark]

Wild Bill Donovan would take offense at OSS being called a “spy ring.”

[JLS]

Odd that I have read lots about Moe Berg and the OSS including his pre war trips to Japan and his adventures in Europe, but I never remember Julia Child’s name coming up? Maybe I read too much about sports and not about cooking. Maybe I had read about her too and it slipped my mind? So while you are clear right, I am glad this link was posted.

[giant sable]

I interviewed Julia almost a decade ago for a PBS show. We sat around and talked about her days working for Wild Bill Donovan in the OSS, how she met her husband, and how she took up French cooking out of boredom while her husband was building the NATO war room. So this is all pretty ancient news . . .

[PBRSTREETGANG]

[ReignOfError]

The news is that the files have been released. Some of the people involved have talked about their wartime service, but now the primary source material is available.

[BGHater]

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