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P Decenber 3], 1943 MORANDUM FOR Re: DISWEMBERMENT OF COUNTERINTELLIGEWCE ~ “~~ CORPS, G-2 It has been apparent to the writer for several rnonths that certain powerful interests within or near the War Department have undertaken an acttve program aimed at the dismemberment of the | Counterintelligence Corps of G-2&. It ts now the writer's belief that this opinion ts justifted because of certain informatton which hae come to ny attention and which is set out below. Recently at a G-2 soctal function the writer had a long discussion with Colonel Kibler who ts Officer tn Charge of the Counter-Intelligence Corps. This discussion was of a very frank nature since the writer has become very friendly personally with Colonel Kibler. The Colonel stated quite frankly that the reason f “ah. Counterintelligence Corps has been wrecked was that Harry Hopkins os and the Secret Service had ordered tt to be so wrecked. Colonel Xibler = bie stated that through some unknown means ‘co -- tn eer an + nvestig on come to Chicago apparently for the purpos Colonel Kibler stated that he did not know eractly und out about this but believed tt was through some indiscretion of Colonel Furbershaw who ta the Director of Intelligence, Sirth Service Command, stationed in Chicago. Colonel] John Bissell has recently been tn Washington on leave and the writer spent an eventng with him at his home. During the course of the evening Colonel Bissell erhibited a deep bitterness about the way he had been treated in the Army and after a period of time advised the writer of the reason why he had been so treated. He stated that he had learned that he had been recommended for a promotion to Brigadier General on several occasions and on each occasion thia recommendation had been stopped in the office of Lieutenant General McNarney, Deputy Chief of Staff. Recently while Bissell was in Washington he made some calls at the War Department and learned that he had been blackballed by the White House. He also learned that because of his record it was quite possible that at the present tine, if he had not been blackballed, he would be a Major General. He also had a long discussion with Colonel Forney who succeeded Bissell as Chief, Counterintelligence Group, G-2. Forney advised Bissell that the reason he had been blackballed and the reason that he would never advance any further in the Army and would probably never be 8 ut of the ntry with troops was because he had been connec ted iniimammmamall 27 cane Roosevelt tnvestigation tn Chicago. GCB:FIL