the office of strategic services established an outpost at the civil affairs holding and staging area, fort ord, california, effective 1 february 1945. this activity was established as the result of a request made by the director, civil affairs division, washington, to(then) brigadier general william donovan director, office of strategic services. the request had its origin in the desire of major general hilldring, director, cad (civil affairs division), to duplicate for the pacific theater the successful work of the oss at shrivenham, england, in helping plan for military government in the european theater the understanding arrived at between the oss and the civil affairs division included the following salient points: