Information and Censorship Section

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Information and Censorship Section (INC) was an American unit in the AFHQ for psychological warfare during World War II .

INC was formed by General Dwight D. Eisenhower in preparation for Operation Torch to conquer North Africa in the fall of 1942. The aim was to bundle the activities of propaganda , censorship and psychological warfare. Robert A. McClure brought together military and civilian personnel from the United States Office of War Information , Office of Strategic Services , US Army (Psychological Warfare Branch) and the British Political Warfare Executive .

In September 1943, INC employed 1,500 people, 700 of them in psychological warfare who dealt with 12 radio stations, leaflets, signal transmission, the front line and occupation issues. The censorship department with 400 employees controlled the military, mail, press releases as well as the telephone and cable connections in North Africa and Sicily. 700 French people were also instructed. Public relations were carried out by 100 press employees and 150 correspondents.

At the beginning of 1944, at Eisenhower's instructions, the activities began in the newly formed Psychological Warfare Division (PWD) of the SHAEF . After the end of the war it was renamed the Information Control Division (ICD).

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