Berlin Operations Base
Berlin Operations Base (a.k.a. Berlin Operating Base, B.O.B., or BOB), was the headquarters of the CIA (initially OSS) in West Berlin during the Cold War. Established in 1945 by Allen Dulles, it was located on Foehrenweg Street in the suburb of Dahlem in the Zehlendorf District, which had suffered minimal bomb damage during World War II.[1] The building housing BOB was designed by Albert Speer and built in 1936-1940 with air raid protection in mind; accordingly, it had three stories underground.[2]
From 1952 to 1958 the station was run by William Harvey.[3]
References
- ^ Murphy, David E.; Kondrashev, Sergei A.; Bailey, George (1997). Battleground Berlin: CIA vs. KGB in the Cold War. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 6–8. ISBN 978-0-300-07871-8.
- ^ Murphy, David E.; Kondrashev, Sergei A.; Bailey, George (1997). Battleground Berlin: CIA vs. KGB in the Cold War. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 456–457. ISBN 978-0-300-07871-8.
- ^ The Berlin Tunnel Operation, 1952–1956, CIA/DP Clandestine Services History #150, page i, 24 June 1968.
Bibliography
- Murphy, David E.; Kondrashev, Sergei A.; Bailey, George (1997). Battleground Berlin: CIA vs. KGB in the Cold War. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-07871-8.
- Trento, Joe (1999). The Boys from Berlin: The Secret History of the CIA. Boulder, Colorado: Roberts Rinehart Publishers. ISBN 1-57098-315-1.