Series I. Chronological Files, 1945-1948

Arranged chronologically by date, this series contains chronological files that were collected and maintained by Arno Viehoever during his service with FIAT. The materials in this series provide documentation of Viehoever’s activities with FIAT. This series also contains materials documenting FIAT’s activities in Allied Occupied Germany, which included its visits to German industrial and research sites, its evaluation of the German scientific and technological advances it found, and the agency's release of its findings to the public. Information regarding FIAT’s working relationships with other American and Allied agencies working in Occupied Germany, including the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Forces European Theater, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Combined Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee are found in this series. Some information regarding specific German scientific and technological advances handled by FIAT is also preserved here.

The contents of the Chronological Files consist of a variety of materials. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and accession lists are the most common materials found in this series. Smaller, but noticeable, amounts of censorship submissions, notes, and resumes of a few German scientists and researchers are also found in these files. Small amounts of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, press releases and indexes are preserved here as well.

Box 1 Folders 1-5, 7-9, 11-12, 14 are closed to researchers until further notice.