SHAEF
Britishnoun
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At SHAEF, my father was promoted to lieutenant commander and assigned to G-5, the Financial Division, where he served as chief of the Foreign Exchange and Property Control Section.
From Washington Post
General Walter Bedell Smith, Chief of Staff of SHAEF, saying in substance, "there will be a lag of 48 hours in all news given about our positions during this situation" .
From Time Magazine Archive
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OWI's Director Elmer Davis, back from SHAEF, took the view that the free, contentious press of the U.S. and Britain would be a bad thing for the Germans to get a look at.
From Time Magazine Archive
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When Eisenhower was boss of SHAEF, he dubbed Colonel Oreste Pinto "the greatest living authority on security."
From Time Magazine Archive
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In the thankless task of covering SHAEF, he frequently clashed with the censors.
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