The new enlistees were to remain under U.S. Army control,
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- Blowback: America's Recruitment of Nazis and Its Effects on the Cold War pp. 236-240 · open book
The new enlistees were to remain under U.S. Army control, even though the military was eager to cooperate with the CIA on specific missions.27 In 1950 the army convinced Congress to pass an unusual piece of cold war legislation, known as the Lodge Act, that permitted 2,500 alien nationals (later raised to 12,500) residing outside the United States to enlist in the U.S. Army.