William Donovan, chief of the Office of Strategic Services, tapped him to recruit and oversee agents in a bid to penetrate Germany.

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"Congress would be moving quite expeditiously if they were to complete it by the end of 2010, " says William Donovan, an attorney with law firm Venable who has worked with congressional committees on financial issues.

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Donovan's OSS protege, yet another New York corporate attorney also named William J.

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