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War Office Military Operations and Military Intelligence Directorates

1 Apr 1942

A short file of documents concerning the structure and responsibilities of the British intelligence services. The documents cover the geographic spheres of responsibility for each department; chains of command; and the role of each department within the organisation, including intelligence gathering, processing, distribution, and liaison.
india china afghanistan south africa eritrea turkey northern ireland france belgium liberia iran japan egypt sudan iraq yemen libya syria bulgaria malta cyprus hungary gibraltar poland portugal iceland ethiopia united states of america finland greece germany russia australia denmark indochina ireland italy transjordan burma netherlands new zealand norway romania spain ceylon sweden switzerland yugoslavia palestine greenland second world war faroe islands security service secret intelligence service intelligence gathering holland persia foreign office british intelligence organisation herbert brittain intelligence organization intelligence channels intelligence services responsibilities abyssinia joint planning staff
Collection ID
CAB301
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Abyssinia Afghanistan Australia Belgium Bulgaria Burma Ceylon China Cyprus Denmark Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Faroe Islands Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Greenland Holland Hungary Iceland India Indochina Iran Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Liberia Libya Malta Netherlands New Zealand Northern Ireland Norway Palestine Persia Poland Portugal Romania Russia South Africa Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Transjordan Turkey United States of America Yemen Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 301/8/2
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 301/8
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab301.0008.002
Keywords
Intelligence Services Responsibilities British Intelligence Organisation Intelligence Gathering Intelligence Channels
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Joint Planning Staff Secret Intelligence Service Security Service
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Herbert Brittain
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Organization

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