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Enquiry by Sir Norman Brook into the Secret Intelligence and Security Services: Expenditure and Manpower

16 Jun 1950

A file of correspondence and memoranda relating to a report by Sir Norman Brook into the state of the secret intelligence and security services, and in particular the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Amongst the topics discussed in this file are expenditure by the secret services between 1946 and 1951, broken down by financial year; the services received for free from other government departments; the cost of the Admiralty intelligence section; and the importance, costs and personnel requirements of the collection of signals intelligence at the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).
germany finances cold war personnel security service secret intelligence service government communications headquarters intelligence gathering ministry of defence foreign office william strang norman brook british intelligence organisation intelligence funding intelligence organization communications interception
Collection ID
CAB301
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Germany
Document Reference
CAB 301/19/2
Document Types
Memorandum Report
File Reference
CAB 301/19
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab301.0019.002
Keywords
British Intelligence Organisation Intelligence Funding Finances Personnel Communications Interception Intelligence Gathering
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Government Communications Headquarters Ministry of Defence Secret Intelligence Service Security Service
Pages
26
Persons Discussed
Norman Brook William Strang
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Organization Intelligence Funding

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