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Security Service Responsibilities in Greece, Egypt and Middle East

17 Dec 1946

A file of correspondence, meeting minutes and memoranda concerning secret service responsibilities in Greece, Egypt and the Middle East, recording a debate between the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) over which organisation had responsibility for the covert acquisition of intelligence in the region. The documents include memoranda and letters from both services setting forth their cases, letters between officials discussing the dispute, and minutes of the meetings in which the dispute was resolved (in favour of MI6). Amongst the topics of discussion are the differing roles of the services; the distinction between covert and overt intelligence gathering; the problems caused by competing intelligence agencies; the legacy of ad hoc wartime intelligence organisation; and the necessity of having separate organisations.
india security eritrea kenya turkey france egypt lebanon iraq syria cyprus saudi arabia greece united nations russia australia italy transjordan burma scotland cold war palestine surveillance counter-intelligence security service secret intelligence service intelligence gathering ottoman empire special operations executive persia ministry of defence william hayter joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office orme sargent edward bridges norman brook british intelligence organisation intelligence organization stewart menzies intelligence services responsibilities government code and cypher school percy sillitoe guy liddell kenneth strong dick white paul gleadell
Collection ID
CAB301
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Australia Burma Cyprus Egypt Eritrea France Greece India Iraq Italy Kenya Lebanon Ottoman Empire Palestine Persia Russia Saudi Arabia Scotland Syria Transjordan Turkey
Document Reference
CAB 301/29/2
Document Types
Summary Correspondence Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 301/29
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab301.0029.002
Keywords
Intelligence Services Responsibilities Security Intelligence Gathering Counter-intelligence British Intelligence Organisation
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Government Code and Cypher School Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Ministry of Defence Secret Intelligence Service Security Service Special Operations Executive United Nations
Pages
101
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Norman Brook Paul Gleadell William Hayter Guy Liddell Stewart Menzies Orme Sargent Percy Sillitoe Kenneth Strong Dick White
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Organization Surveillance

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