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'''G Branch''' is the division of [[MI5]] dealing with international counter-terrorism. Domestic and Irish terrorism is the responsibility of [[MI5 T Branch|T Branch]].<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.864.</ref>
 
'''G Branch''' is the division of [[MI5]] dealing with international counter-terrorism. Domestic and Irish terrorism is the responsibility of [[MI5 T Branch|T Branch]].<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.864.</ref>
  
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*G5 [[Stephen Lander]], C.1990.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.748.</ref> Lander was subsequently head of T5, so the whole section may have moved to the new [[MI5 T Branch|T Branch]].
 
*G5 [[Stephen Lander]], C.1990.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.748.</ref> Lander was subsequently head of T5, so the whole section may have moved to the new [[MI5 T Branch|T Branch]].
 
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*G7: A specialist section of G7 responsible for [[Islamic terrorism]] was disbanded by [[Director General of MI5|Director General]] [[Stella Rimington]] in 1994 against the protests of experienced counter-terrorist officers{{who}}.<ref>[[Document:UK Intelligence And Security Report, 2003]]</ref>
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*G9 [[Jonathan Evans]], c.appointed autumn 1998.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.806.</ref>
 
*G9 [[Jonathan Evans]], c.appointed autumn 1998.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.806.</ref>
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*G9B: Iranian state and Iranian dissident groups.
 
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*G9C: Islamic extremists.<ref>Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and The War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 2003, pp.320-321.</ref>
 
*G9C: Islamic extremists.<ref>Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and The War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 2003, pp.320-321.</ref>
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Group.png MI5/G Branch  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Formation1916
Parent organizationMI5
LeaderMI5/G_Branch/Director
TypeIntelligence agency.png intelligence agency
Interestsinternational counter-terrorism
Subpage•MI5/G Branch/Director

G Branch is the division of MI5 dealing with international counter-terrorism. Domestic and Irish terrorism is the responsibility of T Branch.[1]

History

G Branch was the name of the investigations branch in Vernon Kell's original organisation of MI6 in 1916.[2]

The modern G Branch was created in 1988, when the former FX branch was renamed.[3]

In 1990 G Branch's responsibility for Irish terrorism was hived off to the new T Branch.[4]

In 1995, G Branch appointed a desk officer to study the problem of radicalization in the British Muslim community.[5]

Afghanistan and Pakistan

In January 2002, the Sunday Times reported that G Branch officers had been sent to Pakistan and Afghanistan to question four Britons being held in detention:

The detainees include three men from the West Midlands, captured by the Northern Alliance, and James McLintock, a Scotsman who converted to Islam. All are being held on suspicion of having links with Taliban or Al-Qaeda fighters.
The squad of about five officers from MI5's G branch, specialising in counterterrorism, wants to question the men to find out whether they know of Al-Qaeda sympathisers who may have escaped to Britain.[6]

Directors

Organisation

G2

  • G2P: Counter-proliferation

G3

  • Annie Machon worked in G3 from August 1995 to October 1996.
  • G3A: C-ordination of threat assessments.
  • G3C: Countering threats from South Asia, e.g. Sikh militants.
  • G3W: International terrorist threats not covered by other sections.

G5

G6

  • G6: G Branch agent runners.

G7

G9

  • G9 Jonathan Evans, c.appointed autumn 1998.[11]
  • G9A: Libya, Iraq, Palestinian and Kurdish groups
  • G9B: Iranian state and Iranian dissident groups.
  • G9C: Islamic extremists.[12]

 

Employees on Wikispooks

EmployeeJobAppointedEndDescription
Jonathan Evans19801985
Jonathan Evans19851998
Jonathan EvansHead of Middle Eastern Counter-terrorism199831 August 2001Joined in Autumn 1998
Annie MachonSpookAugust 1995October 1996
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References

  1. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.864.
  2. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.84.
  3. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.745.
  4. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.772.
  5. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.805.
  6. ↑ Nicholas Rufford, MI5 MOVES TO HEAD OFF TERROR DRIVE BY AL-QAEDA BRITONS;BRITISH FIGHTERS;WAR ON TERROR, Sunday Times, 6 January 2002.
  7. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.772.
  8. ↑ MI5 deputy due to start top post, BBC News, 20 April 2007.
  9. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.748.
  10. ↑ Document:UK Intelligence And Security Report, 2003
  11. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.806.
  12. ↑ Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and The War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 2003, pp.320-321.
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