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'''T Branch''' of [[MI5]] was created in 1990 with responsibility for Irish counter-terrorism.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.772.</ref> It is also responsible for other forms of domestic terrorism.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, pp.863-864.</ref>
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'''T Branch''' of [[MI5]] focuses mainly on Irish "[[counter-terrorism]]",<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.772.</ref> but is also responsible for other forms of domestic "[[terrorism]]".<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, pp.863-864.</ref>
  
 
==Organisation==
 
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*T5/0 [[Stephen Lander]], c. 1991.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.772.</ref>
 
*T5/0 [[Stephen Lander]], c. 1991.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.772.</ref>
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*T5B: Investigates arms trafficking
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*T5B: Investigates [[arms trafficking]]
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*T5C: Counters Irish terrorism in Continental Europe, including the Republic of Ireland.
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*T5C: Counters Irish "terrorism" in Continental Europe, including the [[Republic of Ireland]].
 
*T5D: Irish terrorism in the rest of the world.
 
*T5D: Irish terrorism in the rest of the world.
 
*T5E: Studies terrorist logistics
 
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===Other T Branch officers===
 
===Other T Branch officers===
 
*[[Jestyn Thirkell-White]]<ref>Mark Hollingsworth, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/jul/22/davidshayler Second MI5 officer attacks security service], The Guardian, 22 July 2000.</ref>
 
*[[Jestyn Thirkell-White]]<ref>Mark Hollingsworth, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/jul/22/davidshayler Second MI5 officer attacks security service], The Guardian, 22 July 2000.</ref>
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==Agents==
 
 
*[[Patrick Daly]]<ref>Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and the War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 1993, p.145.</ref>
 
*[[Patrick Daly]]<ref>Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and the War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 1993, p.145.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 3 September 2021

Group.png MI5/T Branch
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Formation1990
Parent organizationMI5
LeaderMI5/T_Branch/Director
TypeIntelligence agency.png intelligence agency
Subpage•MI5/T Branch/Director

T Branch of MI5 focuses mainly on Irish "counter-terrorism",[1] but is also responsible for other forms of domestic "terrorism".[2]

Organisation

Directors

Sections

T1

Prepared the case for the transfer of responsibility for republican terrorism from Metropolitan Police Special Branch in 1991.[5]

T2

Responsible for Irish Terrorism in Great Britain.[6]

  • Eliza Manningham-Buller - First head of T2[7] 1992-93[8]
  • T2A: Republican and loyalist terrorism in Great Britain.
  • T2A/11 David Shayler, August 1992-October 1994.[9]
  • T2B: Liaison with local Special Branches and agent runners responsible for investigating Irish terrorism in Great Britain.
  • T2C: Threat assessment for Irish terrorist groups.
  • T2D: Researches Irish terrorist groups.
  • T2E: Liaises with Metropolitan Police Special Branch, based at Scotland Yard.[10]

T5

T8

  • T8: T Branch agent-runners, includes a Northern Ireland-based section.[13] Previously known as F8.[14]

Other T Branch officers

 

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References

  1. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.772.
  2. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, pp.863-864.
  3. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.775.
  4. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.786.
  5. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.773.
  6. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.776.
  7. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.776.
  8. ↑ Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and the War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 1993, p.290.
  9. ↑ Bloody Sunday Inquiry Reports: Week 90, 6-9 May 2003, British Irish Rights Watch, accessed 7 November 2009.
  10. ↑ Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and The War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 2003, pp.320-321.
  11. ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.772.
  12. ↑ Bloody Sunday Inquiry Reports: Week 90, 6-9 May 2003, British Irish Rights Watch, accessed 7 November 2009.
  13. ↑ Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and The War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 2003, pp.320-321.
  14. ↑ Bloody Sunday Inquiry Reports: Week 90, 6-9 May 2003, British Irish Rights Watch, accessed 7 November 2009.
  15. ↑ Mark Hollingsworth, Second MI5 officer attacks security service, The Guardian, 22 July 2000.
  16. ↑ Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and the War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 1993, p.145.
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