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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>
  
 
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====T5====
 
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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>
*T5B: Investigates arms trafficking
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*T5B: Investigates [[arms trafficking]]
*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
 
*T5E: Studies terrorist logistics

Latest revision as of 14:29, 3 September 2021

Group.png MI5/T Branch
(Counter-terrorism)Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Formation1990
Parent organizationMI5
LeaderMI5/T_Branch/Director
TypeIntelligence agency.png intelligence agency
SubpageMI5/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

 

Employee on Wikispooks

EmployeeJobAppointedEnd
Annie MachonSpookAugust 1993August 1995
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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.