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'''B Branch''' is the division of [[MI5]] responsible for personnel, security and training.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.865.</ref> | '''B Branch''' is the division of [[MI5]] responsible for personnel, security and training.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.865.</ref> |
Revision as of 01:52, 22 September 2014
MI5/B Branch | |
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Formation | 1929 |
Parent organization | MI5 |
Type | intelligence agency |
Interests | personnel, security and training |
B Branch is the division of MI5 responsible for personnel, security and training.[1]
Contents
History
In 1929, an early incarnation of B Branch was responsible for 'investigations and inquiries'.[2]
Following a 1938 re-organisation, B Branch acquired responsibility for counter-espionage and counter-subversion.[3]
In Dick White's 1953 re-organisation of the service, B Branch became responsible for personnel and establishments.[4]
Organisation
Sections
- B1: Protective security for MI5 including building security and staff vetting.
- B2: Personnel.
- B7: Training and recruitment.[5]
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References
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.865.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.127.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.134.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.327.
- ↑ Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and The War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 2003, pp.320-321.