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'''FX Branch''' was the name of the counter-terrorist branch of [[MI5]] from the mid-1970s until the late 1980s.

In 1976, Director General [[Michael Hanley]] established a separate FX branch to deal with Irish terrorism. Its director continued to report to the director of [[MI5 F Branch|F Branch]].<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.647.</ref>

In 1988, the FX Branch was renamed [[MI5 G Branch|G Branch]].<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.745.</ref> The rest of F Branch was incorporated into [[MI5 C Branch]] at around the same time.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.862.</ref>

==Notes==
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 ====F8====
-According to the pat Finucane Review by Sir Desmond de Silva QC, "In April 1984, the IJS was wound up. The Security Service became solely responsible for its Belfast station and created a new section, F8, in London which assumed management responsibility. The F8 Section was a part of the FX Branch of the Service in London, which became responsible for dealing with counter-terrorism. In 1988, FX Branch became [[MI5 G Branch|G Branch]] and F8 was renamed as G8."
+According to the Pat Finucane Review by Sir Desmond de Silva QC, "In April 1984, the IJS was wound up. The Security Service became solely responsible for its Belfast station and created a new section, F8, in London which assumed management responsibility. The F8 Section was a part of the FX Branch of the Service in London, which became responsible for dealing with counter-terrorism. In 1988, FX Branch became [[MI5 G Branch|G Branch]] and F8 was renamed as G8."
 <ref name="DeSilvavol1Ch3">Sir Desmond de Silva, [http://www.patfinucanereview.org/report/volume01/chapter003/ Volume 1 - Chapter 3: Intelligence structures], Pat Finucane Review, 12 December 2012.</ref>

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	'''FX Branch''' was the name of the counter-terrorist branch of [[MI5]] from the mid-1970s until the late 1980s.		'''FX Branch''' was the name of the counter-terrorist branch of [[MI5]] from the mid-1970s until the late 1980s.

		+	==History==
	In 1976, Director General [[Michael Hanley]] established a separate FX branch to deal with Irish terrorism. Its director continued to report to the director of [[MI5 F Branch\|F Branch]].<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.647.</ref>		In 1976, Director General [[Michael Hanley]] established a separate FX branch to deal with Irish terrorism. Its director continued to report to the director of [[MI5 F Branch\|F Branch]].<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.647.</ref>

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 ==Structure==
 ===Directors===
-*[[Tony Crassweller]] - circa 1981-83.<ref>Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.</ref>
+*[[Tony Crassweller]] - 1981-84.<ref>Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.</ref><ref name="Andrew683">Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.683 .</ref>-
 *[[Patrick Walker]] - 1984<ref name="Andrew560">Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.560.</ref>-
 ===Sections===

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 ===Sections===
 In the early 1980s, according to Stephen Dorril, FX controlled F4 and F6. Focussed on long-term infiltration of agents and informers.<ref>Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.</ref>
 ==Notes==

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 ==Structure==
 ===Directors===
-*[[Tony Crassweller]], FX head, circa 1981-83.<ref>Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.</ref>
+*[[Tony Crassweller]] - circa 1981-83.<ref>Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.</ref>
 ===Sections===
 In the early 1980s, according to Stephen Dorril, FX controlled F4 and F6. Focussed on long-term infiltration of agents and informers.<ref>Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.</ref>

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	In 1988, the FX Branch was renamed [[MI5 G Branch\|G Branch]].<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.745.</ref> The rest of F Branch was incorporated into [[MI5 C Branch]] at around the same time.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.862.</ref>		In 1988, the FX Branch was renamed [[MI5 G Branch\|G Branch]].<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.745.</ref> The rest of F Branch was incorporated into [[MI5 C Branch]] at around the same time.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.862.</ref>
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		+	==Structure==
		+	===Directors===
		+	*[[Tony Crassweller]], FX head, circa 1981-83.<ref>Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.</ref>
		+	===Sections===
		+	In the early 1980s, according to Stephen Dorril, FX controlled F4 and F6. Focussed on long-term infiltration of agents and informers.<ref>Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.</ref>
		+	*[[Tony Crassweller]], FX head, circa 1981-83.<ref>Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.</ref>
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	==Notes==		==Notes==