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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== | ||
Revision as of 01:32, 21 December 2012
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 F Branch.[1]
In 1988, the FX Branch was renamed G Branch.[2] The rest of F Branch was incorporated into MI5 C Branch at around the same time.[3]
Structure
Directors
- Tony Crassweller, FX head, circa 1981-83.[4]
Sections
In the early 1980s, according to Stephen Dorril, FX controlled F4 and F6. Focussed on long-term infiltration of agents and informers.[5]
- Tony Crassweller, FX head, circa 1981-83.[6]
Notes
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.647.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.745.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.862.
- ↑ Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.
- ↑ Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.
- ↑ Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.