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*[[Martin Furnival Jones]]<ref>Richard Norton-Taylor, OBITUARY: SPYCATCHER GENERAL; Sir Martin Furnival Jones, The Guardian, 6 March 1997.</ref> | *[[Martin Furnival Jones]]<ref>Richard Norton-Taylor, OBITUARY: SPYCATCHER GENERAL; Sir Martin Furnival Jones, The Guardian, 6 March 1997.</ref> | ||
*[[Malcolm Cumming]]. c.1962.<ref>Michael Evans, The meeting that nailed Kim Philby / Allegations over 'fifth man' in Soviet spy scandals, 5 December 1986.</ref> | *[[Malcolm Cumming]]. c.1962.<ref>Michael Evans, The meeting that nailed Kim Philby / Allegations over 'fifth man' in Soviet spy scandals, 5 December 1986.</ref> | ||
| − | *[[A.M. MacDonald]] c.1966. | + | *[[A.M. MacDonald]] c.1966.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.513</ref> |
*[[Michael Hanley]] - 1968<ref>Peter Wright, Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of Senior Intelligence Officer, Viking, 1987, pp.332-334.</ref> | *[[Michael Hanley]] - 1968<ref>Peter Wright, Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of Senior Intelligence Officer, Viking, 1987, pp.332-334.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 00:59, 7 April 2013
For the Modern D Branch see MI5 D Branch
In Dick White's 1953 re-organisation of the Security Service, D Branch became the division responsible for counter-espionage.[1]
In 1968, Michael Hanley was appointed head of D Branch, and carried out a re-organisation which led to its replacement with MI5 K Branch.[2]
Organisation
Directors
- Graham Mitchell[3]
- Martin Furnival Jones[4]
- Malcolm Cumming. c.1962.[5]
- A.M. MacDonald c.1966.[6]
- Michael Hanley - 1968[7]
D1
- Arthur Martin, section head c.1962.[8]
- Harold Doyne-Ditmas[9]
D3
Research section.
- Peter Wright, section head, from January 1964.[10]
Officers
Notes
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.327.
- ↑ Peter Wright, Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of Senior Intelligence Officer, Viking, 1987, pp.332-334.
- ↑ Richard Norton-Taylor, OBITUARY: SPYCATCHER GENERAL; Sir Martin Furnival Jones, The Guardian, 6 March 1997.
- ↑ Richard Norton-Taylor, OBITUARY: SPYCATCHER GENERAL; Sir Martin Furnival Jones, The Guardian, 6 March 1997.
- ↑ Michael Evans, The meeting that nailed Kim Philby / Allegations over 'fifth man' in Soviet spy scandals, 5 December 1986.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.513
- ↑ Peter Wright, Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of Senior Intelligence Officer, Viking, 1987, pp.332-334.
- ↑ Michael Evans, The meeting that nailed Kim Philby / Allegations over 'fifth man' in Soviet spy scandals, 5 December 1986.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.101.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.101.
- ↑ GREAT BRITAIN: MI5 Indirectly Supports Overview, Intelligence Newsletter, 15 April 1993.
