MI5 K Branch
K Branch was the division of MI5 responsible for counter-espionage in the service's organisation from around 1968. Prior to this time, this had been D Branch. [1] It was reincorporated into a new D Branch in the service's organisation of 1994.[2]
Contents
Organisation
Directors
- John Deverell - C.1983[3]
- Stella Rimington - C.1986.[4]
Sections
KX
- John Allen, Director KX, C.1972.[5]
KY
Soviet investigations branch. controlled K5.[6]
- Alex MacDonald, head of KY to 1970.[7]
- Christopher Herbert, Head of KY from 1970.[8]
K2
- K2 Charles Elwell, C.1973.[9]
K3
Soviet agent-running section.[10]
K4
Section responsible for investigations and analysis of Soviet residencies in London. [11]
- Michael Bettaney, attempted to become KGB agent, 1983.[12]
- K4A/1 Officer involved in Bettany case, 1983[13]
- K4C/1 Officer involved in Bettany case, 1983[14]
K5
Joint MI5/MI6 counter-intelligence section.[15]
- K5 Harry Wharton, MI5 section head, c. 1975.[16]
- James Spiers, MI6 section head, c. 1975.[17]
- K5B/1 Tony Brooks, c.1972.[18]
- Jeremy Wetherell, c. 1975.[19]
K6
Registry which held agents personal 'Y' files.[20]
- Ray Whitby[21]
- Robert Holden[22]
- K6/7 Officer involved in Bettany case, 1983.[23]
K7
Section responsible for investigating Soviet penetration.[24]
K8
Section responsibilities included monitoring Chinese intelligence operations.[26]
K10
- K10B - Counter-proliferation unit set up in 1991.[27]
Other K Branch officers
- Charles Elwell
- Barry Russell-Jones
- Michael McCaul
- Hal Doyne-Ditmass
- Martin Fleay
- Eliza Manningham-Buller
- Miranda Ingram
Notes
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.860.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.864.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.715.
- ↑ Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and the War on Terrorism, Andé Deutsch, 2003, p.134.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.629.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.185.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.185.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.185.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.576.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.708.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.714.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.714.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.719.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.717.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.241.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.242.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.242.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.627.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.242.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.242.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.242.
- ↑ David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.242.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.716.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.571.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.516.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.788.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.788.
