Diane Allen

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British Army Reserve officer and former commander of the Specialist Group Military Intelligence

Diane Allen

Occupation Army Reserve officer, Intelligence Corps
Known for Former commanding officer, Specialist Group Military Intelligence

Diane Allen is a lieutenant colonel in the Intelligence Corps of the Army Reserve, appointed OBE in 2018.[1] An Institute for Statecraft document describes her as a former commanding officer of the Specialist Group Military Intelligence (SGMI) and a member of the Institute's specialist team for the Integrity Initiative.[2] She is also named in a list of SGMI members published by Anonymous in January 2019.[3]

Military career

In the Queen's Birthday Honours of June 2018 "Lieutenant Colonel Diane Margaret ALLEN V.R. 519207 Intelligence Corps, Army Reserve" was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), Military Division.[1]

The Institute for Statecraft's expert team list describes her as an "Armenian and Russian linguist" and gives her a "(DV)" marker, which the Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media read as developed vetting.[4] It continues: "former Royal Signals and currently Intelligence Corps reserve Lt Col; former CO of Specialist Group Military Intelligence; worked with the Land Information Assessment Group and developing infowar capacity with the Army's 77 Brigade".[2] The list published by Anonymous gives her the title "former commander of SGMI".[3]

Integrity Initiative

In the Integrity Initiative documents published by Anonymous, Allen is listed:

  • in the Institute for Statecraft expert team as a specialist team member;[2]
  • in the UK cluster lists, in the "UK Outer Core: Russia" group;[5]
  • in a "Tor Team" table, under "Women's infowar capacity building" and "Russia-MENA infowar";[6]
  • in the invitation list for the Institute's NGW (new generation warfare) seminars;[7]
  • in a 2016 concept paper, as someone who "runs adventure training for 14-15 year olds, understands learning levels".[8]

Affiliations

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The London Gazette, Order of the British Empire, Military Division, issue 62310, 8 June 2018, accessed 5 November 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Institute for Statecraft, The Institute for Statecraft Expert Team, version 3, among Integrity Initiative documents published by Anonymous, 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Anonymous, list of Specialist Group Military Intelligence members posted on CyberGuerrilla, 24 January 2019, archived copy, accessed 1 November 2026.
  4. ↑ Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media, Briefing note on the Integrity Initiative, 21 December 2018, updated 29 December 2018, accessed 1 November 2026.
  5. ↑ Institute for Statecraft, II cluster participants list, undated, among Integrity Initiative documents published by Anonymous, November 2018.
  6. ↑ Institute for Statecraft, Tor Team, undated, among Integrity Initiative documents published by Anonymous, 2019.
  7. ↑ Institute for Statecraft, NGW seminars invitation list, undated, among Integrity Initiative documents published by Anonymous, 2018.
  8. ↑ Institute for Statecraft, Concept Paper, 30 January 2016, among Integrity Initiative documents published by Anonymous, 2019.
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