MI5 S Branch

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MI5 S Branch was a division of the Security Service formed in 1976 with responsibility for management services.[1][1]

At the time of its formation it took over responsibility for the MI5 training section from B Branch.[2]

According to the organograms in Christopher Andrew's authorised history of MI5, S Branch was responsible for 'support services' including the MI5 registry in 1988.[3]

In 1991, it was responsible for 'support services; Registry; major project management; information management.'[4]

By 1994, it had been incorporated into H Branch.[2]

Personnel and Organisation

Directors

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Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.549.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.861.
  3. Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.862.
  4. Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.863.
  5. Stephen Dorril, The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s, Mandarin, 1994, p.486.