DIE ONTWIKKELING VAN 'N MILITÊRE INLIGTINGSVERMOË VIR DIE UNIEVERDEDIGINGSMAG, 1937-1943
<p>Upon the establishment of the Union Defence Force in 1912, no provision was made for a military intelligence capability. During the First World War various so-called intelligence units were raised and a Military Intelligence function was established within the General Staff section. After t...
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| description | <p>Upon the establishment of the Union Defence Force in 1912, no provision was made for a military intelligence capability. During the First World War various so-called intelligence units were raised and a Military Intelligence function was established within the General Staff section. After the war, this function went into gradual decline. By 1937, a renewed interest in intelligence resulted in the part-time appointment of Lieutenant Colonel B.W.Thwaites as head of Military Intelligence.</p> <p>After the declaration of war in 1939, Military Intelligence experienced a rapid growth. Intelligence officers were trained as such and agents were recruited. The Military Intelligence organization was divided into two upon the appointment of a Director Intelligence (Civilian Security) and a Deputy Director Military Intelligence. After initial organizational problems, an Intelligence Clearance Bureau was established. The Intelligence Directorate was disbanded and only the Military Intelligence Sub-directorate continued to exist. An Intelligence Corps was developed for the Mobile Field Force (MFF), from a "shadow structure" named Section Ix within Military Intelligence. In 1943, Military Intelligence was upgraded to a full directorate and was responsible for information, intelligence, security and censorship.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b5cb8ca44e04f159c010119c0b95ab52022-12-21T22:46:13ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202012-02-0125210.5787/25-2-250DIE ONTWIKKELING VAN 'N MILITÊRE INLIGTINGSVERMOË VIR DIE UNIEVERDEDIGINGSMAG, 1937-1943M.C. Van Deventer<p>Upon the establishment of the Union Defence Force in 1912, no provision was made for a military intelligence capability. During the First World War various so-called intelligence units were raised and a Military Intelligence function was established within the General Staff section. After the war, this function went into gradual decline. By 1937, a renewed interest in intelligence resulted in the part-time appointment of Lieutenant Colonel B.W.Thwaites as head of Military Intelligence.</p> <p>After the declaration of war in 1939, Military Intelligence experienced a rapid growth. Intelligence officers were trained as such and agents were recruited. The Military Intelligence organization was divided into two upon the appointment of a Director Intelligence (Civilian Security) and a Deputy Director Military Intelligence. After initial organizational problems, an Intelligence Clearance Bureau was established. The Intelligence Directorate was disbanded and only the Military Intelligence Sub-directorate continued to exist. An Intelligence Corps was developed for the Mobile Field Force (MFF), from a "shadow structure" named Section Ix within Military Intelligence. In 1943, Military Intelligence was upgraded to a full directorate and was responsible for information, intelligence, security and censorship.</p>http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/250Union Defence Forcemilitary intelligenceDirector Intelligence (Civilian Security)Deputy Director Military IntelligenceMobile Field Force (MFF)Section Ixinformationintelligencesecuritycensorship |
| spellingShingle | M.C. Van Deventer DIE ONTWIKKELING VAN 'N MILITÊRE INLIGTINGSVERMOË VIR DIE UNIEVERDEDIGINGSMAG, 1937-1943 Scientia Militaria Union Defence Force military intelligence Director Intelligence (Civilian Security) Deputy Director Military Intelligence Mobile Field Force (MFF) Section Ix information intelligence security censorship |
| title | DIE ONTWIKKELING VAN 'N MILITÊRE INLIGTINGSVERMOË VIR DIE UNIEVERDEDIGINGSMAG, 1937-1943 |
| title_full | DIE ONTWIKKELING VAN 'N MILITÊRE INLIGTINGSVERMOË VIR DIE UNIEVERDEDIGINGSMAG, 1937-1943 |
| title_fullStr | DIE ONTWIKKELING VAN 'N MILITÊRE INLIGTINGSVERMOË VIR DIE UNIEVERDEDIGINGSMAG, 1937-1943 |
| title_full_unstemmed | DIE ONTWIKKELING VAN 'N MILITÊRE INLIGTINGSVERMOË VIR DIE UNIEVERDEDIGINGSMAG, 1937-1943 |
| title_short | DIE ONTWIKKELING VAN 'N MILITÊRE INLIGTINGSVERMOË VIR DIE UNIEVERDEDIGINGSMAG, 1937-1943 |
| title_sort | die ontwikkeling van n militere inligtingsvermoe vir die unieverdedigingsmag 1937 1943 |
| topic | Union Defence Force military intelligence Director Intelligence (Civilian Security) Deputy Director Military Intelligence Mobile Field Force (MFF) Section Ix information intelligence security censorship |
| url | http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/250 |
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