Foreign Branch organization
also: Field Services Branch, Foreign Branch of the MID Collection Unit, Foreign Liaison Branch, the Branch
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Claims (4)
Collection Branch acquired
Foreign Branch documented
document
“On 18 March 1943 the Foreign Branch (actually the Field Services Branch at this period) was transferred to the Col lection Branch…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.205
Military Attache Section renamed_to
Foreign Branch documented
document
“It was known as the Military Attache Section (and Branch) until April 17 1943 and thereafter as the Foreign Branch…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.207
Foreign Branch member_of
Military Intelligence Division documented
document
“Another important entity within MID was the military attache structure... It was known as the Military Attache Section... and thereafter as the Foreign Branch…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.207
Foreign Branch headed
ALSO's Mission documented
document
“In addition to supplying administrative support and guidance for the Joint Intelligence Collection agencies the Foreign Branch of the MID Collection Unit also supervised two special missions... The second called the ALSO'S Mission…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.208