Military Intelligence Division organization

also: Army G 2 Military Intelligence Division, Division, G2, G-2 Section of the War Department, intelligence bureau, Intelligence Divisions of the War... Departments, intelligence section, M.I.D, M.I.D., MID, Military and Naval Intelligence Services, military intelligence, Military intelligence, Military Intel ligence, Military Intelligence, military intelligence agency in Italy, Mili tary Intelligence Division, MilitaryIntelligenceDivision, M.LD, PSYOPs officers, secret service of the general staff, War Department agency

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Military Intelligence Division founded Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference documented document

“To coordinate their efforts the FRIand the military Pntel ligencc services formedthe Interdepartmenta}intelligence Conference f1f(')…”

source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.582

Franklin D. Roosevelt funded Military Intelligence Division documented document

“Secondly the President advised methat he had that day communicatedwith the Director of the Itudget Mr hell and instructed himto include in the Appropriation estimates 450,000for Military Intel ligence...…”

source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.577

Federal Bureau of Investigation did_business_with Military Intelligence Division documented document

“in cooperation with the MilitaryIntelligenceDivisionof the Wm ncpart ment the Federal Bureau of Investigation... has undertaken to investigate matters relating to espionage and subversive activities…”

source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.578

Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed Military Intelligence Division documented document

“It is my desire that the investigation of all espionage counterespionage and sabotage matters be controlled and handled by the Federal Purenu of Investigation of the Departmentof Justice the Military Intelligence Division of the WarDepartme…”

source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.580

Office of Adjutant General founded Military Intelligence Division documented document

“The first comparable Army unit was the Military Intelligence Division of the Office of Adjutant General established in 1885 to gather information on foreign armies…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.331

Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Military Intelligence Division documented document

“President Roosevelt agreeed and issued an order which like Murphy's letter made no mention of 'subversive' or general intelligence It is my desire that the investigation of all espionage counter espionage and sabotage matters be controlled …”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.42

Military Intelligence Division subsidiary_of War Department documented document

“Military Intelligence Division of the War Department…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.42

Military Intelligence Division met_with Federal Bureau of Investigation documented document

“In May 1939 for instance the Army G 2 Military Intelligence Division (MID) transmitted a request for the names and locations of 'citizens opposed to our participation in war and conducting anti-war propaganda.'…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.50

Military Intelligence Division operated_in United States documented document

“Parallel to the Justice Department and Immigration Bureau operations military intelligence continued its wartime surveillance into the post-war era…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.393

J. Edgar Hoover coordinated_with Military Intelligence Division documented document

“the Attorney General verbally directed me to proceed with this investigation and to coordinate as the President suggested information upon these matters in the possession of the Military Intelligence Division the Naval Intelligence Division…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.402

Robert H. Jackson funded Military Intelligence Division documented document

“He recommended that the appropriations be increased by $35,000 each for MID and ONI and by $300,000 for the FBI…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.404

Federal Bureau of Investigation did_business_with Military Intelligence Division documented document

“The three agencies exchanged information of interest to one another both in the field and at headquarters in Washington…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.405

Office of Naval Intelligence did_business_with Military Intelligence Division documented document

“The three agencies exchanged information of interest to one another both in the field and at headquarters in Washington…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.405

Franklin D. Roosevelt funded Military Intelligence Division documented document

“Director Hoover met with the President in November 1938 and learned that he had instructed the Budget Bureau 'to include in the Appropriations estimate $50,000 for Military Intelligence $50,000 for Naval Intelligence and $150,000 for the Fe…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.405

Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Military Intelligence Division documented document

“It is my desire that the investigation of all espionage counterespionage and sabotage matters be controlled and handled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice the Military Intelligence Division of the War Depart…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.409

Military Intelligence Division member_of War Department documented document

“Military Intelligence Division of the War Department…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.409

Military Intelligence Division worked_for United States documented document

“the Office of Naval Intelligence and the Military Intelligence Division (G 2) were concerned with 'subversive activities that undermine the loyalty and efficiency of Army and Navy personnel or civilians involved in military construction and…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.429

Military Intelligence Division did_business_with Federal Bureau of Investigation documented document

“Since ONI and MID lacked trained investigators they relied before the war on the FBI 'to conduct investigative activity in strictly civilian matters of a domestic character.…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.429

Military Intelligence Division operated_in Ninth Corps Area documented document

“For example in May 1939 the MID transmitted a request from the Ninth Corps Area on the West Coast for the names and locations of 'alien and disloyal American sabotage and espionage organizations'…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.430

Ralph Van Deman headed Military Intelligence Division documented document

“By May 3 Van Deman had his intelligence bureau and complete charge of it…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.84

Military Intelligence Division operated_in New York City documented document

“Van Deman's agents were soon scattered about the country working under cover among the IWW in the Northwest and among the enemy aliens in New York Philadelphia and Chicago…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.84

Military Intelligence Division operated_in Philadelphia documented document

“Van Deman's agents were soon scattered about the country working under cover among the IWW in the Northwest and among the enemy aliens in New York Philadelphia and Chicago…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.84

Military Intelligence Division operated_in Chicago documented document

“Van Deman's agents were soon scattered about the country working under cover among the IWW in the Northwest and among the enemy aliens in New York Philadelphia and Chicago…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.84

Newton D. Baker ordered_assassination_of Military Intelligence Division documented document

“Baker had ordered Military Intelligence agents report all enemy agents to the Justice Department instead of pursuing investigations and causing arrests.…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.84

Marlborough Churchill headed Military Intelligence Division documented document

“Lieutenant Colonel Marlborough Churchill was detailed to head the Military Intelligence Division…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.85

Military Intelligence Division split_off_from War Plans Division documented document

“which had previously been a branch first of the War Plans Division and later of the Executive Division as a separate and coordinate division of the General Staff…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.86

Military Intelligence Division split_off_from Executive Division documented document

“which had previously been a branch first of the War Plans Division and later of the Executive Division as a separate and coordinate division of the General Staff…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.86

Marlborough Churchill worked_for Military Intelligence Division documented document

“By Churchill's own account M.I.D had responsibility for (1) retention of combat intelligence experience information...…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.87

Military Intelligence Division headed Winston Churchill documented document

“the Military Intelligence Division under Churchill in accordance with General Orders No 80 was organized…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.89

Translation Section (MI6) member_of Military Intelligence Division documented document

“Of the Translation Section (MI6) the author writes…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.89

Code and Cipher Section (MI8) member_of Military Intelligence Division documented document

“The Code and Cipher Section or 'MI8 was a war-time agency…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.89

Administrative Section (MI1) member_of Military Intelligence Division documented document

“into an Administrative Section and three branches as detailed below 20 Military Intelligence Division Administrative Section (M.I.1)…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.90

Positive Branch member_of Military Intelligence Division documented document

“into an Administrative Section and three branches as detailed below... The Positive Branch…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.90

Negative Branch member_of Military Intelligence Division documented document

“The counter-intelligencesection titled the Negative Branch was formally organized by ColonelK C Masteller in August 1918…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.90

Office of Naval Intelligence did_business_with Military Intelligence Division documented document

“The State Department and Military Intelligence receive of course practically all that we get of general value…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.97

Ralph Van Deman worked_for Military Intelligence Division documented document

“Aside from the Bureau of Investigation the League's other great champion and supporter was Colonel Ralph Van Deman and the Military Intelligence Division of the War Department…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.111

Military Intelligence Division subsidiary_of War Department documented document

“Aside from the Bureau of Investigation the League's other great champion and supporter was Colonel Ralph Van Deman and the Military Intelligence Division of the War Department…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.111

Military Intelligence Division did_business_with American Protective League documented document

“In the matter of policing war material production plants under strike the League and Military Intelligence worked closely to control labor unrest.…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.111

Military Intelligence Division member_of War Department documented document

“But 1924 marked the end of anti-radical activity for both the War Department and the Justice Department…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.112

Enemy Trade Bureau acquired Military Intelligence Division documented document

“In May of 1919 the Intelligence Bureau was absorbed by the Enemy Trade Bureau…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.118

Herbert O. Yardley worked_for Military Intelligence Division documented document

“went to work for Ralph Van Deman and the Military Intelligence Division…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.122

War Department Cipher Bureau subsidiary_of Military Intelligence Division documented document

“Though the office was a branch of the Military Intelligence Division War Department…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.123

Military Intelligence Division spied_on Bonus March documented document

“tracing their advance was Military Intelligence which had sent the following request in secret code to all Corps Area commanders…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.130

Military Intelligence Division worked_for War Department documented document

“it is desired that a brief radio report in secret code be made to War Department…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.130

Military Intelligence Division operated_in Fort Sam Houston documented document

“The intelligence reports emanating from Fort Sam Houston Texas…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.131

Federal Bureau of Investigation did_business_with Military Intelligence Division documented document

“As a result the FBI and the War Department's Military Intelligence Division worked out a cooperative program with approval of the Office of Naval Intelligence to exchange information in subversive investigations…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.139

Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Military Intelligence Division documented document

“Accordingly the following directive was issued on June 26 1939 to members of the Cabinet It is my desire that the investigation of all espionage counterespionage and sabotage matters be controlled and handled by the Federal Bureau of Invest…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.140

Military Intelligence Division operated_in United States documented document

“At no time during the war did the Military Intelligence Division in Washington have a sub-section responsible for air intelligence matters.…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.165

Information Division worked_for Military Intelligence Division documented document

“In 1925 the Information Division created a military intelligence section which worked in liaison with the Collection Section of the Military Intelligence Division of the General Staff…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.171

Military Intelligence Division member_of War Department documented document

“this report marked the beginning of a controversy continuing into the time of United States entry into the war between the Military Intelligence Division War Department and the Air Corp's Intelli gence organization over air intelligence act…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.175

Military Intelligence Division member_of G-2 (War Department) documented document

“The War Department's G 2 had been cognizant for some time of the incompetency of the personnel in his Intelligence Branch to maintain digests of aviation information…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.175

Military Intelligence Division authorized United States Army Signal Corps documented document

“freedom for the AAF to reproduce and redistribute G 2 material did not come until Independence Day in.1942 when the Chief of the Military Intelligence Service MID authorized the commanding generals of the AAF and the air commands to reprodu…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.177

Military Intelligence Division headed G-2 (War Department) documented document

“The MID as coordinating agency for such an exchange desired all requests for military information from abroad to be specifically worded and routed through G 2 channels…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.183

Military Intelligence Division operated_in New York City documented document

“as that agency already maintained a field facility in New York…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.184

Military Intelligence Division proposed New York City documented document

“The MID proposed to expand its branch in New York so as to increase the production of objective folders…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.185

Military Intelligence Division subsidiary_of War Department General Staff documented document

“The core or hub of this complex of overseas intelligence entities was the Military Intelligence Division of the War Department General Staff…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.189

Sherman Miles headed Military Intelligence Division documented document

“The Assistant Chief of Staff G 2 Brigadier General Sherman Miles was chief of the Division…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.193

Military Intelligence Division split_off_from Military Intelligence Service documented document

“The language of the Circular did not make a clear distinction between the [old policy making] Military Intelligence Division and the [newly created operating] Military Intelligence Service…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.194

Military Intelligence Division member_of War Department General Staff documented document

“charged the Military Intelligence Division G 2 'with those duties of the War Department General Staff relating to the collection evaluation and dissemination of military information.…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.195

George V. Strong headed Military Intelligence Division documented document

“Three months after Circular #59 was implemented the new Assistant Chief of Staff G-2 Major General George V. Strong... indicated his dissatisfaction with the reorganization as it affected MID…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.196

Clayton Bissell headed Military Intelligence Division documented document

“When General Strong's tenure .at G 2 came to an end and on February 7 1944 he was replaced by Major General Clayton Bissell…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.201

George V. Strong headed Military Intelligence Division documented document

“When General Strong's tenure .at G 2 came to an end…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.201

Policy Staff founded Military Intelligence Division documented document

“The Circular was prepared by the Policy Staff and there was therefore no confusion of language between information and intelligence…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.203

Military Intelligence Division supervised Military Intelligence Service documented document

“The normal staff duty of supervision was assigned to the Military Intelligence Division…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.203

Intelligence Branch member_of Military Intelligence Division documented document

“As of 7 December 1941 the collection of intelligence information was the responsibility of the Intelligence Branch of the Military Intelligence Division…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.204

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

Edward F. Smith worked_for Military Intelligence Division documented document

“Mention of a Contact and Liaison Section is made October 23 1942 in a discussion of Intelligence possibilities in the interviews of returning observers officers and civilians by Major Edward F Smith in Oct and Nov 1942…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.208

North American Branch member_of Military Intelligence Division documented document

“As Col H H Mole Chief of the North American Branch said…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.208

Military Intelligence Division founded New York City documented document

“The first such field officeto be established by MID was in New York…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.209

Counterintelligence Group removed_from_power Military Intelligence Division documented document

“Later this function was removed from the Record Section and in January 1943 Counterintelligence was removed from the Military Intelligence Division and decentralized to the Service Commands under the direction of the Army Service Forces…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.214

Special Branch member_of Military Intelligence Division documented document

“In January 1943 the Special Branch began a name file of persons or persons of interest to it…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.214

Military Intelligence Division member_of Joint Intelligence Committee documented document

“The Chief of the Branch represented the Military Intelligence Division on the Joint Intelligence Committee to obtain topographic intelligence…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.215

Military Intelligence Division headed Army Counterintelligence Corps documented

“took over the SSU in 1946, it had been reduced to fewer than 200 people. In addition to the SSU, the Army's Counterintelligence Corps remained as a clandestine operation entity. Military intelligence, or G2, controlled the CIC. The G2 was w…”

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Military Intelligence Division carried_out_attack Charles de Gaulle documented

“NATO was set up there and they eventually move on to try to assassinate Charles de Gaulle and NATO gets kicked out of Paris. So when the revolt against de Gaulle broke out, it was spearheaded by PSYOPs officers and French paratroopers from …”

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Licio Gelli headed Military Intelligence Division host_asserted

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