Intelligence and British decolonisation : the development of an imperial intelligence system in the late colonial period 1944-1966
This thesis seeks to explain the development of an âimperial intelligence systemâ connecting Whitehall and the colonies. The system had two roles; to collect information and process it into intelligence for policy and decision making and to provide machinery to coordinate and implement covert action in support of policy. The âsystemâ consisted of parallel information channels; interconnected, coordinated, and directed by committees at various levels. Analysis was mainly conducted in Whitehall departments. The system reflected the split between âsecurityâ and âforeignâ intelligence and the âinformation gatheringâ and âcovert actionâ roles in the British machinery. The system paralleled the British professional intelligence machinery headed by the JIC and this division prevented information from being fully integrated with other consumers in Whitehall. The system was shaped by four major factors: threats; experience; the nature of the administrative system; and the development of professional agenda in both the administration and security organisation (the Security Service and Colonial Police Service) which dictated the points of reform and development over time. Before the Second World
Davey, Gregor
Intelligence and British decolonisation : the development of an imperial intelligence system in the late colonial period 1944-1966. This thesis seeks to explain the development of an âimperial intelligence systemâ connecting Whitehall and the colonies. The system had two roles; to collect information and process it into intelligence for policy and decision making and to provide machinery to coordinate and implement covert action in support of policy. The âsystemâ consisted of parallel information channels; interconnected, coordinated, and directed by committees at various levels. Analysis was mainly conducted in Whitehall departments. The system reflected the split between âsecurityâ and âforeignâ intelligence and the âinformation gatheringâ and âcovert actionâ roles in the British machinery. The system paralleled the British professional intelligence machinery headed by the JIC and this division prevented information from being fully integrated with other consumers in Whitehall. The system was shaped by four major factors: threats; experience; the nature of the administrative system; and the development of professional agenda in both the administration and security organisation (the Security Service and Colonial Police Service) which dictated the points of reform and development over time. Before the Second World
intelligence british decolonisation development imperial intelligence system seek_explain development imperial intelligence system connect whitehall colony system role collect information process intelligence policy_decision make provide machinery coordinate implement covert action support policy system consist parallel information channel interconnect coordinate direct committee various_level analysis mainly conduct whitehall department system reflect split security foreign intelligence information gathering covert action role british machinery system parallel british professional intelligence machinery head division prevent information fully_integrated consumer whitehall system shape four_major factor threat experience nature administrative_system development professional agenda administration security organisation security service colonial police service dictate point reform development time second world