Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence

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356 • MI2


MI2.The military intelligence designation in the War Office for the
section responsible during World War II for the analysis of informa-
tion derived from Scandinavia about Germany, including:



  • MI2(a), responsible for military intelligence in Egypt and the Mid-
    dle East

  • MI2(b), responsible for military intelligence in the Soviet Union,
    Poland, and the Baltic States

  • MI2(c), responsible for military intelligence in the Far East


MI3.The military intelligence designation in the War Office for the
section responsible for the analysis of information about Western Eu-
rope, dedicated to Germany during World War II. Its subsections in-
cluded:



  • MI3(a), responsible for military intelligence in France, Belgium,
    Luxembourg, Spain, Tangier, and Portugal

  • MI3(b), responsible for military intelligence in Germany, Holland,
    Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark; this was later
    redesignatedMI14

  • MI3(c), responsible for military intelligence in Italy, Albania, Hun-
    gary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Greece, and
    Turkey

  • MI3(d), responsible for military intelligence in the United States
    and Central and South America


MI4.The military intelligence designation in the War Office for the
section responsible for the preparation of maps, including:



  • MI4(a), responsible for administration, geographical surveys, and
    stores

  • MI4(b), responsible for maps and photographs of the Middle East
    and liaison with theRoyal Air Force

  • MI4(c), responsible for maps of Asia, Australasia, and Oceania

  • MI4(d), responsible for maps of Europe and Asia west of 90 degrees
    east longitude

  • MI4(e), responsible for maps of Africa, North and South America,
    and the Caribbean

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