Why Only [apparently] MI-5 and MI-6?

[Peter Lemkin]

MI-1 Code breaking, MI-2 Russia and Scandinavia, MI-3 Eastern Europe, MI-4 Aerial Reconnaissance, MI-5 Domestic Intelligence, now The Security Service, MI-6 Foreign Intelligence, now the Secret Intelligence service, MI-7 Propaganda and censorship, MI-8 Signals Intelligence, MI-9 Undercover operations, MI-10 Weapons and technical Analysis, MI-11 Field Intelligence, MI-12 Military Censorship, MI-13 Remains Classified, MI-14 German Intelligence, MI-15 Aerial Photography, MI-16 Scientific Intelligence, MI-17 Secretarial section, MI-18 Remains Classifed, MI-19 Extraction of information from foreign POWs MI-20 to MI-25 Remain Classified.
Most of these where small departments, and at the end of World War 2 they were mostly all merged into MI5, MI6, GCHQ, and other Classified agencies.
Most British intelligence agencies still remain classified to the general public. The only reason this information has been released is that these agencies have all now terminated activity and new agencies have replaced them.
- Captain S. S DG of MI-25 [sent to the Guardian - 17 comments down]

[Peter Lemkin]

In this matter I should add the UK is not unique. Several of the now known US intelligence and national security agencies were guarded secrets until quite recently - and a few of them are still secret both in name and in what they do! All of them keep most of their work and even defined parameters of their mandate a secret. Below are some of the known ones - others could be added - depending on definition of terms. I'm sure there are others completely in the dark......even the names unknown!


Independent agencies

• The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
  
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  

United States Department of Energy

• Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (OICI)
  

United States Department of Homeland Security

• Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
  
• Coast Guard Intelligence (CGI)
  

United States Department of State

• Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)
  

United States Department of the Treasury

• Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI)
  

United States Department of Defense

• Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
  
• National Security Agency (NSA)
  
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
  
• National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
  
• Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA), National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC)
  
• United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC)
  
• Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA)
  
• Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)
  

United States Department of Justice

• Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Branch (FBI/NSB)
  
• Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of National Security Intelligence (DEA/ONSI)
  

[Peter Lemkin]

And here is a partial International list of intelligence agencies....

Afghanistan[edit]

• President's Office
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS) ریاست امنيت ملی'
    

Albania[edit]

• State Intelligence Service (SHISH) Sherbimi Informativ Shteteror
  
• Military Intelligence Service (SHIU) Shërbimi Informativ Ushtarak
  

Algeria[edit]

• Department of Intelligence and Security (DRS) إدارة الاستخبارات والأمن
  

Argentina[edit]

• President's Office
  • Secretariat of Intelligence (SI) Secretaría de Inteligencia
    • National Intelligence School (ENI) Escuela Nacional de Inteligencia
      
    • Directorate of Judicial Surveillance (DOJ) Dirección de Observaciones Judiciales
      
    • Federal Counternarcotics Service (SEFECONAR) Servicio Federal de Lucha contra el Narcotráfico
      
    • Argentine National Gendarmerie Intelligence (SIGN) Inteligencia de la Gendarmería Nacional Argentina
      
  
  
• Ministry of Defense
  • National Directorate of Strategic Military Intelligence (DNIEM) Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia Estratégica Militar
    
  
  
• Ministry of Justice
  • Federal Penitentiary Service Intelligence Inteligencia del Servicio Penitenciario Federal
    
  • Airport Security Police Intelligence Inteligencia de la Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria
    
  
  
• Ministry of Interior
  • National Directorate of Criminal Intelligence (DNIC) Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia Criminal
    
  • Argentine Federal Police Intelligence Inteligencia de la Policía Federal Argentina
    
  • Buenos Aires Police Intelligence (SIPBA) (Buenos Aires Police Intelligence) Inteligencia de la Policía Bonaerense
    
  • Argentine Naval Prefecture Intelligence (SIPN) Inteligencia de la Prefectura Naval Argentina
    
  
  
• Ministry of Economy
  • Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera
    
  
  
• Intelligence Department of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces (J-2)
  • Military Intelligence Collection Center (CRIM) Central de Reunión de Inteligencia Militar
    
  • Army Intelligence Service (SIE) Servicio de Inteligencia del Ejército
    
  • Naval Intelligence Service (SIN) Servicio de Inteligencia Naval
    
  • Air Force Intelligence Service (SIFA) Servicio de Inteligencia de la Fuerza Aérea
    

Australia[edit]

Main article: List of Australian intelligence agencies

• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)
  
• Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)
  
• Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO)
  
• Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO)
  
• Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)
  
• Office of National Assessments (ONA)
  

Austria[edit]

• Heeresnachrichtenamt (HNA) (Army Intelligence Office)
  
• Abwehramt (AWA) (Military Protective Office)
  
• Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung (BVT) (Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counter-Terrorism)
  
• Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung (LVT) (State Offices for the Protection of the Constitution and Counter-Terrorism)
  

Armenia[edit]

• National Security Service (NSS)
  
• Department of Intelligence of the Armed Forces of Armenia
  

Azerbaijan[edit]

• Milli TÉ™hlükÉ™sizlik Nazirliyi (MTN) (Ministry of National Security)
  

Bahamas[edit]

• Security and Intelligence Branch (SIB)
  
• Defence Force Intelligence Branch (DFIB)
  
• Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
  
• National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
  

Bangladesh[edit]

• National Security Intelligence (NSI)
  
• Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI)
  
• Directorate of Military Intelligence DMI
  
• Directorate of Naval Intelligence (DNI)
  
• Directorate of Air Intelligence (DAI)
  
• Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
  
• Special Branch (SB)
  
• Rifles Security Unit (RSU)
  
• Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)
  
• Detective Branch (DB)
  

Barbados[edit]

• Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
  

Belarus[edit]

• Камітэт дзяржаўнай бяспекі / Комитет государственной безопасности (KDB/KGB) (State Security Committee)
  

Belgium[edit]

• Staatsveiligheid / Sûreté de l'État (SV/SE) (State Security Service)
  
• Algemene Dienst Inlichting en Veiligheid / Service Général du Renseignement et de la Sécurité (ADIV/SGRS) (General Information and Security Service)
  

Botswana[edit]

• Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS)
  
• Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
  

Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

• Intelligence-Security Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (OSA)
  
• Državna Agencija za Istrage i ZaÅ¡titu (State Investigation and Protection Agency, SIPA)
  

Brazil[edit]

• Agência Brasileira de Inteligência (ABIN) (Brazilian Intelligence Agency)
  
• Centro de Inteligência do Exército (CIE) (Army Intelligence)
  
• Centro de Inteligência da Marinha (CIM) (Naval Intelligence)
  
• Centro de Inteligência do Aeronautica (CIA) (Air Force Intelligence)
  

Brunei[edit]

• Internal Security Department (Brunei)[SUP][1][/SUP] (internal)
  
• Research Department[SUP][2][/SUP] (external)
  

Bulgaria[edit]

• Национална разузнавателна служба (NRS) (National Intelligence Service) - overseas intelligence gathering service under presidential supervision
  
• Държавна агенция "Национална сигурност" (DANS) - National Counter-intelligence Service Under Ministry Council Supervision
  
• Служба "Военна информация" (CVI) - military intelligence service under Ministry of defence supervision
  
• before 1989: Committee for State Security (Комитет за държавна сигурност) (KDS) - former communist regime's counter-intelligence service
  

Myanmar[edit]

• Bureau Of Special Investigation (BSI)
  
• Military Intelligence (MI)
  
• Special Intelligence Department (Special Branch)
  
• Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
  

Canada[edit]

• Canadian Security Intelligence Service Service Canadien du Renseignement de Sécurité (CSIS/SCRS)
  
• Communications Security Establishment (CSE)
  
• Canadian Forces Intelligence Branch (DND)
  
• Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) which is led by the (RCMP)
  
• Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
  
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
  
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
  
• Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
  

China[edit]

• Ministry of State Security (MSS) 国家安全部
  

Hong Kong SAR[edit]

• Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB) of the Hong Kong Police Force
  
• Joint Financial Intelligence Unit (JFIU) of the Hong Kong Police Force and the Customs and Excise Department
  

Chile[edit]

• Ministry of Interior
  • National Intelligence Agency (ANI) Agencia Nacional de Inteligencia
    
  • Carabineros Intelligence Departament (DIPOLCAR) Dirección de Inteligencia de Carabineros
    
  • Police Intelligence Department Jefatura de Inteligencia Policial
    
  
  
• Ministry of National Defence
  • Defense Intelligence Departament (DID) Dirección de Inteligencia de la Defensa
    
  • Army Intelligence Departament (DINE) Dirección de Inteligencia del Ejército
    
  • Air Force Intelligence Departament (DIFA) Dirección de Inteligencia de la Fuerza Aérea
    
  • Navy Intelligence Departament Direccion de Inteligencia de la Armada
    

Colombia[edit]

• National Directorate of Intelligence (DNI)
  
• Dirección de Inteligencia de la Policía Nacional (DIPOL)
  
• Agencia Central de Intelligencia (ACI) (Central Intelligence Agency of Colombia)
  

Costa Rica[edit]

• Intelligence and National Security Department (DIS) Direccion de Inteligencia y Seguridad Nacional
  

Croatia[edit]

• Sigurnosno obavjeÅ¡tajna agencija (SOA) (Security and Intelligence Agency)
  
• Vojna sigurnosno-obavjeÅ¡tajna agencija (VSA) (Military Security and Intelligence Agency)
  

Cuba[edit]

• Dirección de Inteligencia (DGI) (Directorate of Intelligence)
  
• Revolutionary Armed Forces Intelligence
  

Cyprus[edit]

• Κεντρική Υπηρεσία Πληροφοριών (Central Intelligence Service - Internal Intelligence Service)
  

Czech Republic[edit]

• Bezpečnostní informační služba (BIS) (Security Information Service)
  
• Úřad pro zahraniční styky a informace (UZSI) (Office for Foreign Relations and Information)
  
• Vojenské zpravodajství (Military Intelligence)
  

Denmark[edit]

• Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) (Police Intelligence Service)
  
• Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (FE) (Danish Defence Intelligence Service)
  

Dominican Republic[edit]

• Direccion Nacional de Inteligencia (DNI) (National Directorate of Intelligence)
  

Egypt[edit]

• Al-Mukhabarat al-'Ammah (General Intelligence Service)
  
• Idarat al-Mukhabarat al-Harbyya wa al-Istitla (Office of Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance)
  
• Al-amn al-Watani (General Homeland Security)
  

Estonia[edit]

• Estonian Internal Security Service (KaPo) (Kaitsepolitseiamet)
  
• Information Board (Teabeamet)
  
• Intelligence Department of the HQ of Defence Forces (Kaitseväe Peastaabi luureosakond J2)
  

Ethiopia[edit]

*Information Network Security Agency (INSA) Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS)

Fiji[edit]

• 1987 Military Government of Fiji
  • Fiji Intelligence Services
    

Finland[edit]

• Ministry of Interior
  • Security Intelligence Service (SUPO, 1949) Suojelupoliisi / Skyddspolisen
    
  
  
• Ministry of Defence
  • Finnish Defence Intelligence Agency (FDIA, 2014) Puolustusvoimien tiedustelulaitos (PVTIEDL)
    

France[edit]

Main article: List of intelligence agencies of France

• Ministry of Interior
  • Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence (DCRI) Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intérieur
    
  
  
• French Armed Forces
  • Directorate of Military Intelligence (DRM) Direction du renseignement militaire
    
  
  
• Ministry of Defense
  • Directorate of Protection and Defense Security (DPSD) Direction de la Protection et de la Sécurité de la Défense
    
  • Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure
    

Gambia[edit]

• National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
  

Georgia[edit]

• Georgian Intelligence Service (GIS) − საქართველოს დაზვერვის სამსახური
  

Germany[edit]

Main article: List of intelligence agencies of Germany

• Chancellor's Office
  • Federal Intelligence Service (BND) Bundesnachrichtendienst
    
  
  
• Federal Ministry of Interior
  • Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz
    
  
  
• Federal Defense Force
  • Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD) Militärischer Abschirmdienst
    

Greece[edit]

• Ministry of Citizen Protection
  • National Intelligence Service (EYΠ) Εθνική Υπηρεσία Πληροφοριών
    
  
  
• Hellenic National Defence General Staff
  • E Division - Intelligence Division
    

Ghana[edit]

Main article: List of Ghanaian Intelligence agencies

• National Security Council (Ghana) (Centre of National Security)
  
• Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) (External and Internal Intelligence Agency)
  
• Research Department Unit Research Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (External Intelligence Agency)
  
• Criminal Investigative Department (CID) (Ghana Police)
  
• Military Intelligence Unit (MIU) (Ghana Armed Forces)
  

Haiti[edit]

• Service d'Intelligence National (SIN) (National Intelligence Service)
  

Hungary[edit]

• Információs Hivatal (IH) (Information Office)
  
• Alkotmányvédelmi Hivatal (AH) (Constitution Protection Office)
  
• Katonai Nemzetbiztonsági Szolgálat (KNBSZ) (Military National Security Service)
  
• Nemzetbiztonsági Szakszolgálat (NBSZ) (Special Service for National Security)
  

Iceland[edit]

• Greiningardeild Ríkislögreglustjóra (GRLS) (National Security Agency) (formerly Eftirgrennslanadeild Lögreglunnar and Útlendingaeftirlitið)
  
• Greiningardeild Varnarmálastofnunar Íslands (GVMSÍ) (Military Intelligence Service) (formerly: Icelandic Intelligence Service (IIS))
  
• Skattrannsóknarstjóri Ríkisins (National Tax Investigation Police)
  

India[edit]

Main article: List of Indian Intelligence agencies

• Joint Intelligence Committee
  

• External Intelligence
  • Research and Analysis Wing
    • Aviation Research Centre
      
    • National Technical Research Organisation
      
    • Electronics and Technical Services
      
    • Radio Research Centre
      
    • Special Services Bureau
      

• Defence Intelligence
  • Directorate of Military Intelligence
    
  • Defence Intelligence Agency
    
  • Directorate of Air Intelligence (India)
    
  • Directorate of Naval Intelligence
    
  • Image Processing and Analysis Centre
    
  • Directorate of Signals Intelligence
    
  • Joint Cipher Bureau
    

• Internal Security
  • Intelligence Bureau
    
  • National Investigation Agency (NIA)
    
  • Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
    
  • Crime Investigation Department (CID)
    

• Economic Intelligence
  • Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
    
  • Economic Intelligence Council
    
  • Directorate of Income Tax Investigation
    
  • Narcotics Control Bureau
    
  • Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI)
    
  • Central Economic Intelligence Bureau
    
  • Directorate of Economic Enforcement
    
  • Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-Ind)
    

Indonesia[edit]

• Badan Intelijen Negara (BIN) (State Intelligence Agency)
  
• Badan Intelijen Strategis (BAIS) (Strategic Intelligence Agency)
  
• Lembaga Sandi Negara (LEMSANEG)
  

Iran[edit]

• Ministry Of Intelligence and Security (MOIS)
  
• Oghab 2 Nuclear facilities security
  

Iraq[edit]

• General Security Directorate (Iraq) (GSD) ( Internal security agency )
  
• Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) ( Foreign intelligence and Special operations )
  

Ireland[edit]

Foreign & Domestic Military Intelligence (Defence Forces)

• Directorate of Intelligence (G2)
  
• Army Ranger Wing (ARW) Intelligence Section
  

Domestic Police Intelligence (Garda Síochána)

• Crime & Security Branch (CSB)
  • Special Detective Unit (SDU)
    
  • National Surveillance Unit (NSU)
    

Israel[edit]

Main article: Israeli Intelligence Community

• Mossad (Foreign Intelligence and Special Operations)
  
• Shin Bet (Internal Security Service)
  
• Aman (Military Intelligence)
  • Intelligence Corps
    • Unit 8200
      • Hatzav Unit
        
    
    
  • Field Intelligence Corps
    
  • Air Intelligence Directorate
    
  • Naval Intelligence Division
    
  
  
• Police of Israel
  • Investigations and Intelligence Department (Police Intelligence)
    

Italy[edit]

• Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Interna (AISI): "Agency for Internal Information and Security" (domestic intelligence agency).
  
• Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna (AISE): "Agency for External Information and Security" (external intelligence agency).
  
• Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza (DIS): "Department of Information for Security" (classified data management, personnel training for both AISI and AISE).
  
• Comitato Interministeriale per la Sicurezza della Repubblica (CISR): "Inter-ministerial Committee for the Security of the Republic" (a joint intelligence supervision committee).
  
• Centro Intelligence Interforze (CII) : "Center for Interforce Intelligence" (Military Intelligence).
  

Jamaica[edit]

• Jamaica Defence Force Intelligence Unit
  
• National Intelligence Bureau
  
• Special Branch of Jamaica Constabulary Force
  
• Operation kingfish 811
  

Japan[edit]

• Cabinet Secretariat
  • C (Naikaku Joho Chosasitu)
    • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE)
      
  
  
• Ministry of Defense
  • Bureau of Defense Policy
    • Defense Intelligence Division (DID)
      
    
    
  • Defense Intelligence Headquarters (DIH)
    
  • Military Intelligence Command (JGSDF)
    
  • Fleet Intelligence Command (JMSDF)
    
  • Air Intelligence Wing (JASDF)
    
  
  
• National Public Safety Commission
  • National Police Agency
    • Security Bureau
      • Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Department (FAID)
        
      • Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Public Security Bureau
        
      • Prefectural Police Department Security Bureau
        • Public Security Section
          
        • Police Station
          • Public Security Section
            
  
  
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Intelligence and Analysis Service (IAS)
    
  
  
• Ministry of Justice
  • Public Security Intelligence Agency (PSIA)
    

Jordan[edit]

• Da'irat al-Mukhabarat al-'Ammah (GID) (General Intelligence Department)
  

Kazakhstan[edit]

• Komitet Natsional'noi Bezopasnosti KNB (Комитет Национальной Безопасности КНБ РК) (Ultyq Qaupzizdyq Kamitetti) (National Security Office, covers anti-terrorism, drug enforcement, counter-espionage)
  
• Syrbar - Syrtqy Barlau Qizmetti (General Intelligence Office)
  
• Sluzhba Ohrany Prezidenta SOP (Presidential security service)
  

Kenya[edit]

• National Intelligence Service (NIS)
  

Kuwait[edit]

• State Security Agency (مباحث امن الدولة)
  
• Domestic Undercover Police (المباحث)
  
• Military intelligence ( الاستخبارات العسكرية )
  

Republic of Korea[edit]

• National Intelligence Service (NIS) 국가정보원
  
• Ministry of Justice 법무부
  • Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea (SPO) 검찰청
    
  
  
• Ministry of National Defense 국방부
  • Defense Security Command (DSC) êµ­êµ° 기무사령부
    

Latvia[edit]

• DroÅ¡Ä«bas policija (Security Police)
  
• Satversmes aizsardzÄ«bas birojs (SAB) (Constitution Protection Bureau)
  
• Militārās izlÅ«koÅ¡anas un droÅ¡Ä«bas dienests (MIDD) (Defence Intelligence and Security Service)
  

Lebanon[edit]

• Lebanese Security Service
  

Libya[edit]

• Jamahiriya el-Mukhabarat (defunct service)
  

Lithuania[edit]

• Valstybes Saugumo Departamentas (VSD) (State Security Department)
  
• Antrasis operatyvinių tarnybų departamentas (AOTD) prie KraÅ¡to apsaugos ministerijos (AOTD) (Second Investigation Department under Ministry of National Defence)
  

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