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Catalogue description Organisation and functions of Security Intelligence Far East (SIFE). SIFE was...
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| Reference: | KV 4/427 |
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| Description: |
Organisation and functions of Security Intelligence Far East (SIFE). SIFE was established in 1946 at the request of the Chiefs of Staff (and ultimately of Lord Mountbatten) in order to provide a central point for the collation and distribution of intelligence affecting British interests in the Far East. Based in Singapore, SIFE was a multi-agency organisation with, at its height, an establishment of over 60. Its strongest element and Head were MI5. These files provide details of SIFE's structure, organisation, responsibilities and working arrangements |
| Note: | Serial 338a - The future of SIFE HQ organisation |
| Date: | 1955 Apr 12 - 1955 Nov 09 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | POL F 205-0101 VOL 7 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
| Access conditions: | Retained Until 2008 |
| Record opening date: | 04 March 2008 |
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