| ID | 164188 |
| Title Proper | Professionalizing clandestine military intelligence in Northern Ireland |
| Other Title Information | creating the Special Reconnaissance Unit |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Charters, David A |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article explains the origins of the British Army’s covert counter-insurgency intelligence efforts in Northern Ireland, and shows how the army professionalized its approach to clandestine intelligence collection there. It traces the pre-1969 precedents for covert collection. It also shows that the early ad hoc efforts proved insufficient and problematic; some collection operations were exposed and compromised. Thus, the army decided to ‘professionalize’ the clandestine collection of intelligence, and created a special body–the Special Reconnaissance Unit–to handle the task. This laid the foundations for later intelligence successes and for current army intelligence doctrine.
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| `In' analytical Note | Intelligence and National Security Vol. 33, No.1; Jan 2018: p.130-138 |
| Journal Source | Intelligence and National Security Vol: 33 No 1 |
| Key Words | Military Intelligence ; Northern Ireland ; Britain ; Special Reconnaissance Unit ; Army Intelligence Doctrine |