MI(R) of the War Office

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MI(R) of the War Office was a British military intelligence research and development section responsible for planning and supporting irregular warfare and sabotage operations before and during the early years of World War II.

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instanceOf British military intelligence section
research and development organization
activity coordination of sabotage planning with allied and occupied countries
preparation of plans for guerrilla warfare in Europe
alsoKnownAs Military Intelligence (Research)
classification highly classified
conflict World War II
contributedTo creation of Special Operations Executive
cooperatedWith Foreign and Commonwealth Office
surface form: Foreign Office

Royal Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force
surface form: Royal Air Force intelligence

British Naval Intelligence Division
surface form: Royal Navy intelligence
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1940
era World War II
surface form: Second World War
field irregular warfare
military intelligence
sabotage
special operations
focus operations behind enemy lines
support to irregular forces
inception 1938
jurisdiction British Empire
location London, England
surface form: London
notableCommander Colonel Colin Gubbins
notableMember Colin Gubbins
J. C. F. Holland
Lawrence Grand
objective to prepare for resistance in case of invasion of the United Kingdom
to weaken enemy capabilities through irregular means
operatedBy War Office
partOf British Army
British intelligence
surface form: British military intelligence
predecessorOf Special Operations Executive
surface form: Special Operations Executive planning sections
reorganizedInto Special Operations Executive
responsibleFor development of sabotage techniques
planning irregular warfare operations
research and development of irregular warfare methods
support to resistance movements
supporting sabotage operations
subordinateTo Directorate of Military Intelligence
temporalCoverage early years of World War II
interwar period
typeOfOrganization secret military unit
usedFor development of guerrilla warfare doctrine
testing sabotage devices and methods

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Special Operations Executive precededBy MI(R) of the War Office