MI4
MI4, the British Military Intelligence Section 4, was a department of the British Directorate of Military Intelligence, part of the War Office. It was originally set up to handle topographical information including the preparation and issue of maps for the armed forces.[1][2]
These functions were absorbed into the Geographical Section, General Staff in 1941 and then into the Directorate of Military Survey under Brigadier Martin Hotine in 1943.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Robertson, A. (1987). British and American Approaches to Intelligence. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 81. ISBN 978-1349084180.
- ↑ World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing. 1999. p. 1785.
- ↑ "DGC Appraisal Policy and Methodology 2024". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- MI5 FAQ
- "What happened to MI1 - MI4?" The Security Service // "What happened to MI1 - MI4?" at the Wayback Machine (archived July 18, 2015)
Categories:
- Defunct United Kingdom intelligence agencies
- 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Military communications of the United Kingdom
- Military units and formations established in 1940
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1947
- War Office in World War II
- British intelligence services of World War II
- Aerial reconnaissance