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18801900192019401960198020002020Long 19th century (Europe)Long 19th centuryLong 19th century20th century20th century20th centuryContemporaryContemporaryContemporarySpecial Irish Branch founded at Scotland Yard In: Special Branch and colonial political policingSpecial Irish Branch founded at Scotlan…Special Irish Branch renamed Special Branch In: Special Branch and colonial political policingSpecial Irish Branch renamed Special Br…Central Special Branch sanctioned for India In: Special Branch and colonial political policingCentral Special Branch sanctioned for I…Secret Service Bureau splits into home and foreign sections In: Special Branch and colonial political policingSecret Service Bureau splits into home …Department of Criminal Intelligence reorganized as the Intelligence Bureau In: Special Branch and colonial political policingDepartment of Criminal Intelligence reo…Palestine Police Force established under the Mandate In: Special Branch and colonial political policingPalestine Police Force established unde…MI5 takes over lead role in domestic counter-subversion In: Special Branch and colonial political policingMI5 takes over lead role in domestic co…Palestine Police CID expands during the Arab Revolt In: Special Branch and colonial political policingPalestine Police CID expands during the…MI5 formalizes its Security Liaison Officer network In: Special Branch and colonial political policingMI5 formalizes its Security Liaison Off…Malayan Emergency declared, Special Branch reorganized In: Special Branch and colonial political policingMalayan Emergency declared, Special Bra…Palestine Police disbanded at end of the Mandate In: Special Branch and colonial political policingPalestine Police disbanded at end of th…Briggs Plan Launched in Malaya In: Colonial concentration camps and atrocities across the empires, Special Branch and colonial political policingBriggs Plan Launched in MalayaCyprus Emergency and Special Branch operations against EOKA In: Special Branch and colonial political policingCyprus Emergency and Special Branch ope…Kitson publishes Gangs and Counter-Gangs In: Special Branch and colonial political policingKitson publishes Gangs and Counter-GangsMalayan Emergency declared over In: Special Branch and colonial political policingMalayan Emergency declared overSpecial Demonstration Squad formed within Special Branch In: Special Branch and colonial political policingSpecial Demonstration Squad formed with…Kitson commands British forces in Belfast In: Special Branch and colonial political policingKitson commands British forces in Belfa…Kitson publishes Low Intensity Operations In: Curriculum, programming, and propaganda, Special Branch and colonial political policingKitson publishes Low Intensity Operatio…Metropolitan Police Special Branch merged into Counter Terrorism Command In: Special Branch and colonial political policingMetropolitan Police Special Branch merg…Undercover officer Mark Kennedy exposed In: Special Branch and colonial political policingUndercover officer Mark Kennedy exposedHidden colonial-era files surface in Mau Mau litigation In: Special Branch and colonial political policingHidden colonial-era files surface in Ma…UK government settles Mau Mau torture claims In: Special Branch and colonial political policingUK government settles Mau Mau torture c…Undercover Policing Inquiry established In: Special Branch and colonial political policingUndercover Policing Inquiry established3 events, 1952 to 1953. Click to zoom.33 events, 1963 to 1964. Click to zoom.3

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