The Naval Intelligence Division (NID) was the intelligence arm of the British Admiralty before the establishment of a unified Defence Staff in 1964. Old Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander Pope The Admiralty was historically the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...

The NID, formerly named the Foreign Intelligence Committee, was established in 1882, although the post of Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI) was not created until 1886. Its first head was Capt. William Henry Hall; William Reginald Hall was his son. 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Admiral Sir William Reginald Hall (1870-1943) was the British Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI) from 1914 to 1918. ...

The DNI staff were originally responsible for fleet mobilization and war plans as well as foreign intelligence collection; thus in the beginning there were originally two divisions: (1) intelligence and (2) mobilization. In 1900 another division was added to deal with issues of strategy and defence, and in 1902 a fourth division was created for matters related to the protection of merchant shipping. 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The importance of the NID early on was recognized to a degree that by 1902, no issue within the Royal Navy was decided, no matter how trivial, without the NID having its say on the matter. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...

During World War I the NID was responsible for the Royal Navy's highly successful crytographic efforts, Room 40. Clockwise from top: Trenches in frontline, a British Mark I Tank crossing a trench, the Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the battle of the Dardanelles, a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks and a Sopwith Camel biplane. ... In the history of cryptography, Room 40 (formally I.D. 25) was the room in the Admiralty which was the first location of the British cryptography effort during World War I. It was formed shortly after the start of the war in October 1914, as a result of codebooks and...

The NID also initiated the 30th Assault Unit whose role was information gathering, reconnaissance and sabotage. The leader of one operation, Patrick Dalzel-Job, is widely acknowledged as the main model upon which Ian Fleming (who also worked for the NID)based his most famous creation, James Bond. The 30th Assault Unit (or No. ... Mixed reconnaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ... Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction. ... Patrick Dalzel-Job during WWII Patrick Dalzel-Job (01 June, 1913 - 14 October, 2003), distinguished British Naval Intelligence Officer and Commando of World War II. Also linguist, author, mariner, navigator, parachutist, diver and skier. ... Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was an English author, best remembered for writing the James Bond series of novels as well as a childrens story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Official sites James Bond Official Homepage Official Danjaq 007 website Ian Fleming Publications official website Miss Moneypennys Rolodex Mr. ...

Directors of Naval Intelligence

• Captain/Rear-Admiral Cyprian Bridge (1889-1894)
• Captain/Rear-Admiral Reginald Custance (1899-1902)
• Captain/Rear-Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg (1902-1905)
• Captain Charles Ottley (1905-1907)
• King Hall ([1907]-[1907])
• Captain/Rear-Admiral Edmond Slade (1907-1909)
• Bethell (1909-1910)
• Jackson (1910-?1913)
• Captain/Rear-Admiral Henry Oliver (1913-1914)
• Captain/Rear-Admiral (Sir) Reginald 'Blinker' Hall (1914-1919)
• Captain/Rear-Admiral Hugh Sinclair (1919-1921)
• Rear-Admiral William Fisher (1926-1927)
• Captain Barry Domvile (1927-1930)
• Rear-Admiral Gerald Dickens (1932-1935)
• Rear-Admiral J.A.G. Troup (? - ?)
• Rear-Admiral/Vice-Admiral John Godfrey (1939-1942)
• Commodore/Rear-Admiral E. G. N. Rushbrooke (1942-?)
• Rear-Admiral Edward Parry (1946-1948)
• Rear-Admiral (Sir) Norman Denning (1960-1964)

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See also

• Ian Fleming, who worked as a personal assistant to DNI then Captain John Godfrey
• Ewen Montagu, who executed one of its best-known operations