REVIEW MANUSCRIPT IN POLICE INTELLIGENCE DEFINITIONS NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE – the total product of intelligence developed by all governmental agencies that cover s the board aspects of national policy and security. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE – it is used in the preparation of military policies, plans and programs, it includes the strategic and combat intelligence. STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE – that knowledge pertaining to the capabilities and probable courses of action of foreign nations. COMBAT INTELLIGENCE – is required by the commander in order to determine the best use of his available firepower and maneuver forces, to accomplish his mission, and to maintain the security of his command. COUNTER INTELLIGENCE – an integral part of all intelligence operations and as such can’t be separated from combat and strategic intelligence. Its objective is to safeguard information against espionage, material and installations against sabotage, and personnel against subversive. ORDER OF BATTLE INTELLIGENCE – concern the manner in which military forces are organized and disposed. TECHNICAL INTELIIGENCE – concerns foreign technical developments, which have a practical military application and the physical characteristic, performance, capabilities, and limitations of material and installation, used by and for foreign. AREA OF OPERATION – those aspects of the operational environments, which have the military force involved. It concern weather economics, politics, sociology, hydrographic (study of seas, lakes, etc.) and characteristics of the environment of an area in which military operations are taking place or planned. CAPABILITIES – form a military standpoint, enemy capabilities are courses of action which the enemy can adopt and which if adopted, will influenced the accomplishment of the friendly mission. Either favorable or not. VULNERABILITIES – a nation’s vulnerabilities are the weaknesses, which make it susceptible to any action, which reduces its war, potential, and or its will to fight. BIBLICAL BIGINNINGS The earliest sources of intelligence, in the age of belief are super natural inventions in the affairs of men, were prophets, seers, oracles, soothsayers and astrologers. The earliest recorded instance of intelligence fathering can be found in the holy bible (num. 13) MOSES One of the first recorded formalized intelligence efforts, with format, can also be found in the holy bible numbers 13:17 “Moses sent 12 people to spy out the land of Canaan. The scriptures also named the twelve intelligence agents whom the lord directed Moses to sent into the land of Canaan and records that all those men were heads of the children of Israel” RAHAB The harlot of Jericho (Joshua 2:1- 21) “who sheltered and concealed the agents of Israel, made a covenant with the agents and duped their pursuers. She was not only an impromptu confederate of immense value for the Jewish leader. DELILAH The philistine used her when she allowed philistine spies to hide on her house (judge 16:9). Delish was an impromptu intelligence agent. She is a best example of an “amorous agent”. IMPORTANT EVENTS AND PERSONALITIES IN THE WORLD OF INTELLIGENCE SUN-TZU The East was ahead of the west in the craft of intelligence in 400 B.C. rejecting the oracies and the seers SUN-TZU wrote a hook entitled “The Art of War”, a favorite reading material of the late Mao Tse Tung and is a required reading material for the Chinese communist tacticians. He father wrote the saying in which most people in the intelligence service believe became a parlance in the world of the intelligence: “Know thy enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles” “If you know yourself and not the enemy, for every victory you will suffer defeat” “If you know neither yourself nor the enemy you are a fool who will meet defeat in all battle” ALENXANDER THE GREAT When Alexander the great was marching to Asia, were rumors of disaffection growing among his allies and mercenaries. He sought the truth and got it by simplest expedient. He devised the first “letter sorting” and opening to obtain information. SERTORIUS The roman commander in Spain who possessed a white fawn and allowed it to become widely known that he derived both secrets and guidance from the fawn. His intelligence agents credited their information to the supernatural power of animals. AKNAR (BADRUBBIN MOHAMMED AKBAR) The “great mughal” and sagacious master of hindusta employed more than 4,000 agents for the sole purpose of bringing him the truth that his throne might rest upon it. GENGHIS KHAN A Mongol who used intelligence to conquer China and invade Cathy. He instructed his generals to send out spies and used prisoners as sources of information. The leader of the so-called MONGOL CONQUERORS – made use of effective propaganda machine by spreading rumors of Mongol terror. They usually disguised as merchants. RENEISSANCE PERIOD In England, SIR FRANCIS WALSINGHAM – the first great spymaster, under Queen Elizabeth, organized the first national service. He bankrupted himself protecting the queen from the threat of Spain. He protected Queen Elizabeth I from countless assassins. In France, RICHLIEU – introduced the network of covert collectors who transmitted prompt and accurate information to Paris regarding the activities of the rebels and dissidents of the kingdom. LOUIS XIV – systematized political policy, continuous surveillance, postal censorship and military intelligence organization. THE FRENCE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM CONTINUED SINCE 15TH CENTURY. NAFOLEON BONAPARTE “One spy in the right place is worth 20,000 men in the field”. He organized two bureaus of interest: BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE – consolidate all coming information regarding the enemy for presentation to the emperor and to obtain, information as desired. TOPOGRAPHIC BUREAU – maintains a large map which covers the latest information regarding both enemy and friendly forces. STEIBER – (Wilhelm johann karl steiber) The sinister trendsetter – the man behind the success of otto von bismark in until Germanic states into the powerful Prussia. He was born in merseburg in 1818. A spymaster who shaped the course of 20th century espionage. FREDERICK THE GREAT He was known as the Father of organized Military Espionage. He has divided his agents into four classes. A. common spies recruited among poor folk, glad to earn a small sum or to accommodate a military officer. B. double spies, the low informers and unreliable renegades of value chiefly in spreading false information to the enemy. C. spies of consequences – courier and noblemen staff officers, and kindred conspirators, invariable requiring a substantial bribe or bait, D. person who are forced to undertake espionage against his will. HANNIBAL – GENERAL OF THE CATHERIAN EMPIRE (FAMOUS IN PUNIC WAR) He is considered as one of the most brilliant military strategists in history. He had developed an effective intelligence system for 15 years in Rome, and he usually roam around the city often disguise as a beggar to gather first hand information. He taught Rome the meaning of fear “hannibal ad portas” (“Hannibal is the gates”) an expression of fear by the romans. JULIUS CEASAR During his time, the staff of each legion includes ten”speculators” who served as an information-collecting agency. The “speculators” were the first intelligence personnel to appear definitely in a military organization. Made use of carrier pigeons, which made possible the amazing speed with which intelligence of imperial Rome was transmitted. They also employed ciphers to ensure secrecy of communications. GEORGE WASHINGTON Conspirator under oath abounds in the history of every nation. GEORGE WASHINGTON as grand master mobilized the free mason of the colonies at the outbreak of the American war of independence.
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