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1 Apr 1918	Deputy Directorate established under CAS
1 Apr 1918	Col E H Davidson OBE, MC
xx Jun 1919	Duties assumed by Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (see above)
xx Sep 1919	DCAS retitled Director of Operations and Intelligence (see above)
xx Apr 1938	Deputy Directorate of Intelligence re-established under DCAS
xx Apr 1938	Gp Capt K C Buss OBE (wef 26 Jul 1937)
xx Feb 1939	Deputy Directorate upgraded to Directorate
xx Feb 1939	A/Cdre K C Buss OBE (wef 26 Jul 1937)
19 Feb 1940	A/Cdre A R Boyle CMG, OBE, MC
xx Jan 1940	Transferred to ACAS (Operations and Intelligence)
xx May 1940	Transferred to DCAS
1 Mar 1941	Transferred to ACAS (Intelligence) and split into DoI (Security) and (Operations)
xx xxx 1957	Reformed by amalgamating Directorates of Intelligence (A) and (B)
31 Mar 1958	A/Cdre W P Sutcliffe CB, DFC
13 Nov 1959	Split into (A) and (B)

xx Sep 1919	DCAS retitled Director of Operations and Intelligence
xx xxx 1920	A/Cdre J M Steel CB, CMG, CBE
xx xxx 1924	Director of Operations and Intelligence assumed duties of DCAS
12 Apr 1926	A/Cdre C L N Newall
1 Jan 1930	Post re-appointed to the Air Council
6 Feb 1931	A/Cdre C S Burnett
1 Feb 1933	AVM E R Ludlow-Hewitt
26 Jan 1935	AVM C L Courtney
25 Jan 1937	AVM R E C Peirse
22 Apr 1938	AVM W S Douglas
xx Feb 1939	Split into Directorate of Operations and Directorate of Intelligence

22 Dec 1938	Post established within Directorate of Intelligence
22 Dec 1938	Gp Capt H E P Wigglesworth DSC
30 May 1939	Gp Capt Hon R A Cochrane CBE, AFC
xx Dec 1939	Vacant
xx Jan 1940	Gp Capt T W Elmhirst AFC
xx Mar 1941	Post transferred to Directorate of Intelligence (Operations)
xx Jun 1941	Wg Cdr J Bradbury DFC
xx Nov 1941	Gp Capt J A Easton
30 Sep 1943	Vacant
1 Oct 1943	Post transferred to ACAS (Research)
29 Nov 1943	Gp Capt E J Palmer
29 Nov 1943	Gp Capt F C de la P Beresford-Peirse
xx xxx 1946	Post abolished

Deputy Directorate of Allied Air Co-operation and Foreign Liaison

4 Jul 1940	Directorate established under ACAS (Operations and Intelligence)
4 Jul 1940	A/Cdre E H Medhurst OBE, MC
21 Oct 1940	A/Cdre A C Collier CBE
1 Mar 1941	Transferred to ACAS (Intelligence) as Directorate of Allied Air Co-operation and Foreign Liaison
1 Mar 1940	A/Cdre A R Boyle CMG, OBE, MC
1 Jun 1941	A/Cdre H G Crowe MC
8 Aug 1942	A/Cdre F Beaumont
xx Jan 1945	Post transferred to ACAS (Policy)
xx Sep 1945	A/Cdre J W F Merer
xx xxx 1946	Downgraded to Deputy Directorate
xx Oct 1945	A/Cdre W G Cheshire
xx xxx 1947	Post transferred to ACAS (Intelligence)
xx xxx 1948	Post abolished

1 Mar 1941	Established under ACAS (Intelligence) from Directorate of Intelligence
1 Mar 1941	A/Cdre A C Collier CBE
xx Jun 1941	Gp Capt D L Blackford
23 Oct 1942	A/Cdre R W Chappell MC
1 Aug 1943	A/Cdre K C Buss OBE
xx xxx 1946	Renamed Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (Organisation and Security)
xx Jan 1946	?
7 Jul 1947	Gp Capt I E Brodie OBE
xx xxx 1951	Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (Organisation and Security) abolished

Assistant Directorate of Photographic Intelligence

Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (Photographic)

xx Mar 1941	Post transferred to
3 Mar 1941	Post established under Directorate of Intelligence (Operations)
3 Mar 1941	Wg Cdr P G Stewart
xx Mar 1942	Renamed Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (Photographic)
xx Mar 1942	Gp Capt P G Stewart
xx Jun 1943	Gp Capt T M McNeil OBE
6 Jan 1945	Gp Capt D H Scott
xx xxx 1945	Post abolished

Assistant Directorate of Scientific Intelligence

Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (Science)

xx Aug 1941	Post established under ACAS (Intelligence)
xx Aug 1941	Dr R V Jones CBE
xx Nov 1941	Renamed Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (Science)
11 Jun 1947	J H Lees MA, PhD, FRAeS

Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (Security)

xx Sep 1942	Post established under Directorate of Intelligence (Security)
xx Sep 1942	Wg Cdr-Gp Capt P L Plant
xx Apr 1945	Gp Capt C Porri
28 Sep 1945	Absorbed into Directorate of Intelligence (Organisation and Security)

Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (Organisation)

xx Sep 1942	Post established under Directorate of Intelligence (Security)
xx Sep 1942	Wg Cdr R J Montgomery-Moore
4 Jan 1943	Gp Capt A J Miley OBE
19 Dec 1944	Gp Capt G R C Spencer OBE
xx Feb 1945	Vacant
28 Sep 1945	Absorbed into Directorate of Intelligence (Organisation and Security)

Directorate of Intelligence (Research)

Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (Research)

30 Sep 1943	Established under ACAS (Intelligence)
30 Sep 1943	A/Cdre J A Easton
xx xxx 1944	Vacant
1 Oct 1944	A/Cdre R E de T Vintras
1 Oct 1945	?
xx xxx 1946	Directorate downgraded to Deputy Directorate
5 May 1947	Gp Capt G M Buxton OBE
xx xxx 1948	Post abolished

Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (K)

xx Sep 1943	Post established under Directorate of Intelligence (Operations)
xx Sep 1943	Wg Cdr-Gp Capt S D Felkin MBE
xx Nov 1941	Renamed Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (Science)
xx xxx 1945	Post abolished

Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (Organisation and Security)

28 Sep 1945	Post established by amalgamating Directorates of Intelligence (Security) and (Organisation)
28 Sep 1945	Gp Capt N S Paynter CB
7 Jul 1947	Gp Capt I E Brodie OBE
xx xxx 1951?	Post abolished

Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (Technical)

1 Nov 1946	Post established under Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (Research)
1 Nov 1946	Wg Cdr C H Hartley DFC, AFC
xx xxx xxxx	Post abolished

16 Feb 1953	Established from part of Directorate of Intelligence (Operations)
16 Feb 1953	A/Cdre R C Jonas OBE
16 Aug 1954	A/Cdre R L Kippenberger CBE
xx xxx 1956	A/Cdre C S Moore OBE
31 Mar 1958	Amalgamated with Directorate of Intelligence (B)
31 Nov 1958	Re-established from part of Directorate of Intelligence
31 Mar 1958	A/Cdre W P Sutcliffe CB, DFC
17 Feb 1961	A/Cdre C D Tomalin OBE, DFC, AFC
8 Apr 1963	A/Cdre F O S Dobell CBE, MA
xx xxx 1965	Post renamed Air Commodore Intelligence (A)
xx xxx 1966	Post replaced by Air Commodore Intelligence

16 Feb 1953	Established from part of Directorate of Intelligence (Operations)
16 Feb 1953	A/Cdre G P Chamberlain CB, OBE
25 Apr 1953	A/Cdre E C Bates CBE AFC
19 Sep 1955	A/Cdre C S Moore OBE
xx xxx 1956	A/Cdre J M Freeman CBE
xx xxx 1957	Vacant
31 Mar 1958	Amalgamated with Directorate of Intelligence (A)
31 Nov 1958	Re-established from part of Directorate of Intelligence
31 Nov 1958	A/Cdre P Burnett DSO, DFC
2 Jan 1961	A/Cdre J R Whelan DSO, DFC*
3 Feb 1964	A/Cdre J M N Pike CB, DSO, DFC
1 Dec 1964	A/Cdre J AC Aiken
xx xxx 1965	Post renamed Air Commodore Intelligence (B)
xx xxx 1966	Post replaced by Air Commodore Intelligence

Air Commodore (Intelligence) Defence Intelligence Staff

xx xxx 1966	Post established by amalgamating Air Commodore Intelligence (A) and (B)
xx xxx 1966	A/Cdre J AC Aiken
15 Dec 1967	A/Cdre C D North-Lewis DSO, DFC*
xx xxx 1970	Post transferred to Defence Intelligence Staff
7 Dec 1970	A/Cdre J L Mitchell MVO, DFC, AFC
xx xxx 1972?	Post transferred to CAS
13 Oct 1973	A/Cdre M J E Swiney OBE
9 Aug 1974	A/Cdre D L Attlee MVO
30 Aug 1975	A/Cdre H A Caillard
xx xxx 1979	Transferred to ACAS (Operations)
15 Sep 1979	A/Cdre R G Ashford CBE, LLB
30 Apr 1983	A/Cdre B Higgs CBE
xx Jan 1985	Post absorbed into Defence Intelligence Staff

22 Dec 1938	Post established within Directorate of Intelligence
22 Dec 1938	Gp Capt R V Goddard
16 Sep 1939	Gp Capt R W Chappell MC
xx Aug 1940	Gp Capt F F Inglis
xx Mar 1941	Post transferred to Directorate of Intelligence (Operations)
24 Mar 1942	Gp Capt G W P Grant
20 Sep 1943	Gp Capt R H Humphreys MBE
12 Jun 1944	Gp Capt J A Field AFC
16 Jun 1945	Gp Capt W D Blackwood DFC
28 Jul 1947	Gp Capt J M D Ker
xx xxx 19?	Post abolished

18 Sep 1939	Post established within Directorate of Intelligence
18 Sep 1939	Gp Capt P R C Groves CB, CMG, DSO (Hon A/Cdre)
xx Mar 1940	Post abolished
xx Jan 1941	Post re-established under DCAS
xx Jan 1941	Wg Cdr J Bradbury DFC
xx Jun 1941	Gp Capt L F Blandy CB, DSO
xx Jan 1942	Gp Capt C S Cadell
9 Apr 1943	Gp Capt I J Fitch
1 Oct 1943	Post transferred to ACAS (Research)
9 Oct 1943	Gp Capt F C Daubney
xx xxx 1945	Post abolished

xx Apr 1940	Post created from Map Branch
xx Apr 1940	Lt Col J C T Willis RE, (GSO2-GSO1)
xx Apr 1942	Post abolished

1 Mar 1941	Established under ACAS (Intelligence) from Directorate of Intelligence
1 Mar 1941	A/Cdre L G S Payne MC, AFC
21 Mar 1942	Gp Capt F F Inglis
2 Nov 1942	Gp Capt-A/Cdre L F Pendred MBE, DFC
8 Jan 1944	A/Cdre G W P Grant
1 Oct 1945	A/Cdre R E de T Vintras
9 Dec 1946	A/Cdre J G Hawtrey CBE
5 Dec 1948	A/Cdre A J Rankin OBE, AFC
15 Apr 1951	A/Cdre H A Constantine CB, CBE, DSO
15 Aug 1952	A/Cdre R C Jonas OBE
16 Feb 1953	Split into Directorates of Intelligence (A) and (B)