The Security Branch
13 The Security Branch was created as a fully fledged structure in 1947 or 1948. It was organised in sections. These sections were subject to changes at various times. The following is based on a mid-1980s organogram.
a Section A: information collection
b Section B seems to have collected information on non-mainline groups such as the Detainees Parents Support Committee, SA Council on Sport, etc (by 1992 Section A dealt with 'Revolutionary/Radical' groups; while Section B dealt with 'Reactionary Groups');
c Section C: an operative unit responsible for anti-terrorism activities.
d Section D dealt with state property, border posts, airports, etc.
e Section E dealt with detainees;
f Section F covered inter-departmental committees, library, research (By 1992 E is earmarked legal advisers);
g Section G was responsible for intelligence (G1), Strategic Communication (G2) and Counter-Espionage (G3). (By 1992 G was responsible for 'interdepartmental linkages' and included links/secondments to Venda, Bophutatswana, Swaziland);
h Section H was Secret Funds (by 1992 Secret Funds fell under Group K and Group H had become Constitutional Services and connected into returning exiles and releases);
i Section J connected to the SSSRC and the JMCs; by 1992 it had become the Trewits section;
j Section K was the Inspectorate (by 1992 Special Account);
k Section L was the database or information centre;
l Section M was Namibia (by 1992 the Technical Division);
m Section N was the Technical Division (by 1992 the Administrative section);
n Section O was Training.