In 1972 the operations of the MRF were brought under more centralised control and a higher standard of training achieved by establishing a Special Reconnaissance Unit (SRU) of 130 all ranks under direct command of HQNI. It really does have everything you'd expect of the fictional spy-fast car evasive driving, specialised weapons, lethal unarmed combat, superbly skilled burglars trained and employed by her Majesty's armed forces, high-tech bugs and surveillance systems-but all for real.

Attached to the briefing was a statement, which had been passed to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs. Their presence with the SRU went undetected until the Robert Fisk article in "The Times" on 19 March. PREM 16/154: Defensive Brief D - Meeting between the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach, 5 April 1974 "Army Plain Clothes Patrols in Northern Ireland" " (PDF).The Det was set up in 1973 after it was decided to establish a dedicated force of highly-trained plain-clothes surveillance operatives for Northern Ireland operations. No help was offered to stabilise them after the trauma of blood, booze and brutality across the water.

At first we thought it was a drugs lab, and for six weeks we painstakingly developed the intelligence picture. Members become experts at using pistols (usually browning high powers or Walter PPKs), sub machine guns such as HK MP5ks, carbines ( HK53) and assault rifles ( G3KA4). The book is superbly written on every level and the author delivers a genuinely gripping account of a training programme of such intensity that one wonders how anyone manages to complete it, followed by vivid insights into actual operations in Ulster during the Troubles. General Support (GS) Intelligence Sections evaluate and assess our adversaries activities in the medium to long term. Cloth "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.Somewhere in the world, there will always be an OPTI using their language and/or technical analysis skills to uncover the enemy's next move. The SRU operates in Northern Ireland at present under the cover name "Northern Ireland Training and Advisory Teams (Northern Ireland)" – NITAT(NI) – ostensibly the equivalent of genuine NITAT teams in UKLF and BAOR. Full zip with two zip pockets, available in a wide variety of Regiments Please use drop down boxes to select size, colour and regiment. Blazer with Regimental Embroidered Badge available in a wide variety of Regiments, Chest sizes are available in Regular from 22" to 52" however there is also the option to choose a Long fit which is 1 inch longer in the arms and the length which is only available in Black and Navy, that is available in sizes 34" to 48". The unit conducted undercover surveillance operations against suspected members of Irish republican and loyalist paramilitary groups.

The SRU operates in Northern Ireland at present under the cover name "Northern Ireland Training and Advisory Teams (Northern Ireland)" - NITAT(NI) - ostensibly the equivalent of genuine NITAT teams in UKLF ( UK Land Forces) and BAOR ( British Army of the Rhine). GALLERY FOR THIS REGIMENT 14 Intelligence Company(14 INT 'THE DET') Rugby Shirt Please use drop down boxes to select size and colour. GALLERY FOR THIS REGIMENT 14 Intelligence Company(14 INT 'THE DET') Sweatshirt Please use drop down boxes to select size and colour. GALLERY FOR THIS REGIMENT 14 Intelligence Company(14 INT 'THE DET') Tee Shirts Please use drop down boxes to select size and colour. The training emphasis is on building core Operational Intelligence (OPINT) skills and an understanding of actual and potential theatres of operation.For small and chest patches the text will be circa 6cm and large patches circa 15cm, so the badge would reduce in size accordingly.