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- Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force website, http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/ (accessed 18 June 2010).
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website, http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/ (accessed 18 June 2010).
- Directory of Official Information, December 2009, Ministry of Justice website, http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/d/directory-of-official-information-december-2009/publication (accessed 18 June 2010).
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[history] => Establishment
Prior to the establishment of a centralised defence ministry in 1964, the Armed Forces existed separately as three distinct government departments and operated separate intelligence services.
During and following the Second World War a growing need for greater defence coordination led to the establishment of up to thirty-five other joint Service committees to co-ordinate such matters as intelligence, planning, personnel, logistics, administration and supply. To service this growing machinery the Defence Secretariat was formed within the Prime Minister’s Department in 1949. Several military officers were seconded to it to be secretaries of the various joint committees. The network of defence committees was known as the Joint Service Organisation. The Defence Secretariat and Joint Service Organisation were transferred to the Ministry of Defence when it was established in 1964.
The Directorate of Defence Intelligence was established in 1967 as an efficient way to gather, analyse and disseminate military intelligence for the army, navy and air force. The security role was recognised when the directorate was renamed the Directorate of Defence Intelligence and Security (DDIS) in 1998.1
Functions and Responsibilities
The Directorate of Defence Intelligence and Security (DDIS) was mainly concerned with foreign developments of Defence interest and the provision of intelligence and security advice to the Chief of Defence Force and the operations staff, the planners at Defence Headquarters, and the policy advisers at the Ministry of Defence.
The DDIS was responsible for:
- personnel security clearances, storage site inspections and overseeing the provision of intelligence and security services, advice and reports to Defence Headquarters, the Ministry of Defence, other government departments and overseas agencies;
- the provision of intelligence support at the strategic level for the planning and execution of Defence Force operations;
- the management of the Defence Industrial Security Programme. DDIS was responsible for personnel clearances, storage sites and overseeing accounting and handling processes for commercial companies that were required to hold Defence Force classified material.2
The DDIS was also responsible for the policy direction and administration of the Defence Mutual Assistance Programme (MAP). MAP was an integral part of New Zealand's contribution to regional security.
MAP participants were Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Cook Islands in the South Pacific, and Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Brunei in South-East Asia. Although a formal programme did not exist with Niue, MAP assistance was provided on occasions.3
Structure4
DDIS was part of the New Zealand Defence Force's Headquarters' Strategic Commitments and Intelligence Branch in Defence. The Director of DDIS was a military officer from one of the three services (army, air force, and navy). The director reported to the Assistant Chief of Operations who, in turn, reported to the Chief of Defence Force.
The Directorate consisted of a mixed military and civilian staff. The military personnel came from all three services, usually on a three-year posting. The staff was made up of intelligence analysts, managers, technology support staff and administrators.
The DDIS's organisation and structure reflected the Defence Force's operational focus and areas of primary defence interest. These areas were the South Pacific, South East Asia, North and South Asia, and those regions where the Defence Force contributed personnel to United Nations' deployments.
DDIS was not a foreign intelligence collection agency, but drew upon intelligence from a wide range of sources. It was similar to the National Assessments Bureau (formerly known as the External Assessments Bureau) in that its activities were not inherently secret, although its reports and assessments were classified. Those reports were occasionally shared with the other New Zealand intelligence agencies and overseas friends, particularly Australia.
The Directorate was represented on the National Assessments Committee, the Foreign Intelligence Requirements Committee and watch groups, and provided support to the Chief of Defence Force when attending meetings of the Officials Committee for Domestic and External Security Coordination.
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website, http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/dpmc/publications/securingoursafety/ddis.html (accessed 18 June 2010).
- ibid.
- Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force website, http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/corporate/hqnzdf/strategic-commitments-intelligence-branch/default.htm (accessed 18 June 2010).
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website, http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/dpmc/publications/securingoursafety/ddis.html (accessed 18 June 2010).
Show History
Establishment
Prior to the establishment of a centralised defence ministry in 1964, the Armed Forces existed separately as three distinct government departments and operated separate intelligence services.
During and following the Second World War a growing need for greater defence coordination led to the establishment of up to thirty-five other joint Service committees to co-ordinate such matters as intelligence, planning, personnel, logistics, administration and supply. To service this growing machinery the Defence Secretariat was formed within the Prime Minister’s Department in 1949. Several military officers were seconded to it to be secretaries of the various joint committees. The network of defence committees was known as the Joint Service Organisation. The Defence Secretariat and Joint Service Organisation were transferred to the Ministry of Defence when it was established in 1964.
The Directorate of Defence Intelligence was established in 1967 as an efficient way to gather, analyse and disseminate military intelligence for the army, navy and air force. The security role was recognised when the directorate was renamed the Directorate of Defence Intelligence and Security (DDIS) in 1998.1
Functions and Responsibilities
The Directorate of Defence Intelligence and Security (DDIS) was mainly concerned with foreign developments of Defence interest and the provision of intelligence and security advice to the Chief of Defence Force and the operations staff, the planners at Defence Headquarters, and the policy advisers at the Ministry of Defence.
The DDIS was responsible for:
- personnel security clearances, storage site inspections and overseeing the provision of intelligence and security services, advice and reports to Defence Headquarters, the Ministry of Defence, other government departments and overseas agencies;
- the provision of intelligence support at the strategic level for the planning and execution of Defence Force operations;
- the management of the Defence Industrial Security Programme. DDIS was responsible for personnel clearances, storage sites and overseeing accounting and handling processes for commercial companies that were required to hold Defence Force classified material.2
The DDIS was also responsible for the policy direction and administration of the Defence Mutual Assistance Programme (MAP). MAP was an integral part of New Zealand's contribution to regional security.
MAP participants were Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Cook Islands in the South Pacific, and Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Brunei in South-East Asia. Although a formal programme did not exist with Niue, MAP assistance was provided on occasions.3
Structure4
DDIS was part of the New Zealand Defence Force's Headquarters' Strategic Commitments and Intelligence Branch in Defence. The Director of DDIS was a military officer from one of the three services (army, air force, and navy). The director reported to the Assistant Chief of Operations who, in turn, reported to the Chief of Defence Force.
The Directorate consisted of a mixed military and civilian staff. The military personnel came from all three services, usually on a three-year posting. The staff was made up of intelligence analysts, managers, technology support staff and administrators.
The DDIS's organisation and structure reflected the Defence Force's operational focus and areas of primary defence interest. These areas were the South Pacific, South East Asia, North and South Asia, and those regions where the Defence Force contributed personnel to United Nations' deployments.
DDIS was not a foreign intelligence collection agency, but drew upon intelligence from a wide range of sources. It was similar to the National Assessments Bureau (formerly known as the External Assessments Bureau) in that its activities were not inherently secret, although its reports and assessments were classified. Those reports were occasionally shared with the other New Zealand intelligence agencies and overseas friends, particularly Australia.
The Directorate was represented on the National Assessments Committee, the Foreign Intelligence Requirements Committee and watch groups, and provided support to the Chief of Defence Force when attending meetings of the Officials Committee for Domestic and External Security Coordination.
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website, http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/dpmc/publications/securingoursafety/ddis.html (accessed 18 June 2010).
- ibid.
- Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force website, http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/corporate/hqnzdf/strategic-commitments-intelligence-branch/default.htm (accessed 18 June 2010).
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website, http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/dpmc/publications/securingoursafety/ddis.html (accessed 18 June 2010).
- Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force website, http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/ (accessed 18 June 2010).
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website, http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/ (accessed 18 June 2010).
- Directory of Official Information, December 2009, Ministry of Justice website, http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/d/directory-of-official-information-december-2009/publication (accessed 18 June 2010).
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