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Force Research Unit (FRU) is alleged to be a name used by a covert military intelligence unit established by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in the Intelligence Corps of the British Army based at Templer Barracks, Ashford in Kent. The FRU is alleged to have been formed between 1980 and 1981 replacing an existing unit as an agent handling capability, the previous existing unit until 1980 had links to the Ballykinler Barracks where recruits from the Army Cadet Force were trained in intelligence gathering from younger family members of possible IRA sympathisers, these cadets were recruited across Britain and placed with handlers, these cadets were all under 18 yrs of age, one of the first was cadet Fsr Powell. The FRU is claimed to have been based at the Intelligence Corps centre at Th

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  • Force Research Unit (FRU) is alleged to be a name used by a covert military intelligence unit established by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in the Intelligence Corps of the British Army based at Templer Barracks, Ashford in Kent. The FRU is alleged to have been formed between 1980 and 1981 replacing an existing unit as an agent handling capability, the previous existing unit until 1980 had links to the Ballykinler Barracks where recruits from the Army Cadet Force were trained in intelligence gathering from younger family members of possible IRA sympathisers, these cadets were recruited across Britain and placed with handlers, these cadets were all under 18 yrs of age, one of the first was cadet Fsr Powell. The FRU is claimed to have been based at the Intelligence Corps centre at Th
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  • Force Research Unit (FRU) is alleged to be a name used by a covert military intelligence unit established by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in the Intelligence Corps of the British Army based at Templer Barracks, Ashford in Kent. The FRU is alleged to have been formed between 1980 and 1981 replacing an existing unit as an agent handling capability, the previous existing unit until 1980 had links to the Ballykinler Barracks where recruits from the Army Cadet Force were trained in intelligence gathering from younger family members of possible IRA sympathisers, these cadets were recruited across Britain and placed with handlers, these cadets were all under 18 yrs of age, one of the first was cadet Fsr Powell. The FRU is claimed to have been based at the Intelligence Corps centre at Thiepval Barracks, Northern Ireland from where its members recruited and handled agents. Because this unit was an Intelligence Corps-sponsored unit, all FRU personnel were trained at a Top Secret intelligence facility in Templer Barracks, Ashford called Specialised Intelligence Wing (SIW)[citation needed] (often wrongly called the Special Intelligence Wing). The Specialist Intelligence Wing was part of the School of Service Intelligence within Templer Barracks and was commanded by an Intelligence Corps Lieutenant-Colonel. The Senior Instructor was always an Intelligence Corps officer but Directing Staff (DS) were drawn from a variety of army units, including Special Forces. The unit was simply referred to as "The Manor" by soldiers because the unit was based within Repton Manor, a grade 2 listed building. Repton Manor also contained the Photographic Section run by RAF personnel. There were additional pre-fabricated buildings at the rear of the manor house used by SIW's L Branch who had the responsibility of re-settling and protecting former high-value Irish informers and agents throughout the UK and overseas. Much FRU training took place nearby at the Cinque Ports Ranges in Hythe and Lydd (Northern Ireland Training and Advisory Team) and at Overhill Camp, Cheriton, Folkestone (an Intelligence Corps sub unit). The barn & stables behind Repton Manor were used to keep surveillance adapted cars and vans which were used by soldiers for surveillance tasks.[citation needed] The FRU and its members are alleged to been engaged in a policy of collusion with loyalist paramilitaries during the 1980s and 1990s, and to have contributed to the assassinations of at least 14 Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland between 1987-1991 along with the deaths of two senior members of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA).
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