Military Intelligence and Security Service Netherlands
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Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (MIVD) is the Military Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands
. It was formerly known as the Militaire Inlichtingendienst (MID).
. This service later (after WW II) became the LAMID (Army Intelligence Service). In 1986 the Dutch government
started a reform of all (navy, army and airforce) military intelligence and security services. The MID (Military Intelligence Service) was formed. In 1989/1990 the existing branches (navy/army/airforce and general intelligence) of the MID were fused to make the service stronger. After that reform one, robust military intelligence service, renamed 2002 into Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), emerged, fitted for all challenges the 21st century expectedly presents.
, and (2) an Oversight Committee appointed by the same.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It was formerly known as the Militaire Inlichtingendienst (MID).
History
The forerunner of all intelligence services in the Netherlands was the GS III, which was created shortly before World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. This service later (after WW II) became the LAMID (Army Intelligence Service). In 1986 the Dutch government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
started a reform of all (navy, army and airforce) military intelligence and security services. The MID (Military Intelligence Service) was formed. In 1989/1990 the existing branches (navy/army/airforce and general intelligence) of the MID were fused to make the service stronger. After that reform one, robust military intelligence service, renamed 2002 into Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), emerged, fitted for all challenges the 21st century expectedly presents.
Mission
- Collecting information on potential and military forces in other countries.
- Collecting information on areas where Dutch troops may be stationed (for example on peace keeping missions).
- Investigating problems involving officers of the Dutch army.
- Collecting information to prevent any harm to the army.
- Counter-terrorism and Counter-espionage
- Other military subjects as determined by the government.
Oversight and accountability
The Dutch minister of defence is politically responsible for the MIVD. Oversight is provided by (1) the Committee for the Intelligence and Security Services, comprising the leaders of all but one (The Socialist Party (SP) does not want to be part of this committee) political parties represented in the Second Chamber of the Estates-GeneralStates-General of the Netherlands
The States-General of the Netherlands is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The parliament meets in at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The archaic Dutch word "staten" originally related to the feudal classes in which medieval...
, and (2) an Oversight Committee appointed by the same.