Ministry of Defence
DBSCIO KI-Records FOI
PP34 20 Store Bldg 2/003
HMNB Portsmouth
PO1 3NH
Telephone [MOD]: +44 (0)23927 25139
Ref: FOI 2018/12327
Facsimile [MOD]:
+44 (0)23927 25257
E-mail
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Mr P Collyer
22nd October 2018
E-mail address: request-524703-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Mr Collyer
Thank you for your email of 8 October requesting the following information:
“Please could you send me information that you have on Britains "Stay Behind Army" aka
Gladio. Could you tell me the official codename it was called by and what information is held.
For Information -Operation Gladio - Full 1992 documentary BBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGHXjO8wHsA”
I have to advise that a search of the MOD archive has not identified any records on the information
you require; documentation of that age that has survived is held at the National Archives at Kew
The address is:
The National Archives,
Kew,
Richmond,
Surrey,
TW9 4DU.
Web Address:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Its catalogue
(http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/) is available on the web so you
will be able to search for files, although you will not be able to view any documents online.
If you decide to visit the National Archives you will either need to bring your Reader’s Ticket, or if
you do not possess one you will have to obtain one at the registration desk. For this you will
require some form of identification, a passport, driving licence etc. The National Archives does not
charge for reader’s tickets. Alternatively, you may consider employing a researcher to carry out the
work for you. If you do decide to do this, then the National Archives will supply you with a list of
independent researchers who will make a charge for their time. The National Archives do not carry
out research on individual members of the public’s behalf.
If you are not satisfied with this response or you wish to complain about any aspect of the handling
of your request, then you should contact me in the first instance. If informal resolution is not
possible and you are still dissatisfied then you may apply for an independent internal review by
contacting the Information Rights Compliance Team, 1st Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall,
SW1A 2HB (e-mail xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xx). Please note that any request for an internal review must
be made within 40 working days of the date on which the attempt to reach informal resolution has
come to an end.
If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the
Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.
Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your case until the MOD internal
review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of the Information
Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website, http://www.ico.gov.uk.
Yours sincerely,
DBSKI-RRFOI Team
