مركز استخبارات الشرق الأوسط و دوره أثناء الحرب العالمية الثانية (1939-1945م)‎

Abstract EN

The Second World War saw conflict and rivalry between the two combat camps (Allies - Axis) not only at the level of combat and the use of the latest weapons and modern military techniques at that time manner but also at the level of the use of propaganda and information, intelligence gathering and exploited.

There was a hidden conflict between British, German, and Italian intelligence agencies, both of them were trying to uncover their enemy plans and weapons to win the victory.

British intelligence (MI6) was distinguished in this area, and even before the war, it prepared to plant spies, gather as much intelligence as possible about Germany, Italy and neutral countries, and with the outbreak of the war, the establishment of new intelligence services to keep pace with subsequent developments.

Because of the strategic importance of the Middle East to Britain because of its geographical location and because it is a source of oil supplies, Britain was keen to protect its interests and prevent it from falling into the hands of Germans and Italians.

It established a special intelligence unit for the Middle East, called the Middle East Intelligence Center, based in Egypt.

The mission of the center was to gather intelligence on Middle Eastern countries and provide them with the British government and British military leadership in Cairo, deploy spies within the countries of the region, track down agents of the Axis powers, protect oil and many other tasks.

In coordination with other British intelligence branches, the Center provided the Allied political and military leadership with the intelligence it needed at all levels - military, political, and economic - which ultimately contributed to the victory over the Axis powers.