Air Force Directorate of Intelligence, GHQ, Brisbane

AIR FORCE DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE
GHQ BRISBANE
DURING WW2

visits since 3 December 2000

The Air Force Directorate of Intelligence ran the Brisbane Air Force War Room. It was located in General Douglas MacArthur's General Headquarters for the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) in the AMP Building in Queen Street, Brisbane.

The Air Force Directorate of Intelligence obtained the latest information from the combat areas on the strength, locations and movements of Japanese land, sea and air forces. In addition they received intelligence to indicate the enemy's possible intentions.

A large map of the Pacific theatre of war from China to Hawaii was positioned on the floor with a raised platform with seating for the various commanders and top ranking staff officers from GHQ, the Air Force, Navy and the Australian Land Forces to attend the daily briefings that were held each day at noon.

Signal Intelligence Units in Australia during WW2

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REFERENCE BOOKS

Kenney, George C., "General Kenney Reports - A Personal History of the Pacific War", Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1949.