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First Internal Security Department |
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Government & Society - Home Team |
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The Internal Security Department was set up in 1916 after the outbreak of the Sepoy Mutiny in Singapore on 15 Feb 1915. It was called the Criminal Intelligence Department and was headed by Victor George Savi, a member of the first batch of police cadets. The department was later renamed Criminal Intelligence, Special Branch in 1925. It changed its name to Special Branch in 1931. |
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