Commonwealth Security Services Explained

The Commonwealth Security Service (CSS) was an arm of the earlier forms of the Commonwealth Police of Australia.

It operated in the 1930s and 1940s, and was amalgamated with the Commonwealth Investigation Branch, to form the Commonwealth Investigation Service (CIS) in 1946.^{[1] [2]} It was involved in monitoring events and organisations considered problematic by the government of the time,^{[3] [4]} including strikes 1948 Queensland railway strike

See also

• Commonwealth Police

Notes and References

1. https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/intelligence-and-security/history-australian-intelligence-and-security#security-intelligence History of Australian intelligence and security
2. News: Security Services . . Western Australia . 30 May 1950 . 11 January 2020 . 5 . Trove .
3. News: Reds regain papers . . South Australia . 9 December 1950 . 11 January 2020 . 54 . Trove .
4. News: LOOSE TALK . . New South Wales, Australia . 20 November 1942 . 11 January 2020 . 5 . Trove .