The term Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre (CSDIC) was used for facilities in the UK, the continent (

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and

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) between 1942 and 1947, the Middle East, and South Asia. They were run by the British

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on a joint basis involving the

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and various intelligence agencies, notably

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and

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. The CSDICs on the European mainland were: * a CSDIC at

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in Belgium * the

Bad Nenndorf interrogation centre The Bad Nenndorf interrogation centre was a British Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre (CSDIC) located within the Winckler-Bath () complex and adjacent buildings, in the West German town of Bad Nenndorf, district of Schaumburg, Lowe ...

at Bad Nenndorf in Germany *CSDIC(I)-Z Section, at 49 St George's Drive, Pimlico, London *CSDIC(I)-X Section in Italy They were originally established to interrogate detainees, defectors, and prisoners of war who were known or suspected to be working for

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and Japan. After the war, suspected

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agents were also held for interrogation. The last CSDIC facility, the

, was closed down in June 1947. CSDIC(I) X and Z Sections were closed on 30 November 1945.

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* {{cite web, url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/17/secondworldwar.topstories3, title=The interrogation camp that turned prisoners into living skeletons, author=Ian Cobain, publisher=The Guardian, date=17 December 2005, accessdate=2010-02-22 Internments by the United Kingdom United Kingdom intelligence community Interrogations Admiralty during World War II

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