F Kikan
| Fujiwara Kikan | |
|---|---|
| 藤原機関 | |
F-Kikan logo found on officers' armbands | |
| Active | 1941–1942 |
| Disbanded | 16 February 1942 |
| Country | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Type | Military intelligence Command |
| Role | Clandestine operation Counterinsurgency Counterintelligence Covert operation Espionage Force protection HUMINT Intelligence assessment Internal security Interrogation Jungle warfare Law enforcement PSYWAR Public security Raiding Reconnaissance Tracking |
| Part of | Imperial General Headquarters |
| Motto(s) | 究極の誠意 ("ultimate sincereness") |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Major Iwaichi Fujiwara |
Fujiwara kikan (藤原機関, Fujiwara or Efu (F) Kikan) was a military intelligence operation established by the IGHQ in September 1941. The Unit was transferred to Bangkok at the end of that month and headed by Major Fujiwara Iwaichi, chief of intelligence of the 15th army. Its task was to contact the Indian independence movement, the overseas Chinese and the Malayan Sultans with the aim of encouraging friendship and cooperation with Japan. The unit was notable for its success in establishing cooperative ties between the Empire of Japan and the Indian independence movement, overseas Chinese and various Malay sultans.