MI6
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United Kingdom intelligence agency
foreign intelligence service
government agency
intelligence agency
MI6, formally known as the Secret Intelligence Service, is the United Kingdom’s foreign intelligence agency responsible for gathering and analyzing overseas information to support national security and government policy.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Secret Service | 2 |
| MI6 (as adversary) | 1 |
| Mi6 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom intelligence agency
ⓘ
foreign intelligence service ⓘ government agency ⓘ intelligence agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SIS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colloquialName | C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | Military Intelligence, Section 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusArea |
counter-proliferation
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counter-terrorism ⓘ cyber threats ⓘ espionage ⓘ external security threats ⓘ hostile state activity ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| formedAs | Secret Service Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.sis.gov.uk ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vauxhall Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Intelligence Services Act 1994
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | UK intelligence community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Semper Occultus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Secret Intelligence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalScope | outside the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Investigatory Powers Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service ⓘ |
| predecessor | Secret Service Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
covert operations abroad
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foreign intelligence gathering ⓘ support of UK foreign policy ⓘ support of UK national security ⓘ |
| reportsTo | UK Foreign Secretary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
analysis of foreign intelligence
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collection of human intelligence abroad ⓘ covert support to UK military operations ⓘ liaison with foreign intelligence services ⓘ |
| sector |
defence and security
ⓘ
national security ⓘ |
| securityClassification | classified ⓘ |
| shortName | MI6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Defence Intelligence
NERFINISHED
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GCHQ NERFINISHED ⓘ MI5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bryan Beneventi
this entity surface form:
MI6 (as adversary)
this entity surface form:
Mi6
this entity surface form:
British Secret Service