Secret Intelligence Service
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The Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6, is the United Kingdom’s foreign intelligence agency responsible for gathering and analyzing overseas information to support national security and government policy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom public body
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government agency ⓘ intelligence agency ⓘ |
| commonName |
Secret Intelligence Service
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MI6
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| coordinatesWith |
Five Eyes alliance
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surface form:
Five Eyes partners
NATO intelligence structures ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employs |
analysts
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covert agents ⓘ intelligence officers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
counter-proliferation
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counter-terrorism ⓘ cyber security-related intelligence ⓘ |
| governedBy | Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament oversight ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Military Intelligence, Section 6 ⓘ |
| hasMissionStatement | to protect the United Kingdom’s people, economy and interests by gathering intelligence overseas ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Semper Occultus ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.sis.gov.uk ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
SIS Building, Vauxhall Cross ⓘ |
| inception | 1909 ⓘ |
| isPubliclyKnownSince | 1994 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Intelligence Services Act 1994 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | England ⓘ |
| nativeName | Secret Intelligence Service self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cold War espionage activities
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intelligence operations during the First World War ⓘ intelligence operations during the Second World War ⓘ |
| officialAbbreviation | SIS ⓘ |
| operatesInJurisdiction |
UK government
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surface form:
United Kingdom government
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| parentOrganization | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ |
| partOf |
British intelligence
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surface form:
United Kingdom intelligence community
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| precededBy |
Secret Intelligence Service
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Secret Service Bureau
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| reportsTo |
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
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surface form:
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
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| responsibleFor |
covert operations abroad
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foreign intelligence ⓘ overseas espionage ⓘ supporting United Kingdom foreign policy ⓘ supporting United Kingdom national security ⓘ |
| sector |
defence
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foreign affairs ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| uses |
covert surveillance
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human intelligence ⓘ signals intelligence (via partners) ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Defence Intelligence (United Kingdom)
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surface form:
Defence Intelligence
Government Communications Headquarters ⓘ Security Service ⓘ |
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