Secret Intelligence Service

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United Kingdom public body government agency intelligence agency

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.

Aliases (6)

MI6 ×24
British Secret Intelligence Service ×3
British Secret Service ×3
Secret Service Bureau ×2
Circus (fictional British intelligence service) ×1
Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Kingdom public body → government agency → intelligence agency →
commonName	MI6 →
coordinatesWith	Five Eyes partners → NATO intelligence structures →
country	United Kingdom →
employs	analysts → covert agents → intelligence officers →
fieldOfWork	counter-proliferation → 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 → SIS Building, Vauxhall Cross →
inception	1909 →
isPubliclyKnownSince	1994 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalBasis	Intelligence Services Act 1994 →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	England →
nativeName	Secret Intelligence Service →
notableWork	Cold War espionage activities → intelligence operations during the First World War → intelligence operations during the Second World War →
officialAbbreviation	SIS →
operatesInJurisdiction	United Kingdom government →
parentOrganization	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office →
partOf	United Kingdom intelligence community →
precededBy	Secret Service Bureau →
reportsTo	Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom →
responsibleFor	covert operations abroad → foreign intelligence → overseas espionage → supporting United Kingdom foreign policy → supporting United Kingdom national security →
sector	defence → foreign affairs → national security →
uses	covert surveillance → human intelligence → signals intelligence (via partners) →
worksWith	Defence Intelligence → Government Communications Headquarters → Security Service →

Referenced by (46)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Casino Royale ("MI6") → Diamonds Are Forever ("MI6") → On Her Majesty's Secret Service ("MI6") → Smiley’s People ("Circus (fictional British intelligence service)") → Spyfall ("MI6") → You Only Live Twice ("MI6") →	featuresOrganization
George Smiley ("British Secret Intelligence Service") → James Bond ("MI6") → John le Carré ("MI6") → Lorraine Broughton ("British Secret Intelligence Service") → Q (James Bond) ("MI6") →	employer
James Bond ("British Secret Service") → Lorraine Broughton ("MI6") → Q (James Bond) ("British Secret Service") →	affiliation
Casino Royale → Goldfinger ("MI6") → The Spy Who Came in from the Cold ("MI6") →	protagonistAffiliation
Defence Intelligence (United Kingdom) → Security Service (MI5) ("Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)") →	cooperatesWith
British intelligence → British intelligence ("MI6") →	hasComponent
Anglo-American intelligence cooperation → Anglo-American intelligence cooperation ("MI6") →	includesOrganization
British Security Coordination ("British Secret Intelligence Service") → British Security Coordination ("MI6") →	parentOrganization
MI6 → SIS →	refersTo
SIS Building, Vauxhall Cross → SIS Building, Vauxhall Cross ("MI6") →	servesAsHeadquartersOf
Government Communications Headquarters → Intelligence Corps →	worksWith
Secret Intelligence Service ("MI6") →	alsoKnownAs
Intrepid ("MI6") →	associatedWith
SIS Building, Vauxhall Cross →	client
Secret Intelligence Service ("MI6") →	commonName
British Security Coordination ("MI6") →	coordinatedWith
Moonraker ("MI6") →	employerOfProtagonist
You Only Live Twice →	featuresSpyAgency
The Man with the Golden Gun ("MI6") →	fictionalSpyOrganization
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011 film) ("MI6") →	mainOrganizationDepicted
Secret Intelligence Service →	nativeName
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ("British Secret Service") →	organizationDepicted
Live and Let Die ("MI6") →	organizationOfProtagonist
Secret Intelligence Service ("Secret Service Bureau") →	originalName
Secret Intelligence Service ("Secret Service Bureau") →	precededBy
Lorraine Broughton ("MI6") →	worksFor