BSC
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BSC is an acronym commonly referring to British Security Coordination, a covert World War II intelligence organization established by the United Kingdom in North America.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Security Coordination | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II organization
ⓘ
covert organization ⓘ intelligence organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Intrepid organization ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
ⓘ
Office of Strategic Services ⓘ United States Intelligence Community ⓘ
surface form:
United States intelligence agencies
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
|
| hasActivity |
black propaganda
ⓘ
censorship coordination ⓘ codebreaking support ⓘ psychological warfare ⓘ security liaison ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
counter-espionage
ⓘ
covert operations ⓘ influencing American public opinion ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ liaison with United States intelligence ⓘ propaganda operations ⓘ securing support for the Allied war effort ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Rockefeller Center ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| inception | 1940 ⓘ |
| leader | William Stephenson ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Director ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | New York City ⓘ |
| notableCommander | William Stephenson ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coordinating British intelligence in the Western Hemisphere
ⓘ
influencing creation of the OSS ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
North America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| operatedUnderJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Secret Intelligence Service
ⓘ
surface form:
British Secret Intelligence Service
Secret Intelligence Service ⓘ
surface form:
MI6
|
| partOf |
British intelligence
ⓘ
surface form:
British intelligence community
|
| regionServed | Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| shortName | BSC self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| usedCoverName |
BPCO
ⓘ
British Passport Control Office ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
covert propaganda
ⓘ
media placement operations ⓘ political influence operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.