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alsoKnownAs
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Intrepid organization
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collaboratedWith
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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collaboratedWith
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Office of Strategic Services
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collaboratedWith
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United States Intelligence Community
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surface form:
United States intelligence agencies
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conflict
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World War II
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countryOfOrigin
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United Kingdom
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dissolved
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1945
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establishedBy
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UK government
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surface form:
United Kingdom government
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hasActivity
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black propaganda
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hasActivity
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censorship coordination
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hasActivity
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codebreaking support
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hasActivity
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psychological warfare
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hasActivity
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security liaison
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hasMainTask
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counter-espionage
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hasMainTask
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covert operations
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hasMainTask
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influencing American public opinion
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hasMainTask
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intelligence gathering
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hasMainTask
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liaison with United States intelligence
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hasMainTask
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propaganda operations
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hasMainTask
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securing support for the Allied war effort
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headquartersLocation
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New York City
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headquartersLocation
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Rockefeller Center
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historicalPeriod
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1940s
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inception
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1940
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instanceOf
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World War II organization
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instanceOf
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covert organization
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instanceOf
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intelligence organization
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leader
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William Stephenson
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leaderTitle
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Director
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locationOfFormation
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New York City
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notableCommander
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William Stephenson
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notableFor
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coordinating British intelligence in the Western Hemisphere
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notableFor
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influencing creation of the OSS
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operatedIn
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Canada
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operatedIn
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North America
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operatedIn
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United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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operatedUnderJurisdiction
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United Kingdom
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parentOrganization
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Secret Intelligence Service
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surface form:
British Secret Intelligence Service
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parentOrganization
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Secret Intelligence Service
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surface form:
MI6
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partOf
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British intelligence
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surface form:
British intelligence community
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regionServed
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Western Hemisphere
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shortName
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BSC
self-linksurface differs
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usedCoverName
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BPCO
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usedCoverName
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British Passport Control Office
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usedMethod
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covert propaganda
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usedMethod
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media placement operations
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usedMethod
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political influence operations
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