Intrepid

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Intrepid was the wartime codename of Sir William Stephenson, the Canadian spymaster who played a key role in Allied intelligence operations during World War II.

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instanceOf wartime codename
aliasOf William Stephenson
surface form: William Samuel Stephenson
associatedWith Allied propaganda operations in the Western Hemisphere
British Security Coordination
Secret Intelligence Service
surface form: MI6
basedIn New York City during World War II
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship Canada
describedIn A Man Called Intrepid
fieldOfWork counterintelligence
covert operations
espionage
hasEthnicOrigin Canadian of Icelandic descent
hasGender male
hasReputation key figure in Allied intelligence victory in World War II
hasRole intelligence coordinator
influenced development of postwar Western intelligence cooperation
notableFor Allied intelligence operations during World War II
coordinating intelligence sharing between the UK and USA
early signals intelligence and code-related work
influence on creation of the Office of Strategic Services
liaison between British and American intelligence
organizing espionage networks in North America
supporting U.S. entry into World War II through intelligence and propaganda
notableWork coordination of British Security Coordination (BSC)
occupation spymaster
refersTo William Stephenson
surface form: Sir William Stephenson
usedBy Allied intelligence services
British intelligence
usedDuring 1939–1945

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