British Security Coordination
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British Security Coordination was a covert British intelligence organization based in New York during World War II that coordinated espionage, propaganda, and security operations across the Western Hemisphere.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British intelligence agency
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covert intelligence organization → |
| activeDuring |
World War II
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| alsoKnownAs |
BSC
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British Security Co-ordination → |
| basedIn |
New York City
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| continent |
North America
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| coordinatedWith |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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MI6 → Office of Strategic Services → Special Operations Executive → United States intelligence agencies → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| dissolved |
after the end of World War II
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| employer |
William Stephenson
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| endTime |
1945
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| fieldOfWork |
counterintelligence
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foreign intelligence → psychological warfare → |
| headquartersLocation |
New York City
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| locatedIn |
Rockefeller Center
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| mainActivity |
counter-espionage
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espionage → political influence operations → propaganda → security coordination → |
| notableCommander |
William Stephenson
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| notableWork |
influence on creation of the Office of Strategic Services
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intelligence operations against German agents in the Americas → propaganda campaigns in U.S. media → |
| objective |
build American support for entering World War II
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coordinate intelligence with U.S. agencies → counter Axis influence in the Americas → protect British and Allied shipping → |
| operatedIn |
United States
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Western Hemisphere → |
| operationalScope |
Western Hemisphere
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| parentOrganization |
British government
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British intelligence community → |
| partOf |
British war effort
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| startTime |
1940
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| usedMethod |
black propaganda
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cable censorship → codebreaking support → covert influence → press manipulation → white propaganda → wireless interception → |
Referenced by (7)
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Hydra radio station
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British Security Coordination
("British Security Co-ordination")
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Intrepid
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William Stephenson
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Camp X
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A Man Called Intrepid
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