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abbreviation
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SIS
self-linksurface differs
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alsoKnownAs
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Secret Intelligence Service
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surface form:
MI6
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alsoKnownAs
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Military Intelligence, Section 6
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budgetType
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classified
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buildingType
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purpose‑built headquarters
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country
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United Kingdom
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employer
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British intelligence officers
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established
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1909
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headquartersLocation
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London, England
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surface form:
London
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headquartersLocation
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Vauxhall Cross, London
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instanceOf
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government agency
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instanceOf
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intelligence agency
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jurisdiction
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outside the United Kingdom
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language
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English
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legalBasis
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Intelligence Services Act 1994
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motto
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Semper Occultus
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notableFor
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espionage during the Cold War
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notableFor
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human intelligence operations
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notableFor
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role in World War II intelligence
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operatesIn
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Africa
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operatesIn
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Americas
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operatesIn
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Asia
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operatesIn
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Europe
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operatesIn
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Middle East
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originalName
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Secret Intelligence Service
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surface form:
Secret Service Bureau
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oversight
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Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
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oversight
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Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office
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surface form:
Investigatory Powers Commissioner
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ownedBy
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Government of the United Kingdom
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parentAgency
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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partOf
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British intelligence
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surface form:
UK intelligence community
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predecessor
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Secret Service Bureau (Home Section)
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surface form:
Secret Service Bureau
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regionServed
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worldwide
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reportsTo
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Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
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surface form:
UK Foreign Secretary
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role
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counter‑proliferation
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role
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counter‑terrorism
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role
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covert operations
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role
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foreign intelligence collection
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role
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support to UK foreign policy
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sector
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national security
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website
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https://www.sis.gov.uk/
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worksWith
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Defence Intelligence (United Kingdom)
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surface form:
Defence Intelligence
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worksWith
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Government Communications Headquarters
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worksWith
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Security Service
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