Military Intelligence, Section 6

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Military Intelligence, Section 6 (MI6) is the United Kingdom’s foreign intelligence service responsible for gathering and analyzing overseas intelligence to support national security and government policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foreign intelligence service
government agency
intelligence agency
abbreviation SIS
alsoKnownAs UK foreign intelligence service
budgetType classified
collaboratesWith allied foreign intelligence services
commonName British Secret Service NERFINISHED
controlledBy United Kingdom government NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
employerType civil service
employs analysts
covert human intelligence sources
intelligence officers
focusArea foreign policy support
national security
formedAs Secret Service Bureau (Home Section)
surface form: Secret Service Bureau
headquartersAddress 85 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London
headquartersBuilding SIS Building
headquartersLocation London, England
surface form: London
jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom
languageOfWork English
legalBasis Intelligence Services Act 1994
notableFor covert operations outside the United Kingdom
human intelligence operations abroad
officialName Secret Intelligence Service NERFINISHED
operationalScope global
overseesArea foreign intelligence
oversight Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament NERFINISHED
Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office
surface form: Investigatory Powers Commissioner
parentAgency Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
partOf British intelligence
surface form: United Kingdom intelligence community
predecessor Secret Service Bureau (Home Section)
surface form: Secret Service Bureau
primaryMission support United Kingdom government policy
support United Kingdom national security
primaryRole analyzing overseas intelligence
gathering overseas intelligence
reportsTo Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
surface form: United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
responsibility counter-proliferation intelligence
counter-terrorism intelligence abroad
support to United Kingdom diplomatic efforts
support to United Kingdom military operations overseas
securityClassification highly classified
shortName MI6 NERFINISHED
symbolizes United Kingdom external intelligence capability
worksAlongside Defence Intelligence (United Kingdom)
surface form: Defence Intelligence

Government Communications Headquarters NERFINISHED
Security Service NERFINISHED

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SIS alsoKnownAs Military Intelligence, Section 6
subject surface form: Secret Intelligence Service
Secret Intelligence Service hasAlias Military Intelligence, Section 6