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.
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Secret Intelligence Service