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- It was constituted in its present form in 1912 by Commander (later Sir) Mansfield Cumming as part of Britain’s attempt to coordinate intelligence activities prior to the outbreak of World War I. In the 1930s and ’40s it was considered the most effective intelligence service in the world.
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From 1909 and through the war the Service had a variety of names including the 'Foreign Intelligence Service', the 'Secret Service', 'MI1(c)', the 'Special Intelligence Service' and...
The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 (Military Intelligence, Section 6), is the foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligence on foreign nationals in support of its Five Eyes partners. SIS is one of the British intelligence ...
Oct 25, 2024 · MI6, formally the Secret Intelligence Service, British government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and appropriate dissemination of foreign intelligence. It has existed in various forms since the establishment of a secret service in 1569 by Sir Francis Walsingham.
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Sep 21, 2010 · The History traces the story of the Secret Intelligence Service from its founding under the leadership of Mansfield Cumming, before the First World War, through to the beginning of the Cold...
ABOUT US. Founded in 1909, SIS (or MI6) exists to protect the UK’s people, economy and interests from overseas threats. We help other countries with whom we share values of democracy,...
MI6 has its origins in the Secret Service Bureau, founded in 1909 to control the UK’s intelligence activities. Originally split into naval and army sections, these branches rapidly came to focus on overseas and domestic security respectively.
We are SIS – the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service - also known as MI6. Our people work secretly around the world to make the UK safer and more prosperous. For over 100 years SIS has ensured...
