SIS

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SIS is the commonly used abbreviation for the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign intelligence agency often referred to as MI6.

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SIS canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
intelligence agency
abbreviation SIS
alsoKnownAs MI6
Military Intelligence, Section 6
budgetType classified
buildingType purpose‑built headquarters
country United Kingdom
employer British intelligence officers
established 1909
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England

Vauxhall Cross, London
jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom
language English
legalBasis Intelligence Services Act 1994
motto Semper Occultus
notableFor espionage during the Cold War
human intelligence operations
role in World War II intelligence
operatesIn Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East
originalName Secret Service Bureau
oversight Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Investigatory Powers Commissioner
ownedBy Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
parentAgency Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
partOf UK intelligence community
predecessor Secret Service Bureau
refersTo Secret Intelligence Service
Secret Intelligence Service
regionServed worldwide
reportsTo UK Foreign Secretary
role counter‑proliferation
counter‑terrorism
covert operations
foreign intelligence collection
support to UK foreign policy
sector national security
website https://www.sis.gov.uk/
worksWith Defence Intelligence
Government Communications Headquarters
Security Service

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Secret Intelligence Service abbreviation SIS
subject linked to: SIS