British Secret Intelligence Service

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Secret_Intelligence_Service

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	intelligence officer
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:SIS
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:MI6
gptkbp:annualReport	published by Intelligence and Security Committee
gptkbp:budget	classified
gptkbp:buildingType	gptkb:SIS_Building,_Vauxhall_Cross
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Richard_Moore
gptkbp:emblem	Secret Intelligence Service crest
gptkbp:established	1909
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Secret Intelligence Service
gptkbp:inPopularCulture	gptkb:James_Bond_series
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:United_Kingdom_government
gptkbp:legalBasis	gptkb:Intelligence_Services_Act_1994
gptkbp:motto	Semper Occultus
gptkbp:notableDirector	gptkb:Sir_John_Sawers gptkb:Sir_Stewart_Menzies gptkb:Sir_Mansfield_Smith-Cumming
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Operation_Ajax gptkb:Iran_coup_1953 counter-terrorism operations World War II operations counter-proliferation operations Cold War espionage counter-espionage operations Cambridge Five infiltration Iraq War intelligence gathering exposure by Soviet double agents post-9/11 intelligence operations support for UK foreign policy support for anti-Nazi resistance
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Mincemeat gptkb:Operation_Gold gptkb:Operation_Double_Cross
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	classified
gptkbp:oversees	gptkb:Intelligence_and_Security_Committee_of_Parliament
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:UK_Foreign,_Commonwealth_and_Development_Office
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Secret_Service_Bureau
gptkbp:primaryUse	foreign intelligence gathering
gptkbp:recruitedFrom	graduates and experienced professionals
gptkbp:regionServed	international
gptkbp:relatedOrganization	gptkb:GCHQ gptkb:MI5 gptkb:Defence_Intelligence
gptkbp:reportsTo	gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:symbol	green light
gptkbp:type	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:website	https://www.sis.gov.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Somerset_Maugham gptkb:Sir_William_Wiseman
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5