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I was quite able at the insignificant work I did in MI6, but absolutely dysfunctional in my domestic life. I had no experience of fatherhood. I had no example of marital bliss or the family unit.
John le Carre

Meaning of "MI6" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES MI6 MEAN IN ENGLISH?

MI6

Secret Intelligence Service

The Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6, is the British intelligence agency which supplies the British Government with foreign intelligence. It operates under the formal direction of the Joint Intelligence Committee alongside the internal Security Service, the Government Communications Headquarters and Defence Intelligence. It is frequently referred to by the name MI6, a name used as a flag of convenience during the First World War when it was known by many names. The existence of MI6 was not officially acknowledged until 1994. In late 2010, the head of SIS delivered what he said was the first public address by a serving chief of the agency in its 101-year history. The remarks of Sir John Sawers primarily focused on the relationship between the need for secrecy and the goal of maintaining security within Britain. His remarks acknowledged the tensions caused by secrecy in an era of leaks and pressure for ever-greater disclosure. Since 1995, the SIS headquarters have been based at Vauxhall Cross on the South Bank of the River Thames.

Definition of MI6 in the English dictionary

The definition of MI6 in the dictionary is Military Intelligence, section six; a former official and present-day popular name for the intelligence and espionage agency of the British Government.

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about MI6

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2 QUOTES WITH «MI6»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word MI6.
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John le Carre
I was quite able at the insignificant work I did in MI6, but absolutely dysfunctional in my domestic life. I had no experience of fatherhood. I had no example of marital bliss or the family unit.
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Charles Cumming
I find a difference in British spy fiction and American spy fiction. In the American version, it's more militaristic, partly because the CIA has more of the military makeup. Whereas MI6 is more of a cerebral, intelligence-based, relationship-based service, i.e., all they do is recruit people to get information out of them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MI6»

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MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949
Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of espionage, the two world wars, modern British government and the conduct of international relations in the first half of the twentieth century, MI6: The History of the Secret ...
Keith Jeffery, 2010
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MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret ...
This extraordinary expos of one of the world's greatest and most secretive intelligence agencies is filled with revelations so explosive that the British government attempted to suppress its publication.
Stephen Dorril, 2002
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The Art of Betrayal: The Secret History of Mi6: Life and ...
A security correspondent for the BBC offers insight into the secret world of the agents and spies in Britain's MI6 from the early days of the Cold War, through the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall and the September 11 attacks.
Gordon Corera, 2014
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The Secret History of MI6, 1909-1949
An authorized history of the world's oldest foreign intelligence service covers MI6's alliance with the United States, its contributions to wars, and its relationship with the CIA.
Keith Jeffery, 2011
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MI6 and the Machinery of Spying: Structure and Process in ...
This book examines the structural development of the Secret Intelligence Service from its inception to the end of the Cold War.
Philip Davies, 2004
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MI6: Life and Death in the British Secret Service
Many of these accounts are based on exclusive interviews and access. From Afghanistan to the Congo, from Moscow to the back streets of London, these are the voices of those who have worked on the front line of Britain's secret wars.
Gordon Corera, 2011
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Inside British Intelligence: 100 Years of MI5 and MI6
DIV 100 years old in August 2009, this is a complete and up-to-date account of the two oldest and still the most powerful, secretive intelligence services in the world: MI5, the security service, and MI6, the secret intelligence service.
Gordon Thomas, 2013
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Secret Wars: One Hundred Years of British Intelligence ...
All told, this is the story of two agencies led by men---and women---who are enigmatic, eccentric, and controversial, and who ruthlessly control their spies.
Gordon Thomas, 2010
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Inside Britain's MI6: Military Intelligence 6
Presents Britain's Military Intelligence 6 (MI6) as newly focused against terrorist networks throughout the world.
Shaun McCormack, 2003
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MI6: The Real James Bonds 1919-1939
Presents a history of the British secret intelligence service, from its beginning in 1909 until the start of World War II.
Michael Smith, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MI6»

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Daniel Criag's James Bond would have cost MI6 24 million euro if …
But more importantly, how is James Bond still a working MI6 agent? Between he excessive gambling in Casino Royale, the carnage he created ... «Entertainment.ie, Jul 15»
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New 'Spectre' Trailer Released, And Bond Is On A Rogue Mission
When the new head of the Centre for National Security (Ralph Fiennes) challenges the relevance of MI6, Bond must covertly enlist the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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James Bond meets his old nemesis in the first full-length Spectre trailer
James Bond goes renegade in defiance of his MI6 paymasters in the forthcoming Bond film as he takes on the “author of all your pain”, ... «The Times, Jul 15»
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Move over James Bond, Sherlock's Moriarty is stealing your Spectre …
According to a short synopsis of the plot, he “questions Bond's actions and challenges the relevance of MI6″. The new trailer footage shows ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
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Is Semen Really Good For Your Skin? 6 Things You Didn't Know …
But during World War I, the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) discovered semen could also work as invisible ink. Apparently, their motto was “Every man ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Thirty Years Later, Soviet-Era MI6 Double Agent Describes Escape …
Recruited in 1974 in Copenhagen by MI6, Gordiyevsky, a KGB colonel, was an unparalleled source within the secretive Soviet state, passing ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Jul 15»
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Successes against dissident attacks may be due to hacking
“ISA 1994 s5 gives the Secretary of State the power to issue warrants authorising MI5, MI6 and GCHQ to interfere with property in quite general ... «Derry Journal, Jul 15»
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Former London home of Cold War spy with MI6 and KGB-funded bar …
The five-bedroom house in Chelsea's Upper Cheyne Row was home to British Spy Greville Wynne, and was the main rendezvous point ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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MI5 and MI6 may hack PCs in terror probes
The Government has acknowledged MI5 and MI6 may be hacking computers and phones in Northern Ireland and the Republic as part of their ... «Londonderry Today, Jul 15»
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(W)Archives: “C's List” — How the British Debated Covert Action in …
British archives contain little on covert action. The Secret Intelligence Service, (SIS, more commonly known as MI6) was only legally avowed in ... «War on the Rocks, Jul 15»

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