MI6
Americannoun
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of MI6
M(ilitary) I(ntelligence, Section) 6
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Sir Alex Younger, who was chief of the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, from 2014-2020, tells the BBC that while the transatlantic alliance is not going to go back to the way it was, it isn't broken.
From BBC
Back in 1981, the production team on “For Your Eyes Only,” the 12th film in the Bond franchise, trekked up the mountains to shoot a chase scene that was unhinged even for an MI6 agent who had recently traveled on a mission to outer space with Dr. Holly Goodhead.
Like many cases involving MI5 and MI6, this one takes place partly in secret to allow the government to use evidence it deems too sensitive to disclose publicly, or to al-Libi and his lawyers.
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Three Cliffs Bay on the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, acted as the hidden retreat for MI6's head of technical in the show, Basil Karapetian.
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His work at MI5 and MI6 went on to inspire a further 25 books with many of them, including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Little Drummer Girl, adapted for screen.
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