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The '''British Security Coordination''' was authorized by [[Winston Churchill]] in 1940 as a highly secret organization in New York to supervise the activities of the British intellignece service -- [[MI5]], [[Special Operations Executive]], the Secret Intelligence Service ([[MI6]]), & the [[Political Warfare Executive]] -- in the Western hemisphere.  Headed by the Canadian industrialist Sir [[William Stephenson]], its first tasks were to promote British interest in the [[United States]], counter Nazi propaganda, & protect the Arctic convoys from enemy sabotage.  Despite clashing with the U.S. [[FBI]], the BSC soon went on to develop a vast intelligence network.
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'''British Security Coordination''' was authorized by [[Winston Churchill]] in 1940 as a highly secret organization in New York to supervise the activities of the British intellignece service -- [[MI5]], [[Special Operations Executive]], the Secret Intelligence Service ([[MI6]]), & the [[Political Warfare Executive]] -- in the Western hemisphere.  Headed by the Canadian industrialist Sir [[William Stephenson]], its first tasks were to promote British interests in the [[United States]], counter Nazi propaganda, and protect Arctic convoys from enemy sabotage.  Despite clashing with the U.S. [[FBI]], the BSC soon went on to develop a vast intelligence network.
    
[[Category:Espionage]]
 
[[Category:Espionage]]
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