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The SIS Building, also called the MI6 Building, at Vauxhall Cross houses the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), also known as Military Intelligence, Section 6 (), the United Kingdom's foreign intelligence agency.
54 Broadway, SIS headquarters from 1924 until 1964. After the war, resources were significantly reduced but during the 1920s, SIS established a close operational relationship with the diplomatic service. In August 1919, Cumming created the new passport control department, providing diplomatic cover for agents abroad.
On Wednesday 20 September 2000, the Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) carried out an attack on MI6's SIS Building headquarters in Vauxhall, Lambeth, London.A Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank rocket, fired 300 metres (330 yards) away from MI6 headquarters, struck the building on the south side of the eighth floor, causing superficial damage.
The Single Intelligence Account (SIA) is the funding vehicle for the three main security and intelligence agencies: the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6), [44] Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) [45] and the Security Service (MI5). [46] Spending on the SIA was £3.6 billion in financial year 2022/23. [47]
The SIS Building, headquarters of MI6, in London, United Kingdom The George Bush Center for Intelligence, headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency, in Langley, United States The Ministry of State Security in Beijing, China The headquarters of the Foreign Intelligence Service in Moscow, Russia The headquarters of the Directorate-General for External Security in Paris, France
The Special Investigation Section (SIS), unofficially nicknamed the "Death Squad", is the tactical detective and surveillance unit of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). It is organized under the Robbery–Homicide Division (RHD), a division of the Detective Bureau, itself under the Office of Special Operations. [ 1 ]
The SIS is based in Wellington, with branches in Auckland and Christchurch. It has close to 300 full-time staff. [25] The Director-General of the SIS reports to the minister of New Zealand Security Intelligence Service. [26] Independent oversight of its activities is provided by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security. [27]
The building serves as MI6 headquarters after a terrorist attack on the SIS Building in Skyfall. [10] The GOGGS central circular courtyard and King Charles Street outside were used as the start of a London streetrace in Fast & Furious 6. [11]