• History of SIS
• The Bethell Letter
• SIS or MI6 What's in a name?
• Were there any other MIs?
• SIS Headquarters Buildings
• SIS and GCHQ
• Archive and Records Policy
• SIS Centenary 1909-2009

INTRODUCTION

SIS's history has attracted a great deal of attention over the years. Popular images of derring do, the fascination with secrecy and the Service's clandestine work on matters of national importance have contributed towards an appetite for information on SIS's past. But in order to protect its personnel and preserve the secrecy of its operations the truth about SIS's past has largely remained unwritten.

To mark the centenary of the Service in 2009, the Foreign Secretary has agreed to the preparation of a volume of SIS history covering 1909 to the early Cold War. Professor Keith Jeffery of Queen's University Belfast has been appointed as the author and publication is planned for 2010.