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Allegorical sketch of Mary, Queen of Scots, Cat ref: SP52/13/60
Allegorical sketch of Mary, Queen of Scots, Cat ref: SP52/13/60
 
   

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There are a number of other organisations that have been involved in intelligence related activities.

Special Operations Executive (SOE) whose role during the Second World War was to promote sabotage and subversion in enemy occupied territory and to establish a nucleus of trained men and women tasked with assisting indigenous resistance groups.

The Permanent Under-Secretary's Department (PUSD) of the Foreign Office responsible for liaison with the Agencies and the Information Research Department (IRD) of the Foreign Office tasked with the production and dissemination of anti-communist propaganda during the Cold War.

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Intelligence Records in The National Archives

The National Archives has published a research guide that describes records of intelligence sections of the service departments and some central government departments which are available for consultation at The National Archives.

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