2007-02-23 08:15:13 · 5 answers · asked by DaveyMcB 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I know MI6 is the foreign division but I think they still operate partially in the UK...
2007-02-23 08:31:51 · update #1
MI5 or The Security Service comes under the control of the Home office i.e. UK operations, or Operations on UK soil.
MI6 or Secret Inteligence Service (SIS) comes under the control of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Obviously both have offices in the UK.
These days the person which would have more clout would be a SOCA (Serious Orginised Crime Agency) officer as MI5 and MI6 would report to them.
But I would guess that an MI5 officer would hold more clout under the terms of the Security Services Act
2007-02-23 14:20:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
SIS agency as now known has the two sides of it, home security was MI5, work abroad was carried out by MI6, 6 actually has more clout because of clandestine groups within. A dept within 5 are weapons specialist and support the police at times, these are your UK based top guns.
2007-02-23 08:31:09 · answer #2 · answered by camshy0078 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't fully remember the details now... but wasn't MI5 for internal stuff on UK soil, and MI6 for the external dirty work on foreign soil.
They probably use expertise from both sections now in UK though.
If i had to say "Freeze FBI" as they do in the movies... but for one of our secret agencies,... I think I'd choose.. "MI5" as it has a better ring to it.
2007-02-23 08:20:10 · answer #3 · answered by Narky 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
neither... they are blunt instruments of the state
2007-02-25 11:01:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, probably someone from the CIA.
2007-02-23 08:46:31 · answer #5 · answered by quarterback 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋