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Britain’s MI6 may have become known worldwide through stories of spies embarking on exciting missions in exotic locations, but the reality isn’t so glamorous. Officially called the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6 is the foreign arm of the British intelligence service and has been active all over the world since its foundation during the First World War. Today on A Day In History, we expose some of the most disturbing secrets from Britain’s legendary intelligence service. Operation Embarrass was ended in 1948. It was considered to have been a success. The attacks had almost entirely stopped the flow of refugee ships from Italy, effectively solving the illegal immigration policy for the remainder of the time of British control of Palestine. Still, the terrorist attacks inflamed tensions between Jews and Arabs that only got worse after the establishment of Israel and, of course, continue to this day. That MI6 committed such risky attacks and invented entire terrorist networks to cover for them has made people wonder what else they have done, and whether other supposed terrorist groups aren’t quite what they appear to be. 1953 Iran Coup This was far from the only time MI6 meddled in the Middle East. In 2020, the transcript of a 1985 interview with the MI6 spy Norman Darbyshire was finally published. Darbyshire had overseen British intelligence operations in Iran in the early 1950s. It had long been known that MI6 and the CIA had a hand in the 1953 Iranian Coup, but this interview gave new details that showed how deep that involvement went. In 1951, Mohammad Mosaddegh became Prime Minister of Iran. He implemented numerous social and political reforms that, in the early days of the Cold War, were viewed by the West as being a little too Communistic. The greatest controversy came when his government nationalized the oil industry, seizing control of facilities and supplies from the mostly British companies that owned them. The Iranians argued they were taking control of their country, while the British saw it as theft and a step towards Communism. The British were furious and MI6 was quickly set to work gathering intelligence on Mosaddegh’s government and planning a response. The British soon became convinced that a full-blown coup was the only way to stop Mosadesgh. They approached the Americans for help soon after, but Washington declined. Meanwhile, the British government escalated its public response to the crisis by blockading Iran with the Royal Navy and demanding the return of stolen British oil assets. #mi6 #cia #history #declassified #governmentsecrets Scriptwriter: Nathan Hewitt Video Editor & Motion Graphics: Aditya Voice-over Artist: Lain Heringman Music: DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please send an email to adayinhistory2021@ Copyright © 2021 A Day In History. All rights reserved.
