British Information Services
British government propaganda organization
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British Information Services (BIS) was an overt propaganda organization[1] that was part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the government of the United Kingdom.[2]
BIS was initially formed in 1941 as an organization to promote British interests in the United States.[3] It was later expanded to operate in countries around the world,[3][4] eventually expanding to have a presence in around 40 countries,[5] attached to British embassies.[6]
The U.S. operations of BIS had a headquarters in Washington, D.C., with offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco.[7] The New York office had a budget of £240,786 in 1949.[7]
“The British Library of Information in New York: A Tool of British Foreign Policy, 1919-1942.” outlines the library's early history. [8]
See also
- British Security Co-ordination, a British black propaganda operation founded in 1940
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