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<big>''FOUNDING DOCUMENT – PARLIAMENT OF BRETONIA''</big>
  
  
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[SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE]
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=Provenance=
  
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[FOUNDING DOCUMENT – PARLIAMENT OF BRETONIA]
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After the reformation of the BIS (an act of the Queen, the reasons of which remains classified), the [[BAF]] was authorized by the Parliament of [[Bretonia]] to explore the possibility of a smaller intelligence agency which would require less funding so that the government could focus funds towards the military and shoring up stockpiles of strategic resources, now that the route to [[Liberty]] had been partially cut through for obtaining resources. The BAF created an agency which borrowed trusted officers from the Armed Forces as well as trusted outsiders who would primarily rely on their own influence and resources as the intelligence-collection equivalent of a “force-multiplier” to compensate for the smaller agency and its lower funding than its predecessor.
  
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Once Parliament received the proposal for the creation of such an agency from the [[Bretonia Armed Forces (player faction)|BAF|]], it amended that the agency would fall under the purview of the Foreign Office while conveniently leaving out who exactly within the Foreign Office was responsible for the agency’s day to day administration and execution of its long term goals. This allowed the agency to retain almost complete independence while also reserving the resources of the Foreign Office to use for the creation of cover identities and falsified travel and diplomatic documents which would assist independent agent operations in setting up assets in foreign houses or uncontrolled space. Through the Chamber of Commerce of the Foriegn Office, their resources were also used to set up shell corporations inside and outside of Bretonia. The agency had just enough government funding that it would remain dependent (and thus loyal) to the Crown, but also relying on the wealth, influence and resources of its independent agents and shell corporations, it achieved the economic freedom to pursue their own projects without the interference of government red tape bureaucracy. In practice, the agency would report only to the Queen and the Prime Minister. This agency was henceforth known as the Secret Intelligence Service, SIS.
  
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'''[PROVENANCE]'''
 
  
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After the reformation of the BIS (an act of the Queen, the reasons of which remains classified), the [[BAF]] was authorized by the Parliament of [[Bretonia]] to explore the possibility of a smaller intelligence agency which would require less funding so that the government could focus funds towards the military and shoring up stockpiles of strategic resources, now that the route to [[Liberty]] had been partially cut through for obtaining resources. The BAF created an agency which borrowed trusted officers from the Armed Forces as well as trusted outsiders who would primarily rely on their own influence and resources as the intelligence-collection equivalent of a “force-multiplier” to compensate for the smaller agency and its lower funding than its predecessor.
 
  
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Once Parliament received the proposal for the creation of such an agency from the [[Bretonia Armed Forces (player faction)|BAF|]], it amended that the agency would fall under the purview of the Foreign Office while conveniently leaving out who exactly within the Foreign Office was responsible for the agency’s day to day administration and execution of its long term goals. This allowed the agency to retain almost complete independence while also reserving the resources of the Foreign Office to use for the creation of cover identities and falsified travel and diplomatic documents which would assist independent agent operations in setting up assets in foreign houses or uncontrolled space. Through the Chamber of Commerce of the Foriegn Office, their resources were also used to set up shell corporations inside and outside of Bretonia. The agency had just enough government funding that it would remain dependent (and thus loyal) to the Crown, but also relying on the wealth, influence and resources of its independent agents and shell corporations, it achieved the economic freedom to pursue their own projects without the interference of government red tape bureaucracy. In practice, the agency would report only to the Queen and the Prime Minister. This agency was henceforth known as the Secret Intelligence Service, SIS.
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[[File:SIS Signature 1.png|600px|center|alt text]]
  
  
  
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'''[NOTABLE OPERATIONS & FACTS]'''
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=Notable Operations & Facts=
  
  
 
Since the founding of SIS exactly 1 year ago (May, 824/201 A.S.), the SIS has participated in several notable operations including both intelligence victories and failures.
 
Since the founding of SIS exactly 1 year ago (May, 824/201 A.S.), the SIS has participated in several notable operations including both intelligence victories and failures.
  
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1. Perhaps the most well-known operation. Around August 824, [SIS] made contact with the Tears of Izanagi, later known as the Kijima Clan of the [[Blood Dragons]] (BD|). A deal was worked out to begin a shell corporation within Kusari which would funnel funds for the Blood Dragon movement. In the meantime, the Izanagi/Blood Dragons were given 500 million credits worth of equipment to initiate their terror movement. For 1-2 months, virtually all trade and base resupplying operations were stopped as a reign of terror spread throughout [[Kusari]]. Since then the Izanagi have evolved into the Kijima Clan which proceeded to tone down their terrorist activities, primarily targeting Samura operations only and letting most civilians go. As Normalcy returned to Kusari, the Blood Dragons regained some public support, however discrete. This operation suggests that SIS continues to view the previous Republic of Kusari and current Reformed Kusari Empire as a [[Gallic]] puppet state, regardless of what the reality is. In either case, their continued claims over the [[Tau]] territories means Bretonia and Kusari will remain in a state of geopolitical competition, otherwise known as a Cold War. A recent action includes a joint operation with the BAF| Merchant Navy to supply the Blood Dragons with thousands of military vehicles so as to help the Blood Dragons in their fight to capture [[Planet Tomioka]].
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'''1.''' Perhaps the most well-known operation. Around August 824, [SIS] made contact with the Tears of Izanagi, later known as the Kijima Clan of the [[Blood Dragons]] (BD|). A deal was worked out to begin a shell corporation within Kusari which would funnel funds for the Blood Dragon movement. In the meantime, the Izanagi/Blood Dragons were given 500 million credits worth of equipment to initiate their terror movement. For 1-2 months, virtually all trade and base resupplying operations were stopped as a reign of terror spread throughout [[Kusari]]. Since then the Izanagi have evolved into the Kijima Clan which proceeded to tone down their terrorist activities, primarily targeting Samura operations only and letting most civilians go. As Normalcy returned to Kusari, the Blood Dragons regained some public support, however discrete. This operation suggests that SIS continues to view the previous Republic of Kusari and current Reformed Kusari Empire as a [[Gallic]] puppet state, regardless of what the reality is. In either case, their continued claims over the [[Tau]] territories means Bretonia and Kusari will remain in a state of geopolitical competition, otherwise known as a Cold War. A recent action includes a joint operation with the BAF| Merchant Navy to supply the Blood Dragons with thousands of military vehicles so as to help the Blood Dragons in their fight to capture [[Planet Tomioka]].
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* '''References:''' [https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=151808&pid=1916732#pid1916732 1], [https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=160077 2], [https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=150606&pid=1992187#pid1992187 3]
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'''2.''' SIS developed relations with the [[Order]] which helped us grab suspicions that Enma Loyola was infected. After the Order published intelligence that Sapphire Raven and Enma Loyola may be infected, she was asked to come to the University of [[Cambridge]] for testing but never showed up. This later led to suspicions upon the [[Core]] when she was asked to lead the Omicron state, but her departure from Core seems to suggest the possibility that the Core found out and neutralized all infected threats. Nevertheless, this created the background from which the SIS was able to pursue improved relations with the Order in order to utilize their network of allies for intelligence collection, amongst other activities.
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* '''References:''' [https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=150606&pid=1907139#pid1907139 4], please note that other evidence is with the user Victor Steiner and the University Of Cambridge accounts.
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'''3.''' SIS organized the ceasefire with the [[Coalition]] on behalf of Bretonia. Although still in the works, several months of no fire between Bretonia and the Coalition has allowed Bretonia some breathing room to focus on the war in Gallia. This later on developed into a strategy to become allied with the allies of the Coalition so as to put pressure on the Red Hessians to arrange a ceasefire with them as well. This would secure shipping to and from Rheinland and Bretonia from all threats, save the [[Corsairs]]. By doing so, Bretonia, which no longer has a stable/safe supply line from Liberty, would not have to worry about the supply lines from [[Rheinland]] and thus gain further breathing room for her war against Gallia. Part of the reason why relations with the Order were pursued were to further influence the [[Red Hessians]] into a ceasefire.
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* '''References:''' [https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=157384 5]
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'''4.''' There is evidence that the SIS supplied the National Council of [[Malta]] with intelligence pertinent to their national security.
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*'''References:''' [https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=153492&highlight=corsica 6]
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'''5.''' Although relations with foreign intelligence agencies such as the Buro, 404 and the [[Liberty Security Force (player faction)|=LSF=]] were pursued, most of this was met with disinterest and possibly suspicion. In light of this, SIS heavily pursues relations with unlawful organization in foreign houses (as seen with the Blood Dragons and more recently, the [[Lane Hackers]]) in order to use their local expertise to gain further intelligence on the other Houses in Kusari. A notable exception is Rheinland, which the Bretonian War Cabinet does not allow the SIS to spy upon. In return, the [[Buro Der Marineintelligenz (player faction)|Buro]] and the Government of Rheinland has agreed not to send spies to Bretonia under any circumstances either, unless without the permission of the other government. This is primarily because the Bretonian War Cabinet needs to maintain good relations with the Rheinlandic government as it represents Bretonia’s last relatively safe supply line.
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* '''References:''' Just ask anyone in the Bretonian War Cabinet or the Rheinland Government/Buro.
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'''6.''' During late October 824, the SIS got caught attempting to spy upon the Lane Hackers due to a faulty intelligence asset. As a result, this led to Lane Hacker retaliation inside Bretonia but the general avoidance of interaction with the Lane Hackers have since led to the Lane Hacker refocusing their piracy and terror operations towards Liberty. This thaw over the past 6-7 months has allowed relations to be re-established with the Lane Hackers to some degree.
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* '''References:''' [https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=153492&highlight=corsica 7], [https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=160595 8]
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'''7.''' Like the Blood Dragons, SIS had also funded the Apostatas organization which is attempting to turn the Corsair Empire from a pirate-state into a lawful, trade-oriented state run by the concept of the Rule of Law. This funding however has not yielded any results as of yet.
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* '''References:''' [https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=160595 9]
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'''8.''' Recently, SIS has been able to codify their activities into Bretonian law with the launch of the Official Secrets Act legislation. Before this, SIS did break some Bretonian laws from to time to time in order to further national interests abroad. As a result, while SIS has been able to develop good relations with the BAF|, the SIS always tip-toed around the [[BPA]]) as it was feared that if SIS’s operations were revealed to them, members of the organization would be prosecuted. Thanks to the Official Secrets Act, relations with the BPA) have improved significantly and intelligence is being shared.
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* '''References:''' [https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=160544 10]
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[[File:SIS Signature 2.png|700px|center|alt text]]
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=General Information=
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'''FACTION NAME:'''
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* Secret Intelligence Service or SIS
  
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References: 1, 2, 3
 
  
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2. SIS developed relations with the [[Order]] which helped us grab suspicions that Enma Loyola was infected. After the Order published intelligence that Sapphire Raven and Enma Loyola may be infected, she was asked to come to the University of [[Cambridge]] for testing but never showed up. This later led to suspicions upon the [[Core]] when she was asked to lead the Omicron state, but her departure from Core seems to suggest the possibility that the Core found out and neutralized all infected threats. Nevertheless, this created the background from which the SIS was able to pursue improved relations with the Order in order to utilize their network of allies for intelligence collection, amongst other activities.
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'''FACTION TAG & NAMING CONVENTION:'''
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* [SIS]-Codename/Callsign, or [SIS]-Firstname.Lastname, or [SIS]-Fakename
  
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References: 4, please note that other evidence is with the user Victor Steiner and the University Of Cambridge accounts.
 
  
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3. SIS organized the ceasefire with the [[Coalition]] on behalf of Bretonia. Although still in the works, several months of no fire between Bretonia and the Coalition has allowed Bretonia some breathing room to focus on the war in Gallia. This later on developed into a strategy to become allied with the allies of the Coalition so as to put pressure on the Red Hessians to arrange a ceasefire with them as well. This would secure shipping to and from Rheinland and Bretonia from all threats, save the [[Corsairs]]. By doing so, Bretonia, which no longer has a stable/safe supply line from Liberty, would not have to worry about the supply lines from [[Rheinland]] and thus gain further breathing room for her war against Gallia. Part of the reason why relations with the Order were pursued were to further influence the [[Red Hessians]] into a ceasefire.
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'''ID & IFF''':
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* [[Bretonian Intelligence Service ID|BIS ID]] & BIS IFF
  
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References: 5
 
  
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4. There is evidence that the SIS supplied the National Council of [[Malta]] with intelligence pertinent to their national security.
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'''SHIP-LINE & EQUIPMENT:'''
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* Any Civilian, Borderworlds, Bretonian and Liberty Lawful ship-line (as per Lend-Lease Agreement) and as per ID restrictions. Ships outside of these ship-lines may be accommodated with permission from the top. Cruisers are not permitted under any circumstances, if we need heavy firepower, we'll ask the BAF| for assistance.
  
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References: 6
 
  
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5. Although relations with foreign intelligence agencies such as the Buro, 404 and the [[Liberty Security Force (player faction)|=LSF=]] were pursued, most of this was met with disinterest and possibly suspicion. In light of this, SIS heavily pursues relations with unlawful organization in foreign houses (as seen with the Blood Dragons and more recently, the [[Lane Hackers]]) in order to use their local expertise to gain further intelligence on the other Houses in Kusari. A notable exception is Rheinland, which the Bretonian War Cabinet does not allow the SIS to spy upon. In return, the [[Buro Der Marineintelligenz (player faction)|Buro]] and the Government of Rheinland has agreed not to send spies to Bretonia under any circumstances either, unless without the permission of the other government. This is primarily because the Bretonian War Cabinet needs to maintain good relations with the Rheinlandic government as it represents Bretonia’s last relatively safe supply line.
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'''ZONE OF INFLUENCE & OPERATIONS:'''
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* ZOI is Bretonia & neighbouring systems, ZOE is everywhere in Sirius (with few logical exceptions e.g. [[Alaska]], [[Thuringia]] & [[Tohoku]])
  
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References: Just ask anyone in the Bretonian War Cabinet or the Rheinland Government/Buro.
 
  
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6. During late October 824, the SIS got caught attempting to spy upon the Lane Hackers due to a faulty intelligence asset. As a result, this led to Lane Hacker retaliation inside Bretonia but the general avoidance of interaction with the Lane Hackers have since led to the Lane Hacker refocusing their piracy and terror operations towards Liberty. This thaw over the past 6-7 months has allowed relations to be re-established with the Lane Hackers to some degree.
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'''RECRUITMENT & MESSAGE DUMP:'''
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* - [[https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=150613 ACCESS RECRUITMENT OFFICE]]
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* - [[https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=150606 ACCESS INTELLIGENCE DATABASE]]
  
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References: 7, 8
 
  
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7. Like the Blood Dragons, SIS had also funded the Apostatas organization which is attempting to turn the Corsair Empire from a pirate-state into a lawful, trade-oriented state run by the concept of the Rule of Law. This funding however has not yielded any results as of yet.
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=SIS Hierarchy=
  
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References: 9
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'''DIRECTORS:'''
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* Harry Weber (Director, 1st in Command), Adrienne Perry (Chief of Staff, 2nd in Command) . They are entrusted with the long term goals of the organization and developing a viable intelligence collection strategy.
  
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8. Recently, SIS has been able to codify their activities into Bretonian law with the launch of the Official Secrets Act legislation. Before this, SIS did break some Bretonian laws from to time to time in order to further national interests abroad. As a result, while SIS has been able to develop good relations with the BAF|, the SIS always tip-toed around the [[BPA]]) as it was feared that if SIS’s operations were revealed to them, members of the organization would be prosecuted. Thanks to the Official Secrets Act, relations with the BPA) have improved significantly and intelligence is being shared.
 
  
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References: 10
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'''INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS:'''
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* Generally taken from the BAF, usually Bretonian citizens these high potential individuals are sought out, vigorously trained in espionage, leadership and other relevant skills and qualifications. They are in charge of developing the overall intelligence network of SIS, recruiting intelligence assets/agents in foreign space, working on their own projects and working on projects handed to them from the top. To an extent, they are also expected to analyse the intelligence they collect with the help of Defence Intelligence Staff. Intelligence officers are commonly called 'spooks' by the uniformed branches, usually because they operate without being seen.
  
  
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'''INTELLIGENCE ASSETS/SOURCE AGENTS:'''
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* Locals or other individuals selected for their potential in espionage, to spy for SIS. They are not official members of SIS, but in general they do work for the SIS officer who recruited and trained them. They have a chance to become officers themselves, with few exceptions (e.g. [[Outcasts]] due to their dependence on [[Cardamine]]).
  
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'''[GENERAL INFORMATION]'''
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* You do not need to become an intelligence asset first in order to become an officer, they are more like different roles. Furthermore, Intelligence Assets are NOT members are [SIS], they are spies who are paid to work for us. Examples include individuals who are our allies. Intelligence assets do not carry the [SIS] tag, the BIS ID nor IFF.
  
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[FACTION NAME]: Secret Intelligence Service or SIS
 
  
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[FACTION TAG & NAMING CONVENTION]: [SIS]-Codename/Callsign, or [SIS]-Firstname.Lastname, or [SIS]-Fakename
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=Roster=
  
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[ID & IFF]: BIS ID & BIS IFF
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* @Victor Steiner - Mr. James Skirka, Lt. Cmdr. (Ret.) Victor Steiner & Mr. Harry Weber, 1st in Command)
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* @Kaze - Founder of SIS & Agent Boudica
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* @Havok- Mr. Mason Hunt - Drake
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* @Stolt. - Mrs.Adrienne Perry, 2nd in Command
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* @Byron - Ms. Chelsea Jenkins
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* @The Redcoat - MIA, presumed dead
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* @JonasHudson - Mr. Jonas Hudson
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* @Capt. Henry Morgan - Ms. Sarah Mountbatten
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* @Alpha.Wolf - Ms. Hanna Wyghtham
  
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[SHIP-LINE & EQUIPMENT]: Any Civilian, Borderworlds, Bretonian and Liberty Lawful ship-line (as per Lend-Lease Agreement) and as per ID restrictions. Ships outside of these ship-lines may be accommodated with permission from the top. Cruisers are not permitted under any circumstances, if we need heavy firepower, we'll ask the BAF| for assistance.
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=External Relations=
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{{FD | [[Bretonia Armed Forces]] | +0.9}}
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{{FD | [[Bretonia Police Authority]] | +0.9}}
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{{FD | [[Borderworld Exports]] | +0.9}}
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{{FD | [[Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing]] | +0.9}}
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{{FD | [[Bretonia Mining and Fabrication (player faction)|Bretonia Mining & Fabrication]] | +0.9}}
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{{FD | [[Liberty Navy]] | +0.6}}
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{{FD | Liberty Corperations | +0.6}}
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{{FD | [[The Council]] | +0.6}}
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{{FD | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] | +0.6}}
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{{FD | [[Blood Dragons]] | +0.6}}
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{{FD | [[Crayter Republic]] | +0.6}}
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{{FD | Forlon Hope | +0.6}}
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{{FD | [[Golden Chrysanthemums]] | +0.6}}
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{{FD | [[Gateway Shipping]] | +0.6}}
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{{FD | Natio Octaverium | +0.6}}
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{{FD | [[Planetform]] | +0.3}}
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{{FD | [[Independent Miners Guild]] | +0.0}}
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{{FD | [[Rheinland Military]] | +0.0}}
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{{FD | [[Outcasts]] | +0.0}}
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{{FD | [[Zoners]] | +0.0}}
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{{Faction Diplomacy/end}}
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| {{Faction Diplomacy/begin}}
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{{FD | Rheinland Corperations | +0.0}}
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{{FD | Kusari Corperations | +0.0}}
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{{FD | [[The Core]] | +0.0}}
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{{FD | [[Coalition]] | +0.0}}
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{{FD | [[Marinenachrichtendienst]] | +0.0}}
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{{FD | Everone else not mentioned | +0.0}}
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{{FD | [[Liberty Security Force]] | -0.4}}
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{{FD | [[Kempeitai]] | -0.4}}
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{{FD | [[Kusari Naval Forces]] | -0.4}}
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{{FD | [[Kusari State Police]] | -0.4}}
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{{FD | [[The Order]] | -0.5}}
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{{FD | [[Red Hessians]] | -0.6}}
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{{FD | [[Lane Hackers]] | -0.6}}
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{{FD | [[Xenos]] | -0.8}}
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{{FD | [[Mollys]] | -0.9}}
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{{FD | [[Gaians]] | -0.9}}
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{{FD | [[Corsairs]] | -0.9}}
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{{FD | [[Gallic Royal Police]] | -1}}
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{{FD | [[Gallic Royal Navy]] | -1}}
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{{FD | [[Nomads]] | -1}}
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{{Faction Diplomacy/end}}
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|}
  
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[ZONE OF INFLUENCE & OPERATIONS]: ZOI is Bretonia & neighbouring systems, ZOE is everywhere in Sirius (with few logical exceptions e.g. [[Alaska]] & [[Tohoku]])
 
  
 
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[[Category: Bretonia]]

Latest revision as of 08:50, 7 March 2019

This is a player faction. For the affiliated NPC faction, see Bretonian Intelligence Service


Secret Intelligence Service
SIS Logo.png
Origin Flag-bretonia.png Bretonia
Alignment Lawful
Profile
Date of founding May, 824/201 A.S. A.S.
Founder(s) unknown
Current leader(s) Director Harry Weber, 1st in Command.
Base of operations Fort Winchester
Secondary Base Battleship Harlow
Identification
Primary ID Secret Intelligence Service ID
IFF Bretonian Intelligence Service
Primary role
Collecting intelligence and engaging in activities for the security of the Kingdom of Bretonia
Table of contents

FOUNDING DOCUMENT – PARLIAMENT OF BRETONIA


Provenance

After the reformation of the BIS (an act of the Queen, the reasons of which remains classified), the BAF was authorized by the Parliament of Bretonia to explore the possibility of a smaller intelligence agency which would require less funding so that the government could focus funds towards the military and shoring up stockpiles of strategic resources, now that the route to Liberty had been partially cut through for obtaining resources. The BAF created an agency which borrowed trusted officers from the Armed Forces as well as trusted outsiders who would primarily rely on their own influence and resources as the intelligence-collection equivalent of a “force-multiplier” to compensate for the smaller agency and its lower funding than its predecessor.

Once Parliament received the proposal for the creation of such an agency from the BAF|, it amended that the agency would fall under the purview of the Foreign Office while conveniently leaving out who exactly within the Foreign Office was responsible for the agency’s day to day administration and execution of its long term goals. This allowed the agency to retain almost complete independence while also reserving the resources of the Foreign Office to use for the creation of cover identities and falsified travel and diplomatic documents which would assist independent agent operations in setting up assets in foreign houses or uncontrolled space. Through the Chamber of Commerce of the Foriegn Office, their resources were also used to set up shell corporations inside and outside of Bretonia. The agency had just enough government funding that it would remain dependent (and thus loyal) to the Crown, but also relying on the wealth, influence and resources of its independent agents and shell corporations, it achieved the economic freedom to pursue their own projects without the interference of government red tape bureaucracy. In practice, the agency would report only to the Queen and the Prime Minister. This agency was henceforth known as the Secret Intelligence Service, SIS.


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Notable Operations & Facts

Since the founding of SIS exactly 1 year ago (May, 824/201 A.S.), the SIS has participated in several notable operations including both intelligence victories and failures.

1. Perhaps the most well-known operation. Around August 824, [SIS] made contact with the Tears of Izanagi, later known as the Kijima Clan of the Blood Dragons (BD|). A deal was worked out to begin a shell corporation within Kusari which would funnel funds for the Blood Dragon movement. In the meantime, the Izanagi/Blood Dragons were given 500 million credits worth of equipment to initiate their terror movement. For 1-2 months, virtually all trade and base resupplying operations were stopped as a reign of terror spread throughout Kusari. Since then the Izanagi have evolved into the Kijima Clan which proceeded to tone down their terrorist activities, primarily targeting Samura operations only and letting most civilians go. As Normalcy returned to Kusari, the Blood Dragons regained some public support, however discrete. This operation suggests that SIS continues to view the previous Republic of Kusari and current Reformed Kusari Empire as a Gallic puppet state, regardless of what the reality is. In either case, their continued claims over the Tau territories means Bretonia and Kusari will remain in a state of geopolitical competition, otherwise known as a Cold War. A recent action includes a joint operation with the BAF| Merchant Navy to supply the Blood Dragons with thousands of military vehicles so as to help the Blood Dragons in their fight to capture Planet Tomioka.

  • References: 1, 2, 3


2. SIS developed relations with the Order which helped us grab suspicions that Enma Loyola was infected. After the Order published intelligence that Sapphire Raven and Enma Loyola may be infected, she was asked to come to the University of Cambridge for testing but never showed up. This later led to suspicions upon the Core when she was asked to lead the Omicron state, but her departure from Core seems to suggest the possibility that the Core found out and neutralized all infected threats. Nevertheless, this created the background from which the SIS was able to pursue improved relations with the Order in order to utilize their network of allies for intelligence collection, amongst other activities.

  • References: 4, please note that other evidence is with the user Victor Steiner and the University Of Cambridge accounts.


3. SIS organized the ceasefire with the Coalition on behalf of Bretonia. Although still in the works, several months of no fire between Bretonia and the Coalition has allowed Bretonia some breathing room to focus on the war in Gallia. This later on developed into a strategy to become allied with the allies of the Coalition so as to put pressure on the Red Hessians to arrange a ceasefire with them as well. This would secure shipping to and from Rheinland and Bretonia from all threats, save the Corsairs. By doing so, Bretonia, which no longer has a stable/safe supply line from Liberty, would not have to worry about the supply lines from Rheinland and thus gain further breathing room for her war against Gallia. Part of the reason why relations with the Order were pursued were to further influence the Red Hessians into a ceasefire.

  • References: 5


4. There is evidence that the SIS supplied the National Council of Malta with intelligence pertinent to their national security.

  • References: 6


5. Although relations with foreign intelligence agencies such as the Buro, 404 and the =LSF= were pursued, most of this was met with disinterest and possibly suspicion. In light of this, SIS heavily pursues relations with unlawful organization in foreign houses (as seen with the Blood Dragons and more recently, the Lane Hackers) in order to use their local expertise to gain further intelligence on the other Houses in Kusari. A notable exception is Rheinland, which the Bretonian War Cabinet does not allow the SIS to spy upon. In return, the Buro and the Government of Rheinland has agreed not to send spies to Bretonia under any circumstances either, unless without the permission of the other government. This is primarily because the Bretonian War Cabinet needs to maintain good relations with the Rheinlandic government as it represents Bretonia’s last relatively safe supply line.

  • References: Just ask anyone in the Bretonian War Cabinet or the Rheinland Government/Buro.


6. During late October 824, the SIS got caught attempting to spy upon the Lane Hackers due to a faulty intelligence asset. As a result, this led to Lane Hacker retaliation inside Bretonia but the general avoidance of interaction with the Lane Hackers have since led to the Lane Hacker refocusing their piracy and terror operations towards Liberty. This thaw over the past 6-7 months has allowed relations to be re-established with the Lane Hackers to some degree.

  • References: 7, 8


7. Like the Blood Dragons, SIS had also funded the Apostatas organization which is attempting to turn the Corsair Empire from a pirate-state into a lawful, trade-oriented state run by the concept of the Rule of Law. This funding however has not yielded any results as of yet.

  • References: 9


8. Recently, SIS has been able to codify their activities into Bretonian law with the launch of the Official Secrets Act legislation. Before this, SIS did break some Bretonian laws from to time to time in order to further national interests abroad. As a result, while SIS has been able to develop good relations with the BAF|, the SIS always tip-toed around the BPA) as it was feared that if SIS’s operations were revealed to them, members of the organization would be prosecuted. Thanks to the Official Secrets Act, relations with the BPA) have improved significantly and intelligence is being shared.

  • References: 10


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General Information

FACTION NAME:

  • Secret Intelligence Service or SIS


FACTION TAG & NAMING CONVENTION:

  • [SIS]-Codename/Callsign, or [SIS]-Firstname.Lastname, or [SIS]-Fakename


ID & IFF:


SHIP-LINE & EQUIPMENT:

  • Any Civilian, Borderworlds, Bretonian and Liberty Lawful ship-line (as per Lend-Lease Agreement) and as per ID restrictions. Ships outside of these ship-lines may be accommodated with permission from the top. Cruisers are not permitted under any circumstances, if we need heavy firepower, we'll ask the BAF| for assistance.


ZONE OF INFLUENCE & OPERATIONS:

  • ZOI is Bretonia & neighbouring systems, ZOE is everywhere in Sirius (with few logical exceptions e.g. Alaska, Thuringia & Tohoku)


RECRUITMENT & MESSAGE DUMP:


SIS Hierarchy

DIRECTORS:

  • Harry Weber (Director, 1st in Command), Adrienne Perry (Chief of Staff, 2nd in Command) . They are entrusted with the long term goals of the organization and developing a viable intelligence collection strategy.


INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS:

  • Generally taken from the BAF, usually Bretonian citizens these high potential individuals are sought out, vigorously trained in espionage, leadership and other relevant skills and qualifications. They are in charge of developing the overall intelligence network of SIS, recruiting intelligence assets/agents in foreign space, working on their own projects and working on projects handed to them from the top. To an extent, they are also expected to analyse the intelligence they collect with the help of Defence Intelligence Staff. Intelligence officers are commonly called 'spooks' by the uniformed branches, usually because they operate without being seen.


INTELLIGENCE ASSETS/SOURCE AGENTS:

  • Locals or other individuals selected for their potential in espionage, to spy for SIS. They are not official members of SIS, but in general they do work for the SIS officer who recruited and trained them. They have a chance to become officers themselves, with few exceptions (e.g. Outcasts due to their dependence on Cardamine).
  • You do not need to become an intelligence asset first in order to become an officer, they are more like different roles. Furthermore, Intelligence Assets are NOT members are [SIS], they are spies who are paid to work for us. Examples include individuals who are our allies. Intelligence assets do not carry the [SIS] tag, the BIS ID nor IFF.


Roster

  • @Victor Steiner - Mr. James Skirka, Lt. Cmdr. (Ret.) Victor Steiner & Mr. Harry Weber, 1st in Command)
  • @Kaze - Founder of SIS & Agent Boudica
  • @Havok- Mr. Mason Hunt - Drake
  • @Stolt. - Mrs.Adrienne Perry, 2nd in Command
  • @Byron - Ms. Chelsea Jenkins
  • @The Redcoat - MIA, presumed dead
  • @JonasHudson - Mr. Jonas Hudson
  • @Capt. Henry Morgan - Ms. Sarah Mountbatten
  • @Alpha.Wolf - Ms. Hanna Wyghtham

External Relations

Faction Relationship
Bretonia Armed Forces
Allied
Bretonia Police Authority
Allied
Borderworld Exports
Allied
Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing
Allied
Bretonia Mining & Fabrication
Allied
Liberty Navy
Friendly
Liberty Corperations
Friendly
The Council
Friendly
Bounty Hunters Guild
Friendly
Blood Dragons
Friendly
Crayter Republic
Friendly
Forlon Hope
Friendly
Golden Chrysanthemums
Friendly
Gateway Shipping
Friendly
Natio Octaverium
Friendly
Planetform
Neutral
Independent Miners Guild
Neutral
Rheinland Military
Neutral
Outcasts
Neutral
Zoners
Neutral
Faction Relationship
Rheinland Corperations
Neutral
Kusari Corperations
Neutral
The Core
Neutral
Coalition
Neutral
Marinenachrichtendienst
Neutral
Everone else not mentioned
Neutral
Liberty Security Force
Unfriendly
Kempeitai
Unfriendly
Kusari Naval Forces
Unfriendly
Kusari State Police
Unfriendly
The Order
Unfriendly
Red Hessians
Unfriendly
Lane Hackers
Unfriendly
Xenos
Hostile
Mollys
At War
Gaians
At War
Corsairs
At War
Gallic Royal Police
At War
Gallic Royal Navy
At War
Nomads
At War
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