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 ### MI6 and Intelligence Community
 
-[[MI6|Secret Intelligence Service]] headquarters moved to its current location at Vauxhall Cross on the south bank of the Thames in 1994, after decades at Century House in Lambeth. During the period covered by most of this vault (1970s-1990s), MI6 operated from Century House and maintained extensive liaison relationships with the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] through a joint organization structure going back to [[World War II]]. British-American intelligence coordination during the Cold War was managed through London, including joint operations in [[Iran]] (the 1953 coup was a joint CIA-MI6 operation), [[Afghanistan]], and across the Middle East.[^2]
+[[MI6|Secret Intelligence Service]] headquarters moved to its current location at Vauxhall Cross on the south bank of the Thames in 1994, after decades at Century House in Lambeth. During the period covered by most of this vault (1970s-1990s), MI6 operated from Century House and maintained extensive liaison relationships with the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] through a joint organization structure going back to [[World War II]]. British-American intelligence coordination during the Cold War was managed through London, including joint operations in [[Iran]] (the 1953 coup was a joint CIA-MI6 operation), [[Afghanistan]], and across the [[Middle East]].[^2]
 
 [[GCHQ]], the signals intelligence agency based in Cheltenham, is overseen through the Cabinet Office in London. GCHQ and the [[NSA|National Security Agency]]'s cooperation under the [[UKUSA Agreement]] made London a hub for signals intelligence coordination. The 1984 controversy over [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s removal of trade union rights from GCHQ employees focused public attention on the agency's size and role.