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 aliases:
-  - William Stephenson
+- William Stephenson
   - Sir William Stephenson
   - Intrepid
+category: "World War II & Nazi Era"
 tags:
   - Person
-  - Spy
-  - British Intelligence
+  - WW2
+  - Nazi
+  - Occult
+summary: "Sir William Stephenson (1896–1989), famously known as 'Intrepid' by Winston Churchill, was a Canadian intelligence officer who headed British Intelligence's operational arm in America, the British Security Coordination Office."
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 Sir William Stephenson (1896–1989), famously known as "Intrepid" by [[Winston Churchill]], was a Canadian intelligence officer who headed [[British Intelligence]]'s operational arm in America, the [[British Security Coordination Office]]. This office was disguised as part of the British Passport Control Office in Rockefeller Center, [[New York City]][^1].
 
 Stephenson played a crucial role in influencing American public opinion to support Britain's entry into [[World War II]]. He orchestrated an elaborate black propaganda campaign involving astrologer [[Louis de Wohl]]. Stephenson's agency would feed information to de Wohl for his column, "Stars Foretell," and then disseminate this information to the U.S. press, which, unable to fact-check with [[Nazi Germany]], would report it as real[^1].