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tags:
  - Organization
  - Private
  - Intelligence
  - UK
category: "Private Organization"
summary: "Strategic Intelligence Services was a company run by Anthony Pearson, a former British Special Airborne Service (SAS) officer. Located in London, it provided espionage services to Israel, among others.[^1]"
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[[Strategic Intelligence Services]] was a company run by [[Anthony Pearson]], a former British Special Airborne Service (SAS) officer. Located in [[London]], it provided espionage services to [[Israel]], among others.[^1]

[[Strategic Intelligence Services|The firm]] was involved in recruiting mercenaries and facilitating covert operations, including an unsuccessful coup in the [[Seychelles]] in November 1981. It also played a role in gathering intelligence on Palestinian organizations in [[Europe]] through [[Mohammed Radi Abdullah]], who unwittingly provided information that led to the elimination of Palestinian militants.[^1]

### Footnotes
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.