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Private Organization | Strategic Intelligence Services was a London company run by former British SAS officer Anthony Pearson that provided espionage services to Israel and other clients. | London, UK |
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 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
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Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. Sheridan Square Press, 1992 (TrineDay reprint, 2015). ↩︎