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tags:
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- Organization
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- Private
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- Intelligence
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- UK
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category: "Private Organization"
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summary: "Strategic Intelligence Services was a London company run by former British SAS officer Anthony Pearson that provided espionage services to Israel and other clients."
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location: "London, UK"
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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]
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[[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]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. Sheridan Square Press, 1992 (TrineDay reprint, 2015).
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