Question

Before he left this non-media organisation, one member wrote the article ‘The Fox That Came to Stay’ after his pet fox fell to its death from the balcony of his apartment. In 1987, Margaret Thatcher had to answer questions in the House of Commons when it was revealed that a former director of this organisation was (*) gay, describing him as the “Security Co-Ordinator in Northern Ireland.” That former director of this organisation, Sir Maurice Oldfield, was the first to be named in the press. One person who worked for this organisation (10[1])wrote the memoir My Silent War (10[1])about his time as a Soviet double agent in this then-secret organisation. (10[1])That person was Kim Philby. For 10 points, name this intelligence service of the United Kingdom that mainly deals with overseas affairs. ■END■

ANSWER: SIS [also accept MI-6, Military Intelligence, Section 6 or the Secret Intelligence Service; do NOT accept or prompt on “MI-5”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Davis Everson-RoseWeird Klaus BarbiePalestrina Sawayama9010
Andrew HartBHSUOur Job is Buzz9610
Conor ThompsondoubleplusnegfiveJeff Weiner Fan Club10810

Summary

2023 UMN COOT08/19/2023Y3100%0%0%98.00