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Word: d16 (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...British D16 (equivalent to the CIA); the letters stand for Secret Intelligence Services. Also known as "The Old Firm," as referred to by British Ambassador Sir Geoffrey Jackson, when he said he had been relying on it to secure his release from the Tupamaros in Uruguay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Picnics and Wet Stuff | 10/11/1971 | See Source »

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