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British Information Services (BIS) was an

Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the government of the United Kingdom.[2]

BIS was initially formed in 1941 as an organization to promote British interests in the United States.[3] It was later expanded to operate in countries around the world,[3][4] eventually expanding to have a presence in around 40 countries.[5] attached to British embassies.[6]

The U.S. operations of BIS had a headquarters in Washington, D.C., with offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco.[7] The New York office had a budget of £240,786 in 1949.[7]

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  2. ^ Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: British Information Service, Overseas Posts: Registered Files. Foreign and Commonwealth Office, British Information Service, Foreign Office, British Information Service. 1968–1970.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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  4. ^ "BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES", House of Commons Debates, vol. 540, UK Parliament, cc133-58, 19 April 1955, retrieved 10 April 2022
  5. ^ "OVERSEAS INFORMATION SERVICES", House of Lords Debates, vol. 280, UK Parliament, cc1438-501, 8 March 1967, retrieved 11 April 2022
  6. ^ Operations, United States Congress House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on State Department Organization and Foreign (1974). United States Information Agency Authorization for Fiscal Year 1975: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on State Department Organization and Foreign Operations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session, April 3, 4, 11, and 22, 1974. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  7. ^ a b "BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES, U.S.A.", House of Commons Debates, vol. 460, UK Parliament, cc834-77, 25 January 1949, retrieved 10 April 2022

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