MI5 History for Schools

Welcome to the MI5 History for Schools pages!

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We get many requests for information from teachers and pupils, so we've created these web pages to provide more information on our history.

We've also provided some links to useful information elsewhere on the Internet.

• Invisible Ink
  Secret writing, spy letters and how to make your own invisible ink


• Spies, Lies and Secret Codes
  How MI5's top agent, GARBO, tricked the Nazis


• Spy Gadgets
  What gadgets did spies use in World War II?

Useful resources on other websites

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• The National Archives Learning Curve - Spies: Careless Talk


• The National Archives - Spies: Karel Richter