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Hmmm, according to Wikipedia, you're right. Mind you, the books I'm refering to were written in the 70's, it might have changed!
I can't remember if this one's been asked or not, but I'll risk it because it's sort-of related:
The head of the SIS (or MI6) is called "C", while the equivilant post in the Ian Flaming's James Bond stories is called "M". What is the common origin of both of these terms?
I can't remember if this one's been asked or not, but I'll risk it because it's sort-of related:
The head of the SIS (or MI6) is called "C", while the equivilant post in the Ian Flaming's James Bond stories is called "M". What is the common origin of both of these terms?
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Rob has it exactly.
Captain Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming was the first to hold the post, and his codename "C" comes from the first letter of his surname. When Ian Fleming first came up with his fictional version of the post, he instead took the first letter of his first name for "M".
Over to you "R".
Captain Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming was the first to hold the post, and his codename "C" comes from the first letter of his surname. When Ian Fleming first came up with his fictional version of the post, he instead took the first letter of his first name for "M".
Over to you "R".
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