Oldest continuously surviving intelligence organisation in the world

Oldest continuously surviving intelligence organisation in the world
Who
British Secret Intelligence Service
Where
United Kingdom
When
2011
The British Secret Intelligence Service was founded in October 1909 and is the oldest continuously surviving intelligence collecting organisation in the world. It was only publicly acknowledged in 1994 and is still popularly referred to by one of its earlier titles, MI6 (Military Intelligence 6), a cover name used from early in the Second World War.