keThis is a comprehensive list of SIS/MI6 intelligence stations which appear in the James Bond franchise. Throughout both the films and novels, various SIS intelligence "stations" or "sections" are frequently named with a letter. The letter is usually the first name of the country or city in which it is located. In the literary world, the convention was temporarily dropped by author John Gardner and resumed by his successor, Raymond Benson.
Stations[]
| Station | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A | United States | Referenced in the Fleming novels Live and Let Die and Goldfinger. The station would later be referred to in Samantha Weinberg's 2005 spin-off novel, Guardian Angel. |
| Australia | Referenced in the Raymond Benson novel, Zero Minus Ten, as "Section A". | |
| B | West Germany (Berlin) (?)[1][2] | Referenced in Fleming's novel, The Man with the Golden Gun (assuming "B" stands for "Berlin", its head is 016) and Kingsley Amis's 1968 continuation novel, Colonel Sun. |
| Belgium (Brussels) | Referenced in Raymond Benson's novel, The Facts of Death. | |
| C | Caribbean | Referenced in Fleming's stories Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only and (possibly) The Man with the Golden Gun (headed by Alec Hill). |
| Canada | Referenced in the 1965 film adaptation of Thunderball. 007 is initially assigned to Canada for "Operation Thunderball". | |
| F | Finland | Referenced in the Raymond Benson novel, Icebreaker |
| France | First referenced in the Fleming novels Moonraker, From Russia, With Love, Thunderball, and the short story, From A View to a Kill (where it was headed by Wing Commander Rattray). It subsequently mentioned in Anthony Horowitz's 2018 continuation novel, Forever and a Day. | |
| G | Greece | Referenced in Kingsley Amis's 1968 continuation novel, Colonel Sun (headed by Stuart Thomas). It was later featured in Raymond Benson's novel, The Facts of Death. |
| Northern Italy | Referenced in Christopher Wood's 1979 novelisation, James Bond and Moonraker. | |
| West Germany | Referenced in Anthony Horowitz's 2015 continuation novel, Trigger Mortis. Headed by Charles Henry Duggan and based in Bad Salzuflen, West Germany. | |
| H | Finland (Helsinki) | Referenced in John Pearson's 1973 continuation novel, James Bond: The Authorised Biography. Subsequently used in the Raymond Benson novel, Icebreaker. |
| Hong Kong | Referenced in the Fleming novels Goldfinger, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice. It was later used by continuation authors Raymond Benson and Anthony Horowitz in their novels Zero Minus Ten and Trigger Mortis, respectively. It was also referenced in the 2012 film, Skyfall as Station H headed by Olivia Mansfield. | |
| I | Italy | Referenced in the Fleming short story, Risico. A Rome and Milan station (headed by Prenderghast and Croxson, respectively) were subsequently mentioned, sans identification letters, in John Pearson's 1973 continuation novel, James Bond: The Authorised Biography.[3] |
| India | Referenced in the 1983 film, Octopussy. Section head was Sadruddin. | |
| J | Jamaica | Referenced in the Fleming novels Casino Royale, Dr. No and The Man with the Golden Gun. Initially headed by Charles da Silva, the reins of the section were subsequently passed to John Strangways and his secretary, Mary Trueblood. After their deaths the station was helmed by Commander Ross and Mary Goodnight. The station would later be referred to in Samantha Weinberg's 2005 spin-off novel, Guardian Angel. |
| Japan | Referenced in Fleming's novel, You Only Live Twice, as "Section J". | |
| Unidentified | Referenced in Christopher Wood's 1977 novelisation, James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me. | |
| K | Jamaica (Kingston) | Referenced in John Pearson's 1973 continuation novel, James Bond: The Authorised Biography. |
| L | Unidentified | Referenced in Kingsley Amis's 1968 continuation novel, Colonel Sun. |
| M | Munich | Referenced in the Fleming novel, On Her Majesty's Secret Service. It was headed by Lieutenant-Commander Savage. The station would later be referred to in Samantha Weinberg's 2005 spin-off novel, Guardian Angel. |
| N | Cyprus (Nicosia) | Referenced in John Pearson's 1973 continuation novel, James Bond: The Authorised Biography. Subsequently used in the Raymond Benson novel, The Facts of Death. |
| N.A. | North Africa | Referenced in Raymond Benson's 2000 continuation novel, DoubleShot. |
| P | Poland | Referenced in Fleming's first novel, Casino Royale.[4] Referenced in Anthony Horowitz's 2015 continuation novel, Trigger Mortis; although its ambiguous location is tied to intelligence coming from Czechoslovakia. |
| Paris | Referenced in John Pearson's 1973 continuation novel, James Bond: The Authorised Biography.[5] Subsequently referenced in Raymond Benson's 2000 novel, Never Dream of Dying (headed by Bertrand Collette). | |
| Persia | Referenced in the novel, Devil May Care. Headed by Darius Alizadeh. | |
| R | Russia | Referenced in Jeffery Deaver's continuation novel, Carte Blanche. |
| S | Soviet Union | Referenced in Kingsley Amis' continuation novel, Colonel Sun. The station would later be referred to in Samantha Weinberg's spin-off novel, Secret Servant. |
| Singapore | Referenced in film, Tomorrow Never Dies not by section name. | |
| T | Turkey | Referenced in Fleming's novel, From Russia with Love, and its cinematic adaptation. It was headed by Darko Kerim (Kerim Bey). It was later featured in Raymond Benson's novel, The Facts of Death. |
| Japan (Tokyo) | Referenced in John Pearson's 1973 continuation novel, James Bond: The Authorised Biography.[6] | |
| V | Vienna | First referenced in the Fleming short story, From a View to a Kill. Later referenced in the 1987 film, The Living Daylights, as "Section V" (where it was headed by Saunders). The station would later be referred to in Samantha Weinberg's spin-off novel, Final Fling. |
| V.H. | Rio de Janeiro | Referenced in the 1979 film, Moonraker and Christopher Wood's 1979 novelisation, James Bond and Moonraker. Its only known operative was a spy named Manuela. |
| W | West Germany (?)[1] | Referenced only in Fleming's novel, The Man with the Golden Gun. Its sphere of influence is not explicitly detailed; but appears to be connected with Bond's point of re-entry into western Europe via West Germany. Its station is head is said to be a friend of 007. |
| W.B. | West Berlin | Referenced in Fleming's short story, The Living Daylights. It was headed by Captain Paul Sender. The station would later be referred to in Samantha Weinberg's spin-off novels, Guardian Angel (presumably headed by an individual named Tanqueray) and Secret Servant. |
| Y | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Referenced in film adaptation of From Russia with Love. |
| Unidentified | Referenced in Christopher Wood's 1977 novelisation, James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me. | |
| Unidentified | Referenced in Jeffery Deaver's continuation novel, Carte Blanche. | |
| Z | Zurich | Referenced in Fleming's novel, On Her Majesty's Secret Service. It was headed by Alexander Muir. The station would later be referred to in Samantha Weinberg's 2005 spin-off novel, Guardian Angel. |
| Unknown or No Letter | Czech Republic | Referenced in the 2006 film, Casino Royale. It was headed by Dryden. |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fleming, Ian [1965] (October 2012). "Chapter 2: ....... Attentat!", The Man with the Golden Gun, James Bond (in En-UK). Thomas & Mercer. ISBN 1612185576. “Why didn’t he report to Station B or W? Both those Heads of Station are friends of his, particularly 016 in Berlin.”
- ↑ Amis, Kingsley [1968] (15/10/2015). "Chapter 1: A Man in Sunglasses", Colonel Sun, James Bond (in En-UK). Vintage Digital. ISBN 9781473545267. “...a few hands of piquet with another friend – 016 of Station B, home from West Berlin on ten days' leave...”
- ↑ Pearson, John [1973] (2nd November 2012). "Chapter 15: The Bastard's Gone", James Bond: The Authorised Biography (in En-UK). Ian Fleming Publications. ISBN 9780099502920.
- ↑ Fleming, Ian [1953] (October 2012). "Chapter 2: Dossier for M", Casino Royale, James Bond (in En-UK). Thomas & Mercer. ISBN 1612185436. “Last week a high-grade source of Station P. reported that a senior official of this efficient organ of Soviet vengeance had left Warsaw for Strasbourg via the Eastern sector of Berlin.”
- ↑ Pearson, John [1973] (2012). "Chapter 5: Eve of War Games", James Bond: The Authorised Biography, James Bond (in En-UK). Ian Fleming Publications. ISBN 978-1-906772-66-6. “After the casino business, Bond was officially enrolled by the Secret Service. He was attached to Station P, controlled from Paris, and used as an operator in the field.”
- ↑ Pearson, John [1973] (2nd November 2012). "Chapter 11: Superbond", James Bond: The Authorised Biography (in En-UK). Ian Fleming Publications. ISBN 9780099502920. “For several months after the publication of Casino Royale, Bond was in Tokyo, loosely attached to Station T and studying the Eastern network”