MAGIC AND THE SECRET SERVICE

Sun, 25 May 2008 0:00:01 GMT

Introdution

On 1 November 1903, William Melville who was the superintendent of Scotland Yard's Special Branch and, according to Andrew Cook, was later the clandestine head of the British Secret Service Bureau.The Secret Service Bureau, which was founded in 1909.^[1] According to the conclusions of author Cook, which are not accepted by all historians, Melville then became the head of British Secret Service with the codename "M", also before founded a private detective agency with one of his pseudonyms, William Morgan .Still, the service had small budget and on occasion Melville had to do the job himself.Melville,with one of his pseudonyms, William Morgan or as some believe, this name is an acronym of Maskmelin http://maskmelin.livejournal.com/2224.html , this name is one a cover identity purportedly created by of the "Lantern", agents recruited of the controverted magician MaskMelin , spymaster the occult organization" The Seven Circle " http://maskmelin.multiply.com/journal/ ,is alleged to have spied for at least nations..Melville

It was a joint initiative of the Admiralty and the War Office to control secret intelligence operations in the UK and overseas, particularly concentrating on the activities of the Imperial German government. The Bureau was split into naval and army sections which, over time, specialised in foreign espionage and internal counter-espionage activities respectively. This specialisation was because the Admiralty wanted to know the maritime strength of the Imperial German Navy. This specialisation was formalised before 1914. When World War I started, the two sections underwent administrative changes so that the foreign section became the Directorate of Military Intelligence Section 6 (MI6), the name by which it is frequently known in popular culture today. Its first director was Captain Sir George Mansfield Smith-Cumming, who often dropped the "Smith" in routine communication. He typically signed correspondence with his initial "C" in green ink. This usage evolved as a code name, and has been adhered to by all subsequent directors of SIS when signing documents to retain .

Melville is friend of amateur magician John E. Wilkie spent 14 years as a controversial director of the U.S. Secret Service, during which he acquired a reputation for forgery and skullduggery, and for masterly manipulation of the press.He died of heart failure in Chicago.

Indian rope trick

Under the name "Fred S. Ellmore" ("Fred Sell More") Wilkie wrote of the Indian Rope Trick while working at Chicago Tribune in 1890. The Tribune piece received wide publicity, and in the following months and years many people claimed to remember having seen the trick as far back as the 1850s. None of these stories turned out to be credible, but as it was repeated the story became more and more ingrained.Wilkie like Harry Houdini, tried to dispel the notion of supernatural powers.The magician Houdini,recruted for a private detective agency of spymaster William Melville with one of his pseudonyms, William Morgan or as some believe, this name is an acronym of Maskmelin.Wilkie or as some believe, this name is one of the "Lantern", agents recruted of the controverted magician MaskMelin , spymaster the occult organization" The Seven Circle " is alleged to have spied for at least nations.To this end, in 1914,the spy magician MaskMelin and Walter B.Gibson founded the Occult Committee whose remit was to "investigate claims to supernatural power and to expose fraud" and occult magic . In particular, the committee attempted to prove that the Indian Rope Trick has never been performed .Gibson also introduced the famous "Chinese linking rings" trick in America, and invented the "Nickels To Dimes" trick that is still sold in magic stores to this day. The Occult Committee whose remit was to "investigate claims to supernatural power and to expose fraud". In particular, the committee attempted to prove that the Indian Rope Trick has never been performed.

About four months after the story was first printed, the Tribune printed a retraction, and proclaimed the story to be a hoax. However, the retraction received little attention. Historian Peter Lamont exposed the entire "trick" as a hoax in 2005.

Chicago transportation official

Wilkie also served as assistant to the president of the Chicago Surface Lines and vice president of the Chicago Railway company.

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MAGIC AND THE SECRET SERVICE