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SOE

British

abbreviation

State Owned Enterprise

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War-time prime minister Winston Churchill enthusiastically supported the formation of SOE, and ordered its agents to "set Europe ablaze".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

Marjorie Stewart was a spy and did work for the SOE, but she was not part of the Fernando Po team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

It was an exciting time - when she was training for SOE one report noted that she was "always talking about the Belgian Congo".

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

"Anyone, including business visitors, who enters our work area cannot bring in their iPhones," said the source, one of two SOE employees who said they were told of the ban in recent weeks.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2023

Penn thinks that’s exactly why she told them she was a w/op—they call it W/T in SOE, wireless telegraphist: so she could give them code.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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