MI6 used 'bodily fluids' as invisible ink

MrMatisse

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8015180/MI6-used-bodily-fluids-as-invisible-ink.html


URGH!!!:eek:

Sardonicat

"In addition, at least one agent had to be reminded to use only fresh supplies of the 'ink' when correspondents began noticing an unusual smell."

Sniff, sniff..... I think the post has arrived!

mike65

Have you never written I luv U in semen on your girlfriends chest? Its not invisible though

El Weirdo

In June 1915, Walter Kirke, deputy head of military intelligence at GHQ France, wrote in his diary that Mansfield Cumming, the first chief (or C) of the SIS was "making enquiries for invisible inks at the London University".

Fnarr, fnarr.

artanevilla

"What the hell are you doing!"

"Oh s**t! Eh, making invisable ink."

MrMatisse

The chap who came up with the plan was called

'Mansfield Cumming'

you couldnt make it up!!!:D

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Every man has his won silo

Rented Mule

In October he noted that he "heard from C that the best invisible ink is semen", which did not react to the main methods of detection. Furthermore it had the advantage of being readily available.

**** LOL

Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase, "Coming up with a punchline".

and the best ones don't even need a pen!

edit: forgot to mention the writers of Captain Pugwash were inspired by this news, after all one of the characters was called "seaman staines".

AckwelFoley

Id say the writing on my bedroom walls would make some reading

galwayrush

mike65 wrote: »

Have you never written I luv U in semen on your girlfriends chest? Its not invisible though

Pearl Necklace FTW......;)

Red Hand

snyper wrote: »

Id say the writing on my bedroom walls would make some reading

If you are making love, then place the women against the wall.

Do not do the wall directly.

Herb Powell

A semenal moment in secret service history

Jeremiah 16:1

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

If you are making love, then place the women against the wall.

Do not do the wall directly.

If he placed a woman against the wass, she'd get stuck!

Midnight_EG

So, that mobile boards eh :rolleyes:

galwayrush

They are obviously a lot of **** in that division, thus were banned from using keyboards ( very sticky) so they were made use the special ( available)ink instead.....:pac::pac:

ejmaztec

They should call them spunks instead of spooks.

AskMyChocolate

"What?.. no, HARBOUR.... Pearl HARBOUR"

TwoShedsJackson

Were they precious?

Sanjuro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aygrz65o1tk

Jumpy

NONONO DONT SWALLO.... ah ****it I needed that for me letter.

brummytom

Midnight_EG wrote: »

So, that mobile boards eh :rolleyes:

A diary entry belonging to a senior member of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) has revealed that during the First World War it was discovered that the bodily fluid could act as an effective invisible ink.

In June 1915, Walter Kirke, deputy head of military intelligence at GHQ France, wrote in his diary that Mansfield Cumming, the first chief (or C) of the SIS was "making enquiries for invisible inks at the London University".

In October he noted that he "heard from C that the best invisible ink is semen", which did not react to the main methods of detection. Furthermore it had the advantage of being readily available.

A member of staff close to "C", Frank Stagg, said that he would never forget his bosses' delight when the Deputy Chief Censor said one day that one of his staff had found out that "semen would not react to iodine vapour".

Stagg noted that "we thought we had solved a great problem".

However, the discovery also led to some further problems, with the agent who had identified the novel use having to be moved from his department after becoming the butt of jokes.

In addition, at least one agent had to be reminded to use only fresh supplies of the 'ink' when correspondents began noticing an unusual smell.
The revelations are included in 'MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949' by Professor Keith Jeffery.

Prof Jeffery, of Queen's University, Belfast, was given access to all of MI6's files between those years. The book is published on Tuesday and is being serialised in The Times.

steo2009

Good old mi6, they never let you down:D