Private company

British Information Services

British government propaganda organization

British Information Services (BIS) was an overt propaganda organization that was part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the government of the United Kingdom. BIS was initially formed in 1941 as an organization to promote British interests in the United States.2 It is part of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1941Founded1
India, by British Information Services, 1944 restored version
Photo: British Information Services, an agency of the British Government, restoration by Wilfredor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

British Information Services (BIS) was an overt propaganda organization that was part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the government of the United Kingdom. BIS was initially formed in 1941 as an organization to promote British interests in the United States.2

Products and brands

  • propaganda

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1941Founded Founded1