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Maggoty | 11:34 Thu 28th Oct 2010 | Phrases & Sayings
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I know that the MI stands for Ministery for the Interior. and I know that 5 deals with home issues/activity and 6 deals with foreign issues/activity. But what, in these cases, does the 'interior' refer to?

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Actually, Maggoty. it stands for Military Intelligence (sections 5 and 6).

It stems from the specialities within the original Secret Service Bureau and sections five and six were devoted to Home and Foreign matters respectively.
17:29 Thu 28th Oct 2010
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MI_numbers
17:33 Thu 28th Oct 2010
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Thanks folks!!

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07:45 Fri 29th Oct 2010
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Really, New Judge, I thought those letters stood for Massive Incompetence!
17:20 Sat 30th Oct 2010
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Mildly Indiscreet?
23:27 Tue 02nd Nov 2010
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The phrase is very common in some countries, perhaps if there are a few towns and a lot of fairly inaccessible countryside. It refers to the rest of the country, outside the capital.
11:58 Sat 06th Nov 2010

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