Le Chiffre pic
JB007fan
Posts: 16MI6 Agent
Where can i find this pic in HQ (High Quality 
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Thanks!
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What is HQ?
https://www.instagram.com/wearitlikebond/
High Definition as they call it in English speaking countries. HQ is an abbreviation for Headquarters though I suppose it could stand for High Quality too?
But that doesn't tell us anything about the quality of the SQ, I would still need to add a modifier.
We should talk about ambiguous acronyms for a few more pages.
If Q stands for "quartermaster", what does M stand for?
M stands for Mailedfist. It tells you so in at least of the original Fleming Bond novels. One of the later ones, possibly TMWTGG.
Phew!
Sorry for the inadvertent thread derailment but it's hopefully been educational if nothing else!
The National Anthem :007)
As should we all.
The first head of the British Secret Service (then called the Secret Intelligence Bureau) was Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming.
He had the habit of signing memos, etc, as "C" (for "Cumming") and habitually used green ink, a trait which Fleming mentioned for his M. He therefore became known as "C" and to this day the person in that role is referred to as "C". Fleming simply changed the initial to "M", ie Smith-Cumming's first initial (some have pointed out that Fleming referred to his mother Evelyn as "M", which may or may not be significant).
As a sidenote, Judi Dench's character (at least in the Craig movies, ie after the reboot) is called Olivia Mansfield. "Olivia" is Dench's middle name (Judith Olivia Dench), and the "Mansfield" is an obvious reference. It's arguable that her character in the Brosnan films (different timeline) is called Barbara Mawdsley, as cited by Raymond Benson.
Fleming revealed his M's name in stages: his first name (Miles) is mentioned in MR, and his last name (Messervy) is disclosed in TMWTGG. His rank of Admiral is also revealed in MR, and his knighthood in OHMSS.
Fleming never worked for the Secret Service- he worked for Naval Intelligence. His version as we read in the novels and as later adapted for the films is a combination of what he did know and his experience working for Reuters news agency- hence, he had "Heads Of Section" based in London and "Heads Of Station" based in the relevant country- Kerim in FRWL, for example, is a "Head Of Station" ie the Secret Service's top man in Turkey.
Sorry, but when you said Agent M, you surely meant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE2HoZGSixs
"- That is something to be afraid of."