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SOE

British

abbreviation

State Owned Enterprise

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Then, 60 years later, a doctoral student researching the women of the SOE knocks on Theo’s door and together they follow a new trail to find out what happened to Tessa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

Latour's wartime SOE file has been released by the National Archives and shows exactly what she did, painting a vivid portrait of one of the little-known heroines of the war.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

His statement came after local media cited SOE minister Erick Thohir as saying on Tuesday that he planned to merge Pelita Air with Garuda group, which includes its low cost airline unit Citilink.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2023

As far as Paul’s concerned I’m just another SOE agent to be trained up quickly—not sure how this happened, but at any rate I am learning to be proficient in the SOE’s “Double Tap” system.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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