M (James Bond)
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M - the code letter for James Bond's boss and fictional head of the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6.
The M in the Bond books is believed to have been based on Rear-Admiral John Godfrey (Ian Fleming's former boss in the Department of Naval Intelligence) and Maxwell Knight, former head of counter-subversion in MI5.
The Man Who Was M, Anthony Masters, Basil Blackwell ISBN 0-631-13392-5