The London Controlling Section (LCS) was a secret department established in September 1941, under Oliver Stanley, with a mandate to coordinate Allied strategic military deception during World War II. The LCS was formed within the Joint Planning Staff at the offices of the War Cabinet, which was presided over by Winston Churchill as Prime Minister.
At first the department struggled to have any impact, and Stanley spent time away from the office due to his wife's terminal illness. In June his post, of Controlling Officer, was handed over to John Bevan, who managed the LCS until the end of the war.
The organization was publicly revealed by Sir Ronald Wingate in 1969.
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