I also think Bond was probably more influenced by the wartime SOE (which had all the gadgets & action) rather than the more cerebral world of the SIS. Ian Flem

I also think Bond was probably more influenced by the wartime SOE (which had all the gadgets & action) rather than the more cerebral world of the SIS. Ian Flemming's older brother Peter worked with with people like Colin Gubbins who was head of the SOE for most of the war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Fleming_(writer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Fleming_(writer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Gubbins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Gubbins