For many years there have been rumours regarding a Very Secret Service pre-dating official Service organisations such as MI5 and MI6 which were was established relatively recently, at the beginning of the 20th century (1909). The most well unknown of these extremely Secret agencies is The Ministry, loving nicknamed the "Missing Piece" by it's founding council MOP (the Mezzanine Of Principles). 

Whilst it is still not possible within the writings of this brief "What is The Ministry" document to convey specific details about some of the major operative activities of The Ministry. This introduction will detail some of the history and detail behind this organisation, which lives and breaths by the motto "Deux ex Machina".
The Ministry was formed in the early 1840s, some seven decades before MI5 or MI6. However, it's origins can be traced back much further. The original document for The Ministry design was written by Thomas More (1478-1535) sometime in the first quarter of the 16th century. These documents were lost for nearly 300 years, shortly after More died. Then in the early 19th century they were rediscovered by Robert Peel (1788-1850)  whilst he completed his studies at Christ Church, Oxford. It was there, as a young man Peel began his plan to make Thomas More's vision a reality. The Ministry as Peel used to put it "bearing the initials of it's father" (Thomas  More) became his driving passion. Peel used his political position to further his plans, and in 1829 used the creation and setup of the Metropolitan Police Force as a dry run or test for the early Ministry project designs. The Ministry was in live operational status some 6 years before the United Kingdom had a countrywide civilian police service. 

It is now after over 160 years that The Ministry and some of it's organisation, background and history may be revealed - secret archives marked 
"The Probability of the Government Admitting That These Archives Exist is Very, Very, Very Improbable Indeed" have now been opened and vetted. A limited number of documents have been released for publication after much screening and editing.

Much of the early initiation work was performed under the guidance of The Ministry Project Initiation Plan. The Ministry plan was signed off and funded by Peel and the M.O.P. benefactors during a secret meeting at Stonehenge on the 6th of September 1840. Most of the early setup was the responsibility of William Gladstone (1809-1898) acting under the instruction of Peel, until Peels' death in 1850. Gladstone worked undercover for The Ministry as Senior Operative Director from 1841 to 1894, using covers such as  president of the board of trade and prime minister of the United Kingdom. After Peels' death, Gladstone reported directly to the M.O.P. board for nearly 13 years until the M.O.P. council disbanded in 1862. At this point, several ex M.O.P. board members formed a management committee for The Ministry often referred to as the Cashiers, their prime motivation being to generate the finances required to keep The Ministry fully  operational.  

Much of The Ministry's early funding came from private sources, until 1878 with the invention of The Ministry marked ™. The general public know this as the Trade Mark which was an early cover to keep The Ministry and it's operations out of the line of sight of all governments and the public at large.

 
Stonehenge - the site of The Ministry Project Initiation Meeting September 1840

Over the past 160 years, The Ministry has on many occasions been in the public eye "Seen" but the Services covert nature has left it "Unseen". One of The Ministry's earlier files contains a textbook example of the convert nature of the organisation which is well unknown even today. The example here being one of the most famous sayings coming from the reign of Queen Victoria "We are not amused", which was totally misquoted when made public (as a result of a very rare security breech). There are a few other examples of when The Ministry has had to release information into the public domain over time, generally as a smoke screen or distraction to hide the real truth when situations have become too difficult to contain.

 

THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE MINISTRY IN DUE COURSE

 
Queen Victoria - Not Amused and Totally Misquoted