Christopher Curwen
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| Born | 1 July 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 December 2006 (Age 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head of MI6
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MI6 Career
Christopher Curwen was "a South East Asia specialist, who had followed the traditional route to the top through postings to Geneva and Washington".[1]
Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service
Sir Christopher Curwen succeeded Sir Colin Figures as head of the Secret Intelligence Service in 1985.[2] He was succeed in turn by Sir Colin McColl in November 1988.[1]
External Resources
- NameBase Curwen Christopher Keith
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References
- ↑ a b c Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.753.
- ↑ Richard Norton-Taylor, MI6 top job goes to former diplomat / Christopher Curwen allegedly appointed intelligence service head, The Guardian, 16 December 1985.
