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Sir [[Colin Figures]] was head of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6) from July 1981<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html</ref> to 1985 and [[Cabinet Office]] Intelligence Co-ordinator from 1985 to 1989.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1537476/Sir-Colin-Figures.html Sir Colin Figures], telegraph.co.uk, 21 December 2006.</ref>
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'''Sir Colin Figures''' was head of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6) from July 1981<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html</ref> to 1985 and [[Cabinet Office]] Intelligence Co-ordinator from 1985 to 1989.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1537476/Sir-Colin-Figures.html Sir Colin Figures], telegraph.co.uk, 21 December 2006.</ref>
  
 
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[[Category:Spooks|Figures, Colin]][[Category:MI6|Figures, Colin]]
 

Latest revision as of 05:57, 27 December 2019

Person.png Colin Figures   PowerbaseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Spook)
Colin Figures.jpg
Born1 July 1925
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Died8 December 2006 (Age 81)
Esher, United Kingdom
Alma materCambridge University/Pembroke College
Parents • Frederick Figures
• Muriel Figures
Children • 1 son
• 2 daughters
SpousePamela Ann Timmis

Sir Colin Figures was head of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from July 1981[1] to 1985 and Cabinet Office Intelligence Co-ordinator from 1985 to 1989.[2]

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