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Sir [[Arthur Temple Franks]] (known as Dick Franks) was Chief of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6) from 1978 to 1981.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html Sir Dick Franks], telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008.</ref>
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'''Sir Arthur Temple "Dick" Franks''' was Chief of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6) from 1978 to July 1981<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html</ref>, and deputy from 1977 to 1978.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html Sir Dick Franks], telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008.</ref>
  
A former [[Special Operations Executive]] officer, Franks joined [[MI6]] in 1949. He was seconded to the [[British Middle East Office]] as part of the preparations for the 1953 Iranian coup.<ref>Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.577.</ref> Franks headed the MI6 station in the country following the restoration of relations in December.<ref>Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.596.</ref>
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==Background==
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Franks attended Rugby School and [[Queen's College, Oxford]].
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==Career==
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A former [[Special Operations Executive]] officer, Franks joined [[MI6]] in 1949. He was seconded to the [[British Middle East Office]] as part of the preparations for the [[1953 Iranian coup]].<ref>Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.577.</ref> Franks headed the MI6 station in the country following the restoration of relations in December.<ref>Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.596.</ref>
  
==External Resources==
 
*Namebase [http://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Franks+Arthur+Temple Franks Arthur Temple (Dickie)]
 
 
===Obituaries===
 
===Obituaries===
 
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html Sir Dick Franks], telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008.
 
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html Sir Dick Franks], telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008.
 
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4973918.ece Sir Dick Franks: Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service],  The Times, 20 October 2008.
 
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4973918.ece Sir Dick Franks: Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service],  The Times, 20 October 2008.
 
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 1 November 2017

Person.png Dick Franks  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Spook)
Dick Franks.jpg
Born13 July 1920
Hampstead
Died12 October 2008 (Age 88)
Aldeburgh
NationalityBritish
Alma materQueen's College (Oxford)
Children • son
• two daughters
SpouseRachel Ward

Sir Arthur Temple "Dick" Franks was Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1978 to July 1981[1], and deputy from 1977 to 1978.[2]

Background

Franks attended Rugby School and Queen's College, Oxford.

Career

A former Special Operations Executive officer, Franks joined MI6 in 1949. He was seconded to the British Middle East Office as part of the preparations for the 1953 Iranian coup.[3] Franks headed the MI6 station in the country following the restoration of relations in December.[4]

Obituaries

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References

  1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html
  2. Sir Dick Franks, telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008.
  3. Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.577.
  4. Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.596.