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| − | Sir | + | '''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> |
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | Franks attended Rugby School and Queen's College, Oxford. | + | Franks attended Rugby School and [[Queen's College, Oxford]]. |
==Career== | ==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]].<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> | 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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===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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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | 13 July 1920 Hampstead | |||||||||||||
| Died | 12 October 2008 (Age 88) Aldeburgh | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Queen's College (Oxford) | |||||||||||||
| Children | • son • two daughters | |||||||||||||
| Spouse | Rachel Ward | |||||||||||||
Head of MI6
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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]
Contents
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
- Sir Dick Franks, telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008.
- Sir Dick Franks: Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, The Times, 20 October 2008.
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References
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html
- ↑ Sir Dick Franks, telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008.
- ↑ Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.577.
- ↑ Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.596.
