Dick Franks
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Sir Arthur Temple Franks (known as Dick Franks) was Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1978 to 1981.[1]
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.[2] Franks headed the MI6 station in the country following the restoration of relations in December.[3]
External Resources
- Namebase Franks Arthur Temple (Dickie)
Obituaries
- Sir Dick Franks, telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008.
- Sir Dick Franks: Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, The Times, 20 October 2008.
References
- ↑ 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.
