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|death_date=1990
 
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|title=Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service
 
|title=Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service
 
|start=1958
 
|start=1958
 
|end=1961
 
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|description=Reportedly resigned due to dissatisfaction with the MacMillan government. The start date is speculative, but matches the departure of James Easton.}}
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|description=Reportedly resigned due to dissatisfaction with the MacMillan government. The start date is speculative, but matches the departure of James Easton.
 
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George Kennedy Young is a former [[Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/cambridgespies/7808.shtml</ref>
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George Kennedy Young is a former [[Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service]]<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/cambridgespies/7808.shtml</ref> whom [[David Teacher]] terms "a veteran MI6 coup-master".<ref name=ra4/>
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==Career==
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He was closely involved in MI6's Albanian landings in the immediate post-war period, strongly supported by [[Julian Amery]].<ref name=ra4>[[File:Rogue Agents (4th edition, 2015, full).pdf]]</ref>
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==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
 
* [[Conservative Monday Club]]
 
* [[Conservative Monday Club]]
 
* Chairman of the [[Society for Individual Freedom]]
 
* Chairman of the [[Society for Individual Freedom]]
 
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:43, 3 April 2016

Person.png George Kennedy Young  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook, banker)
Born1910
Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died1990 (Age 80)
London, England, United Kingdom

Employment.png Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service

In office
1958 - 1961
Preceded byJames Easton
Succeeded byJohn Macgregor Bruce Lockhart
Reportedly resigned due to dissatisfaction with the MacMillan government. The start date is speculative, but matches the departure of James Easton.

George Kennedy Young is a former Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service[1] whom David Teacher terms "a veteran MI6 coup-master".[2]

Career

He was closely involved in MI6's Albanian landings in the immediate post-war period, strongly supported by Julian Amery.[2]

Affiliations

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References


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