Merlyn Rees

Merlyn Rees    (politician, deep state operative?)
Born	1920-12-18 Pontypridd, United Kingdom
Died	2006-01-05 (Age 85) London, United Kingdom
Nationality	UK
Alma mater	Goldsmiths, University of London, University of Nottingham, London School of Economics
Interests	“terrorism”
Party	Labour
A UK home secretary who spoke at the 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism.  Shadow Secretary of State for Energy  In office 4 November 1980 - 24 November 1982 Preceded by David Owen Succeeded by John Smith  Shadow Home Secretary  In office 4 May 1979 - 4 November 1980 Preceded by William Whitelaw Succeeded by Roy Hattersley  Home Secretary  In office 10 September 1976 - 4 May 1979 Preceded by Roy Jenkins Succeeded by William Whitelaw  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland  In office 5 March 1974 - 10 September 1976 Preceded by Francis Pym Succeeded by Roy Mason  Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland  In office 24 March 1972 - 4 March 1974 Succeeded by Airey Neave, Francis Pym  Member of Parliament for Morley and Leeds South In office 9 June 1983 - 9 April 1992  Member of Parliament for Leeds South In office 20 June 1963 - 9 June 1983

Special Branch

Merlyn Rees said the role of the UK Special Branch was to "collect information on those who I think cause problems for the state".

Jerusalem Conference

Rees spoke at the seminal 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism on "Terror in Ireland and Britain's Response."