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'C', Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS): Future Appointment

5 Apr 1949

A short file of British government correspondence concerning the possible retirement of ‘C’, the head of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), and the selection of his replacement. The letters note that the current incumbent was nearing 60, and that there was some uncertainty over his precise terms of employment. They then discuss several possible candidates to replace him, and mention some of the specific qualifications for such a figure, such as the need for detailed knowledge of the Soviet Union.
united kingdom united nations cold war personnel security service secret intelligence service chiefs of staff foreign office william strang edward bridges norman brook british intelligence organisation intelligence organization alexander cadogan gladwyn jebb joint intelligence bureau permanent under-secretary's department dick white
Collection ID
FO1093
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
United Kingdom
Document Reference
FO 1093/379/2
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
FO 1093/379
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0379.002
Keywords
British Intelligence Organisation Personnel
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Security Service United Nations Permanent Under-Secretary's Department Secret Intelligence Service
Pages
12
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Norman Brook Alexander Cadogan Gladwyn Jebb William Strang Dick White
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Organization

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