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 Andrew Gilchrist    (Spook, Diplomat) | |
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| Born | 19 April 1910 Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died | 6 March 1993 (Age 82) |
World War II
During [[WWII] he spent time in a Japanese PoW camp, before being released in a prisoner exchange. He then joined the Special Operations Executive and was active in India and Siam between 1944 and 1945.
Diplomat
As UK Ambassador to Indonesia, he dispatched some revealing messages to London.
A Quote by Andrew Gilchrist
| Page | Quote | Date | Source |
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| Document:Slaughter in Indonesia 1965-66 | “I have never concealed from you my belief that a little shooting in Indonesia would be an essential preliminary to effective change.” | 5 October 1965 | Letter to the Foreign Office |
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