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|death_place=London | |death_place=London | ||
|death_date=28 November 1968 | |death_date=28 November 1968 | ||
| − | |wikipedia= | + | |parents=Walter Behrens |
| + | |image=Edward Beddington-Behrens.png | ||
| + | |description=[[Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service]] for a year during WW2. Attended the [[1958 Bilderberg]]. | ||
| + | |alma_mater= Charterhouse School, Royal Military Academy, Christ Church (Oxford) | ||
| + | |spouses=Barbara Jessie Burton, Irina Obolensky, Irene Adela Kane | ||
| + | |nationality=UK | ||
| + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Beddington-Behrens | ||
|constitutes=soldier, spook, businessman | |constitutes=soldier, spook, businessman | ||
|employment={{job | |employment={{job | ||
|title=Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service | |title=Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service | ||
|start=6 March 1943 | |start=6 March 1943 | ||
| − | | | + | |appointer=Stewart Menzies |
| − | |end= | + | |end=Mid 1944 |
| − | |description=Deputy Director/Army | + | |description=Deputy Director/Army (DD/A)}} |
}} | }} | ||
| + | '''Major Sir Edward Beddington-Behrens PhD CMG MC*''' was a UK [[spook]]. | ||
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | Beddington-Behrens was born in [[Paris]] in 1897, where his father, [[Walter Behrens]], was President of the British Chamber of Commerce. | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | + | Edward Beddington-Behrens joined [[MI6]]. He rose to become a [[Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service|Deputy Chief (Army)]] (DC/A) , a position he held until mid 1944.<ref>''Stealing Secrets, Telling Lies: How Spies and Codebreakers Helped Shape the Twentieth Century'' By [[James Gannon]]</ref> | |
| + | .<ref>MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949 | ||
By [[Keith Jeffery]]</ref> | By [[Keith Jeffery]]</ref> | ||
[[Image:Edward Beddington-Behrens obituary.jpg|left]] | [[Image:Edward Beddington-Behrens obituary.jpg|left]] | ||
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| + | ==Cover up== | ||
| + | [[Wikipedia]] as of 2020 did not mention his affiliation to [[MI6]]. | ||
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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| Born | 2 February 1897 Paris | |||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 November 1968 (Age 71) London | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | UK | |||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Charterhouse School, Royal Military Academy, Christ Church (Oxford) | |||||||||||||||
| Parents | Walter Behrens | |||||||||||||||
| Spouse | • Barbara Jessie Burton • Irina Obolensky • Irene Adela Kane | |||||||||||||||
Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service for a year during WW2. Attended the 1958 Bilderberg.
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Major Sir Edward Beddington-Behrens PhD CMG MC* was a UK spook.
Background
Beddington-Behrens was born in Paris in 1897, where his father, Walter Behrens, was President of the British Chamber of Commerce.
Career
Edward Beddington-Behrens joined MI6. He rose to become a Deputy Chief (Army) (DC/A) , a position he held until mid 1944.[1] .[2]
Cover up
Wikipedia as of 2020 did not mention his affiliation to MI6.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Hague Congress | 7 May 1948 | 11 May 1948 | Netherlands The Hague | Landmark conference which had a profound influence on the shape of the European Movement. Many of the groups organizing the conference received covert funding from the CIA. |
| Bilderberg/1958 | 13 September 1958 | 15 September 1958 | United Kingdom Buxton UK | The 7th Bilderberg and the first one in the UK. 72 guests |
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References
- ↑ Stealing Secrets, Telling Lies: How Spies and Codebreakers Helped Shape the Twentieth Century By James Gannon
- ↑ MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949 By Keith Jeffery
