Difference between revisions of "Roger Hollis"

Roger Hollis
Roger Hollis ; (Spook);
Born	2 December 1905; Wells, Somerset
Died	1973-10-26 (Age 67); Catcott, Somerset
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Worcester College (Oxford)
	Director General of MI5
In office
	May 1956 - December 1965
Deputy	Martin Furnival Jones
Preceded by	Dick White
Succeeded by	Martin Furnival Jones
	He was suspected of being a Soviet agent.
	Deputy Director General of MI5
In office
	November 1953 - May 1956
Boss	Dick White
Preceded by	Dick White

Latest revision as of 16:49, 1 October 2022

Roger Hollis joined the Security Service in June 1938^[1] after an earlier career as a businessman. He became Deputy Director General in 1953 and Director General of MI5 in May^{[citation needed]} 1956. He retired in December 1965.^[2]

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