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| + | He was a partner in [[Slaughter and May]] from 1935-1946. He was reportedly "decorated by four governments for his war time services".<ref>''Slaughter and May: A Century in the City'' By [[Laurie Dennett]]</ref> | ||
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Harry Sporborg was a lawyer in London who became [[vice-chief of SOE]] during [[World War II]], working alongside Sir [[Charles Hambro]]. It has been suggested that he envisaged the "stay-behind" units which were to be realised as [[Operation Gladio]].<ref>https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/exercise_waterland_etc_1989_deta</ref> | Harry Sporborg was a lawyer in London who became [[vice-chief of SOE]] during [[World War II]], working alongside Sir [[Charles Hambro]]. It has been suggested that he envisaged the "stay-behind" units which were to be realised as [[Operation Gladio]].<ref>https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/exercise_waterland_etc_1989_deta</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 15 May 2015
 Harry Sporborg  (spook, lawyer, financier) | |
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| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1985 (Age 80) |
| Member of | Shield |
Spook alleged to have envisaged Operation Gladio. | |
Harry Sporborg was deputy head of the Special Operations Executive under Colin Gubbins during World War Two.[1]
Career
He was a partner in Slaughter and May from 1935-1946. He was reportedly "decorated by four governments for his war time services".[2]
Harry Sporborg was a lawyer in London who became vice-chief of SOE during World War II, working alongside Sir Charles Hambro. It has been suggested that he envisaged the "stay-behind" units which were to be realised as Operation Gladio.[3]
Later activities
Later he was a long-serving director of Hambros Bank.[4]
External Resources
- NameBase SPORBORG HENRY NATHAN
References
- ↑ MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, by Stephen Dorril, Touchstone, 2002, p.31.
- ↑ Slaughter and May: A Century in the City By Laurie Dennett
- ↑ https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/exercise_waterland_etc_1989_deta
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11353612/Christopher-Sporborg-banker-obituary.html
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