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{{person | {{person | ||
| − | |wikipedia= | + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Kennedy_Young |
|birth_date=1910 | |birth_date=1910 | ||
|death_date=1990 | |death_date=1990 | ||
|constitutes=spook, banker | |constitutes=spook, banker | ||
| + | |birth_place=Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom | ||
| + | |death_place=London, England, United Kingdom | ||
|employment={{job | |employment={{job | ||
|title=Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service | |title=Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service | ||
| − | |start= | + | |start=1958 |
|end=1961 | |end=1961 | ||
| − | |description=Reportedly resigned due to dissatisfaction with the MacMillan government. | + | |description=Reportedly resigned due to dissatisfaction with the MacMillan government. The start date is speculative, but matches the departure of James Easton. |
}} | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | George Kennedy Young is a former [[Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service]]<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/cambridgespies/7808.shtml</ref> whom [[David Teacher]] terms "a veteran MI6 coup-master".<ref name=ra4/> | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | He was closely involved in MI6's Albanian landings in the immediate post-war period, strongly supported by [[Julian Amery]].<ref name=ra4>[[File:Rogue Agents (4th edition, 2015, full).pdf]]</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
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* Chairman of the [[Society for Individual Freedom]] | * Chairman of the [[Society for Individual Freedom]] | ||
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Stub}} | {{Stub}} | ||
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| Born | 1910 Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||
| Died | 1990 (Age 80) London, England, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||
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George Kennedy Young is a former Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service[1] whom David Teacher terms "a veteran MI6 coup-master".[2]
Career
He was closely involved in MI6's Albanian landings in the immediate post-war period, strongly supported by Julian Amery.[2]
Affiliations
- Conservative Monday Club
- Chairman of the Society for Individual Freedom
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