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In 1953, Harry Sporborg (together with [[Airey Neave]]) was reportedly one of the founding trustees of the (former SOE volunteer) [[Sue Ryder]]'s eponymous charity.<ref>http://hildamurrell.org/2012/11/12/early-day-motion-tabled-in-house-of-commons-uk/</ref>
 
In 1953, Harry Sporborg (together with [[Airey Neave]]) was reportedly one of the founding trustees of the (former SOE volunteer) [[Sue Ryder]]'s eponymous charity.<ref>http://hildamurrell.org/2012/11/12/early-day-motion-tabled-in-house-of-commons-uk/</ref>
  
 
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Harry Sporborg was a member of the [[shield]] group that worked to get [[Margaret Thatcher]] made [[UK/Prime Minister|Prime Minister]] in the [[1970s]].
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 12 December 2019

Person.png Harry SporborgRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook, lawyer, financier, deep politician)
Harry Sporborg.jpg
Born1905
Died1985 (Age 80)
NationalityUK
Member ofShield
Spook alleged to have envisaged Operation Gladio.

Henry Nathan "Harry" Sporborg was deputy head of the Special Operations Executive under Colin Gubbins during World War Two.[1] He is not widely known, but as it is alleged that he came up with the idea later known as Operation Gladio, he was may well have been a key member of the European Deep State.

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 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]

In 1953, Harry Sporborg (together with Airey Neave) was reportedly one of the founding trustees of the (former SOE volunteer) Sue Ryder's eponymous charity.[5]

Shield

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Harry Sporborg was a member of the shield group that worked to get Margaret Thatcher made Prime Minister in the 1970s.

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