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| − | + | |alma_mater=Worcester College (Oxford) | |
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| − | + | |description=Director General of MI5 1956-1965 | |
| + | |namebase=http://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Hollis,+Roger | ||
| + | |birth_date=2 December 1905 | ||
| + | |birth_place=Wells, Somerset | ||
| + | |death_date=1973-10-26 | ||
| + | |death_place=Catcott, Somerset | ||
| + | |nationality=British | ||
| + | |powerbase=http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Roger_Hollis | ||
| + | |employment={{job | ||
| + | |title=Director General of MI5 | ||
| + | |start=May 1956 | ||
| + | |end=December 1965 | ||
| + | |description=He was suspected of being a Soviet agent. | ||
| + | }}{{job | ||
| + | |title=Deputy Director General of MI5 | ||
| + | |start=November 1953 | ||
| + | |end=May 1956 | ||
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| + | }} | ||
| + | ==MI5== | ||
| + | Roger Hollis joined the Security Service in June 1938<ref>https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2010/04/christopher-andrew-and-the-strange-case-of-roger-hollis/</ref> after an earlier career as a businessman. He became [[Deputy Director General of MI5|Deputy Director General]] in 1953 and [[Director General of MI5]] in May{{cn}} 1956. He retired in December 1965.<ref name=mi5>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref> | ||
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| 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 1956-1965
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MI5
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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References
- ↑ https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2010/04/christopher-andrew-and-the-strange-case-of-roger-hollis/
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.
