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Hollis joined the Security Service in 1938 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 1956.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref>
 
  
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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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Latest revision as of 16:49, 1 October 2022

Person.png Roger Hollis   Powerbase SpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Spook)
Roger hollis.jpg
Born2 December 1905
Wells, Somerset
Died1973-10-26 (Age 67)
Catcott, Somerset
NationalityBritish
Alma materWorcester College (Oxford)
Director General of MI5 1956-1965

Employment.png Director General of MI5

In office
May 1956 - December 1965
DeputyMartin Furnival Jones
Preceded byDick White
Succeeded byMartin Furnival Jones
He was suspected of being a Soviet agent.

Employment.png Deputy Director General of MI5

In office
November 1953 - May 1956
BossDick White
Preceded byDick White

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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