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| + | <i>Not to be confused with [[John Jones (lawyer)]], a lawyer for [[Wikileaks]].</i> | ||
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| − | + | Jones was an officer in the Royal Artillery and a civil servant in pre-independence [[Sudan]] before joining the Security Service in 1955. He became Deputy Director General in 1976 and Director General in 1981.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 30 June 2009.</ref> | |
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 11 April 2024
Not to be confused with John Jones (lawyer), a lawyer for Wikileaks.
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| Born | 17 February 1923 Easington, County Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1998-03-09 (Age 75) Boston, Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Christ's College (Cambridge) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Jones was an officer in the Royal Artillery and a civil servant in pre-independence Sudan before joining the Security Service in 1955. He became Deputy Director General in 1976 and Director General in 1981.[1]
References
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 30 June 2009.
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| International Festival of Whistleblowing Dissent and Accountability | 8 May 2021 | 8 May 2021 | Internet | Whistleblowing event held in 2021. |
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