Difference between revisions of "David Petrie"

David Petrie
David Petrie ; (spook, policeman);
	Director General of MI5
In office
	April 1941 - May 1946
Deputy	Guy Liddell
Preceded by	Oswald Allen Harker
Succeeded by	Percy Sillitoe

Revision as of 15:54, 26 January 2015

Petrie served in the Indian Police from 1900 to 1936, before joining the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS).

He was transferred from the SIS to become head of the Security Service in 1941, a job he held until May 1946.^[1]

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-Petrie served in the [[Indian Police]] from 1900 to 1936, before joining the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (SIS). He was transferred from the SIS to become head of the Security Service in 1941. <ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref>
+==MI6==
+Petrie served in the [[Indian Police]] from 1900 to 1936, before joining the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (SIS).
+==MI5==
+He was transferred from the SIS to become head of the Security Service in 1941, a job he held until May 1946.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref>
 ==External Resources==
 *Namebase: [http://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Petrie+David Petrie David]
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 ==References==
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-[[Category:Spooks|Petrie, David]][[Category:MI5|Petrie, David]][[Category:MI6|Petrie, David]]