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| − | Sir [[Martin Furnival Jones]] | + | Sir [[Martin Furnival Jones]] qualified as a solicitor before joining [[MI5]], possibly in 1937<ref name=spartacus>http://spartacus-educational.com/SSfurnival.htm</ref>, possibly in 1941.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/16/world/martin-f-jones-84-ex-director-of-britain-s-counterspy-agency.html</ref> During [[World War II]], he worked at the [[Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force]] (SHAEF) and the [[War Office]].<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref> |
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==Director General of MI5== | ==Director General of MI5== | ||
| − | When Martin Furnival Jones became Director General of MI5 in December 1965 he "inherited an organization paralysed by the fear of a Soviet mole". In October 1981 he and his former [[Deputy Director General of MI5|Deputy Director General]], [[Anthony Simkins]], wrote to [[The Times]] to state their belief in the innocence of his predecessor, Sir [[Roger Hollis]].<ref>http://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/government_information/The%20Circus%20-%20MI5%20Operations%201945-1972%20(soviet%20infiltration%20of%20MI5)(1984)%20-%20Nigel%20West.pdf</ref> | + | When Martin Furnival Jones became Director General of MI5 in December 1965 he "inherited an organization paralysed by the fear of a Soviet mole". He retired in 1972.<ref name=spartacus/> |
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| + | ==Later activities== | ||
| + | After retiring from MI5, he "worked briefly as a security consultant for [[ICI]] and [[Playboy]]". | ||
| + | <ref>''Spooks: The Unofficial History of MI5 From the First Atom Spy to 7/7 1945-2009'', by [[Thomas Hennessey]]</ref> | ||
| + | In October 1981 he and his former [[Deputy Director General of MI5|Deputy Director General]], [[Anthony Simkins]], wrote to [[The Times]] to state their belief in the innocence of his predecessor, Sir [[Roger Hollis]].<ref>http://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/government_information/The%20Circus%20-%20MI5%20Operations%201945-1972%20(soviet%20infiltration%20of%20MI5)(1984)%20-%20Nigel%20West.pdf</ref> | ||
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Sir Martin Furnival Jones qualified as a solicitor before joining MI5, possibly in 1937[1], possibly in 1941.[2] During World War II, he worked at the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) and the War Office.[3]
Director General of MI5
When Martin Furnival Jones became Director General of MI5 in December 1965 he "inherited an organization paralysed by the fear of a Soviet mole". He retired in 1972.[1]
Later activities
After retiring from MI5, he "worked briefly as a security consultant for ICI and Playboy". [4] In October 1981 he and his former Deputy Director General, Anthony Simkins, wrote to The Times to state their belief in the innocence of his predecessor, Sir Roger Hollis.[5]
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References
- ↑ a b http://spartacus-educational.com/SSfurnival.htm
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/16/world/martin-f-jones-84-ex-director-of-britain-s-counterspy-agency.html
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.
- ↑ Spooks: The Unofficial History of MI5 From the First Atom Spy to 7/7 1945-2009, by Thomas Hennessey
- ↑ http://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/government_information/The%20Circus%20-%20MI5%20Operations%201945-1972%20(soviet%20infiltration%20of%20MI5)(1984)%20-%20Nigel%20West.pdf
