Difference between revisions of "Roger Hollis"

Roger Hollis
Roger Hollis ; (Spook);
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
In office
	May 1956 - December 1965
Deputy	Martin Furnival Jones
Preceded by	Dick White
Succeeded by	Martin Furnival Jones
	He was suspected of being a Soviet agent.
	Deputy Director General of MI5
In office
	November 1953 - May 1956
Boss	Dick White
Preceded by	Dick White

Revision as of 12:39, 3 April 2016

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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 ==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>
-==External Resources==
-*Namebase: [http://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Hollis,+Roger HOLLIS ROGER HENRY]
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 ==References==
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 [[Category:Spooks|Hollis, Roger]][[Category:MI5|Hollis, Roger]]