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'''Geoffrey Alan Tantum''' is a former [[MI6]] controller for the [[Middle East]].<ref name=gat/><ref name=gat2/> He reportedly met with [[Jonathan Aitken]] every six weeks and swapped information.<ref name=ISGP>http://www.isgp.nl/Le_Cercle_membership_list</ref>
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'''Geoffrey Alan Tantum''' is a former [[MI6]] controller for the [[Middle East]].<ref name=gat/><ref name=gat2/> He reportedly met with [[Jonathan Aitken]] every six weeks and swapped information.<ref name=ISGP>http://www.isgp.nl/Le_Cercle_membership_list</ref> He was awarded an OBE in 1995.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_New_Year_Honours</ref>
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He attended Hampton Grammar School, then RMA Sandhurst, then obtained a 1st Class degree in Oriental Studies (Arabic) from [[St John’s College Oxford]].<ref name=ISGP/>
  
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Geoffrey Tantum joined [[MI6]].
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Geoffrey Tantum work in the UK military from 1959–66, then joined [[MI6]].<ref name=ISGP/>
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Having a degree in Arabic, Tantum focused on the [[Middle East]]. "The report was based on a tape-recording by a British agent of President ali Khameni of [[Iran]], giving orders to leaders of Iran's secret service on how they should destabilise [[Saudi Arabia]] by a series of terrorist bombings of Saudi government buildings and British and US military offices in Riyadh and Dharan."<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/politics/1999/mar/05/uk2</ref>
  
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He focused on the [[Middle East]]. "The report was based on a tape-recording by a British agent of President ali Khameni of Iran, giving orders to leaders of Iran's secret service on how they should destabilise Saudi Arabia by a series of terrorist bombings of Saudi government buildings and British and US military offices in Riyadh and Dharan."<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/politics/1999/mar/05/uk2</ref>
 
  
 
===Later activities===
 
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Since 2002, he was been a director of a range of UK companies, including [[Equilibrium Gulf Limited]], "an innovative ethical UK-based geo-strategic advisory company with an international focus".<ref>http://www.ccdni.com/director-geoffrey-tantum</ref><ref name=gat>http://www.ccdni.com/director-geoffrey-alan-tantum</ref>
 
Since 2002, he was been a director of a range of UK companies, including [[Equilibrium Gulf Limited]], "an innovative ethical UK-based geo-strategic advisory company with an international focus".<ref>http://www.ccdni.com/director-geoffrey-tantum</ref><ref name=gat>http://www.ccdni.com/director-geoffrey-alan-tantum</ref>
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<ref name=gat2>http://www.ccdni.com/director-geoffrey-alan-tantum-2</ref> In 2005, he was working for [[Gulf Consultancy Services, UK]].<ref>http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Union/InternationalAffairs/events/past.html</ref>
  
 
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[[Laura Tantum]], his daughter, ran the [[Universal Exports Charity Foundation]], named after the company used as a cover for MI6 in the [[James Bond]] films.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2049356/Liam-Fox-resignation-The-experts-doubled-profits-Defence-Minister.html</ref>
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[[Laura Tantum]], a daughter, ran the [[Universal Exports Charity Foundation]], named after the company used as a cover for MI6 in the [[James Bond]] films.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2049356/Liam-Fox-resignation-The-experts-doubled-profits-Defence-Minister.html</ref> [[Katie Tantum]] is another daughter.<ref>https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-318929293/mi6-chief-s-daughter-in-pregnancy-case-lacked-drive</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 07:40, 16 April 2016

Person.png Geoffrey Tantum PowerbaseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook, diplomat, businessman)
BornNovember 1940
Children • Laura Tantum
• Katie Tantum
Member ofEquilibrium Gulf Limited, Le Cercle

Employment.png Director

In office
2013-03-14 - 2013-06-30
EmployerModac Global Limited

Employment.png Director

In office
2013-12-03 - 2014-03-31
EmployerEquilibrium Gulf Limited
Resigned

Employment.png Director

In office
2002-02-20 - 2005-02-08
EmployerPetra Software Limited

Geoffrey Alan Tantum is a former MI6 controller for the Middle East.[1][2] He reportedly met with Jonathan Aitken every six weeks and swapped information.[3] He was awarded an OBE in 1995.[4]

Background

He attended Hampton Grammar School, then RMA Sandhurst, then obtained a 1st Class degree in Oriental Studies (Arabic) from St John’s College Oxford.[3]

Career

Geoffrey Tantum work in the UK military from 1959–66, then joined MI6.[3]

Having a degree in Arabic, Tantum focused on the Middle East. "The report was based on a tape-recording by a British agent of President ali Khameni of Iran, giving orders to leaders of Iran's secret service on how they should destabilise Saudi Arabia by a series of terrorist bombings of Saudi government buildings and British and US military offices in Riyadh and Dharan."[5]


Later activities

Since 2002, he was been a director of a range of UK companies, including Equilibrium Gulf Limited, "an innovative ethical UK-based geo-strategic advisory company with an international focus".[6][1] [2] In 2005, he was working for Gulf Consultancy Services, UK.[7]

Connections

Laura Tantum, a daughter, ran the Universal Exports Charity Foundation, named after the company used as a cover for MI6 in the James Bond films.[8] Katie Tantum is another daughter.[9]

Deep Politics

He attended Le Cercle and was named by The Telegraph as its UK secretary.[10]

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References

  1. ↑ a b http://www.ccdni.com/director-geoffrey-alan-tantum
  2. ↑ a b http://www.ccdni.com/director-geoffrey-alan-tantum-2
  3. ↑ a b c http://www.isgp.nl/Le_Cercle_membership_list
  4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_New_Year_Honours
  5. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/politics/1999/mar/05/uk2
  6. ↑ http://www.ccdni.com/director-geoffrey-tantum
  7. ↑ http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Union/InternationalAffairs/events/past.html
  8. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2049356/Liam-Fox-resignation-The-experts-doubled-profits-Defence-Minister.html
  9. ↑ https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-318929293/mi6-chief-s-daughter-in-pregnancy-case-lacked-drive
  10. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/aitken-dropped-by-the-rights-secret-club-1258522.html
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