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| − | He volunteered for the [[British Army]] in 1944 and served in [[Secret Intelligence Middle East]] (SIME) where he struck up a lifelong friendship with [[Maurice Oldfield]], a future [[Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service]].<ref name="Times"/><ref name="Independent">{{cite news|title=Anthony Cavendish: Intrepid intelligence officer who fought terrorism in the Middle East|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anthony-cavendish-intrepid-intelligence-officer-who-fought-terrorism-in-the-middle-east-8531488.html|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=23 March 2013|location=London}}</ref> | + | He volunteered for the [[British Army]] in 1944 and served in [[Secret Intelligence Middle East]] (SIME) where he struck up a lifelong friendship with [[Maurice Oldfield]], a future [[Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service]].<ref name="Times"/><ref name="Independent">{{cite news|title=Anthony Cavendish: Intrepid intelligence officer who fought "terrorism" in the Middle East|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anthony-cavendish-intrepid-intelligence-officer-who-fought-terrorism-in-the-middle-east-8531488.html|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=23 March 2013|location=London}}</ref> |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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 Anthony Cavendish    (spook, banker, journalist) | |
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| Born | 20 July, 1927 |
| Died | 12 January, 2013 (Age 85) |
| Member of | Le Cercle, Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George |
"Leading member" of Le Cercle. | |
A 1997 article referred to Cavendish as "the former senior MI5 man" and "an old Cercle hand".[1]
Background
Cavendish was born in London, but raised in Switzerland and grew up speaking English, German, Swiss-German and French.[2]
World War II
He volunteered for the British Army in 1944 and served in Secret Intelligence Middle East (SIME) where he struck up a lifelong friendship with Maurice Oldfield, a future Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service.[2][3]
Career
Following his demobilisation in 1948, he was recruited as the MI6's youngest officer, aged 21, and worked in R5, the counterespionage section.[4]
Deep political connections
Anthony Cavendish was a senior figure in Le Cercle. His Telegraph obituary cited his as "a leading figure, with Julian Amery, MP, in running Le Cercle, a very private discussion group". It is unknown whether he was European chairman of the group.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/aitken-dropped-by-the-rights-secret-club-1258522.html
- ↑ a b "Flamboyant intelligence officer who was a drinking partner of Kim Philby and later wrote a controversial book about working for MI6". The Times. Retrieved 26 January 2013.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9871374/Anthony-Cavendish.html
