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Blake was convicted of spying in 1961 he was sentenced to 42 years (the longest prison sentence ever imposed by a British court). | Blake was convicted of spying in 1961 he was sentenced to 42 years (the longest prison sentence ever imposed by a British court). | ||
| − | On 22nd October, 1966, Blake escaped from Wormwood Scrubs Prison by climbing over the wall using a rope thrown from outside. He went to the Soviet Union and was employed by the Institute for World, Economic and International Affairs.<ref>http://spartacus-educational.com/SSblake.htm</ref> | + | On 22nd October, 1966, Blake escaped from Wormwood Scrubs Prison by climbing over the wall using a rope thrown from outside. He went to the [[Soviet Union]] and was employed by the [[Institute for World, Economic and International Affairs]].<ref>http://spartacus-educational.com/SSblake.htm</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:54, 17 November 2016
 George Blake     (spook) | |
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| Born | George Behar 1922-11-11 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | British |
A UK spy who passed a lot of documents to the USSR. | |
Blake was convicted of spying in 1961 he was sentenced to 42 years (the longest prison sentence ever imposed by a British court).
On 22nd October, 1966, Blake escaped from Wormwood Scrubs Prison by climbing over the wall using a rope thrown from outside. He went to the Soviet Union and was employed by the Institute for World, Economic and International Affairs.[1]
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