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| + | |name=Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming | ||
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|description=Head of the organisation which later became [[MI6]] | |description=Head of the organisation which later became [[MI6]] | ||
|birth_date=1 April 1859 | |birth_date=1 April 1859 | ||
| + | |birth_name=Mansfield George Smith | ||
|death_date=14 June 1923 | |death_date=14 June 1923 | ||
|constitutes=spook, deep politician? | |constitutes=spook, deep politician? | ||
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| − | [[Mansfield Cumming]] was the first head of the organisation which later became the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6). | + | Sir [[Mansfield Smith-Cumming]] was the first head of the organisation which later became the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] ([[MI6]]).<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p52953.htm#i529526 "The Peerage – Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming"]</ref> |
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| + | He added the surname Cumming after his marriage in 1889 to [http://www.thepeerage.com/p52954.htm Leslie Marian Cumming, heiress of Logie near Forres in the County of Moray.]<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p52954.htm "The Peerage – Leslie Marian Cumming"]''</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | In 1909, Captain Mansfield Cumming of the [[Royal Navy]] was appointed head of the Naval section of the new [[Secret Service Bureau] | + | [[File:Mansfield_Cumming.jpg|300px|left|thumb|[[Mansfield Cumming]]'s English Heritage Blue Plaque at 2 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EJ]] |
| + | In 1909, Captain [[Mansfield Cumming]] of the [[Royal Navy]] was appointed head of the Naval section of the new [https://galnet.fandom.com/wiki/Secret_Service_Bureau [Secret Service Bureau.] In 1916, this section became [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_of_Military_Intelligence_(United_Kingdom)#Sections MI1c] within the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_of_Military_Intelligence_(United_Kingdom) War Office's Directorate of Military Intelligence.]<ref>Michael Smith, The Spying Game, Politico's, 2003, p.67.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==='C' stands for Cumming=== | ||
| + | According to current [[Chief of the SIS]], [[Richard Moore]], in a radio interview on 30 November 2021, 'C' stands for [[Mansfield Cumming|'Cumming']], not 'Chief'.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59474365 "MI6 boss warns of China 'debt traps and data traps'"]''</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
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| Born | Mansfield George Smith 1 April 1859 South London, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||
| Died | 14 June 1923 (Age 64) London, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
Head of the organisation which later became MI6
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Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming was the first head of the organisation which later became the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).[1]
He added the surname Cumming after his marriage in 1889 to Leslie Marian Cumming, heiress of Logie near Forres in the County of Moray.[2]
Career
Mansfield Cumming's English Heritage Blue Plaque at 2 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EJ
In 1909, Captain Mansfield Cumming of the Royal Navy was appointed head of the Naval section of the new [Secret Service Bureau. In 1916, this section became MI1c within the War Office's Directorate of Military Intelligence.[3]
'C' stands for Cumming
According to current Chief of the SIS, Richard Moore, in a radio interview on 30 November 2021, 'C' stands for 'Cumming', not 'Chief'.[4]
Death
At his death in 1923, Cumming was succeeded by Rear Admiral Hugh Sinclair.
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References
- ↑ "The Peerage – Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming"
- ↑ "The Peerage – Leslie Marian Cumming"
- ↑ Michael Smith, The Spying Game, Politico's, 2003, p.67.
- ↑ "MI6 boss warns of China 'debt traps and data traps'"
