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Sir John Anthony Adye was a former director of GCHQ, a post he held from December 1989 to July 1996.[1]
Career
Educated at Leighton Park School and Lincoln College, Oxford,[2] Adye joined GCHQ in the mid-1960s becoming Director in 1989.
Diana Murder witness
Adye was a witness in February 2008 at the inquest into the death of Diana Princess of Wales: in an unprecedented move (normal policy is neither to confirm nor deny operational activities), he strenuously denied that GCHQ had any involvement in either the 'Camillagate' or 'Squidgygate' tapes.[3]
Later life
After retiring from GCHQ in 1996, he served as the chair of the Country Houses Association until 2002.[4] In 2005 he was appointed to the board of the US National Biometric Security Project.[4]
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Refrences
- ↑ Document:UK Intelligence And Security Report, 2003
- ↑ Burke's Peerage
- ↑ Diana's calls 'not bugged by GCHQ' Metro, 28 February 2008
- ↑ a b National Biometric Security Project
