Dick Franks
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 Dick Franks    (Spook) | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 July 1920 Hampstead | |||||||||||||
| Died | 12 October 2008 (Age 88) Aldeburgh | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Queen's College (Oxford) | |||||||||||||
| Children | • son • two daughters | |||||||||||||
| Spouse | Rachel Ward | |||||||||||||
Head of MI6
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Sir Arthur Temple "Dick" Franks was Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1978 to July 1981[1], and deputy from 1977 to 1978.[2]
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Background
Franks attended Rugby School and Queen's College, Oxford.
Career
A former Special Operations Executive officer, Franks joined MI6 in 1949. He was seconded to the British Middle East Office as part of the preparations for the 1953 Iranian coup.[3] Franks headed the MI6 station in the country following the restoration of relations in December.[4]
Obituaries
- Sir Dick Franks, telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008.
- Sir Dick Franks: Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, The Times, 20 October 2008.
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References
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html
- ↑ Sir Dick Franks, telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008.
- ↑ Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.577.
- ↑ Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.596.
