Peter Tennant
 Peter Tennant  (spook, diplomat, businessman, deep state operative) | |
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| Born | Peter Frank Dalrymple Tennant 29 November 1910 |
| Died | 22 December 1996 (Age 86) Haslemere, Surrey, UK |
| Alma mater | Marlborough College, Trinity College (Cambridge) |
| Founder of | The 61 |
| Member of | Königswinter/Speakers, Le Cercle, The 61 |
Background
He attended "Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was senior modern language scholar and was awarded a first in that subject two years later. In 1933 he was elected to a fellowship at Queens', and to a university teaching post. Spoke most European languages well, specializing in the Scandinavian tongues; his ear was so keen and his Swedish so perfect that he could not only pass in Stockholm for a native, but could imitate several regional accents as well. His first wife, Hellis Fellennius whom he married in 1934, was Swedish."[1] In 1953 he married Galina Bosley, who died in 1995.[2]
Career
Charles Hambro recruited Tennant into the Special Operations Executive in the summer of 1940. He was "involved in German code breaking early in WWII."[1]
He was "Director-General, British National Export Council, 1965–71; Industrial Adviser, Barclays Bank International Ltd, 1972–81; Director: Prudential Assurance Company Ltd, 1973–81; Prudential Corporation plc, 1979–86; C. Tennant Sons & Company Ltd, 1972–80; Anglo-Romanian Bank, 1973–81; Northern Engineering Industries (International) Ltd, 1979–82; International Energy Bank, 1981–84. Sen. Mod. Languages Scholar, Trinity College (Cambridge), 1929; Cholmondely Studentship, Lincoln’s Inn; 1st Cl. Hons Modern Languages Tripos, 1931; BA 1931, MA 1936, Cambridge. Cambridge Scandinavian Studentship, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, 1932–33; Fellow Queens’ College, Cambridge, and University Lecturer, Scandinavian Languages, 1933; Press Attaché, British Legation, Stockholm, 1939–45; Information Counsellor, British Embassy, Paris, 1945–50; Deputy Commandant, British Sector, Berlin, 1950–52; resigned Foreign Service to become Overseas Director, FBI, 1952–63; Deputy Director-General, FBI, 1963–65. Special Advr, CBI, 1964–65. Mem., Council of Industrial Design, 1954–71; Acting Chm., Wilton Park Academic Council, 1969–71; Mem. Bd, Centre for Internat. Briefing, Farnham Castle, 1954–72; Chm., Gabbitas Thring Educational Trust, 1971–91; Pres., London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 1978–79 (Chm., 1976–78); Chm., British Committee, European Cultural Foundation, 1975–90; Mem., Impact Foundation Council, 1974–91; Trustee, Heinz Koeppler Trust, 1985–. Vis. Fellow, St Cross Coll., Oxford, 1982. MA Oxford, 1982."[1]
Deep Political connections
Sir Peter Tennant is likely to have been the anonymous host, "a leading figure in the bank", that chaired Brian Crozier's "very secret" Sunday morning meeting on February 13, 1977 at the executive suite of the anonymous "leading City of London bank", that established The 61.
Brian Crozier reports that Tennant attended Le Cercle.[3]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cercle/1982 (Wildbad Kreuth) | 11 June 1982 | 13 June 1982 | Germany Hanns Seidel Foundation | 1982 conference organised by Franz Josef Bach. The participants were guests of Franz-Josef Strauss. The first page of the attendee list was published online in 2011 |
| Le Cercle/1983 (Bonn) | 30 June 1983 | 3 July 1983 | Germany Bonn |
