Valentine Vivian
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 Valentine Vivian    (spook) | |
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| Born | 17 March 1886 Kensington, England |
| Died | 15 April 1969 (Age 83) Lymington, England |
Family background
Valentine Vivian was born on 17 March 1886 in Kensington, London. He was the youngest of nine children of Tom Comely, portrait painter, and Elizabeth Baly Farquhar, miniature painter. His brother Sir Sylvanus Percival Vivian (1880–1958) was former Registrar General of England from 1921 to 1945.[1]
In 1911, Vivian married Mary Primrose Warlow, daughter of Edmund John Warlow, archdeacon of Lahore, India.
Career
In 1943, Valentine Vivian's designation was changed from DCSS (Deputy Chief of the Secret Service) to Deputy Director/SP, sharing the rank of Deputy Director with 3 service appointees[Who?].[2] He apparently did not get on well with Claude Dansey.
"A senior MI6 officer" named Valentine Vivian wrote a memo to MI5 dated February 2 1948.[3]
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References
- ↑ Who Was Who 1951–1960 p. 1121
- ↑ MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949 p.476
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/feb/17/mi5-files-nazi-agent
