Desmond Morton
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 Desmond Morton    (spook) | |
|---|---|
| Perpetrator of | Zinoviev Letter |
| Interest of | Tony Gosling |
A key British spymaster in the first half of the 20th century. | |
Official Narrative
Major Sir Desmond Morton KCB CMG MC has a wikipedia page, but as of 2015, it was surprisingly thin.
Career
Historian John Simkin has published a highly informative page on Morton's activities up to WW2.[1]
WW2
In 1939, he became the Principal Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Warfare. John Ainsworth-Davis's book Op. JB portrays Morton as the leader of an ultra-secret "M-section" of Naval intelligence. It emphasises his closeness to Churchill (Morton is acknowledged to have become Winston Churchill's Personal Assistant in 1940) writing that his MO was "deception and double-dealing".
Post WW2
Morton served on the UN's Economic Survey Mission for the Middle East in 1949, and served in the Ministry of Civil Aviation from 1950 to 1953.
An event carried out
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Zinoviev Letter | MI5 fake letter published in the Daily Mail to destroy the 1924 Labour government |
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