George Kennedy Young

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Person.png George Kennedy Young  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook, banker)
Born1910
Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died1990 (Age 80)
London, England, United Kingdom

Employment.png Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service

In office
1958 - 1961
Preceded byJames Easton
Succeeded byJohn Macgregor Bruce Lockhart
Reportedly resigned due to dissatisfaction with the MacMillan government. The start date is speculative, but matches the departure of James Easton.

George Kennedy Young is a former Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service[1] whom David Teacher terms "a veteran MI6 coup-master".[2]

Career

He was closely involved in MI6's Albanian landings in the immediate post-war period, strongly supported by Julian Amery.[2]

Affiliations

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/cambridgespies/7808.shtml
  2. ↑ a b File:Rogue Agents (4th edition, 2015, full).pdf


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