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| − | Sir [[Dick White]] was head of the [[Security Service]] from 1953 to 1956, and head of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] from 1956 until 1972, the only person to have headed both organisations successively.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref> | + | Sir [[Dick White]] was head of the [[Security Service]] from 1953 to May 1956<ref name="atoz">''The A to Z of British Intelligence'', [[Nigel West]]</ref>, and head of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] from May 1956 until 1972, the only person to have headed both organisations successively.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref> |
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White joined the Security Service in 1936, and was closely involved in operating the successful "[[Double Cross]]" system against Nazi Germany during the Second World War.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref> | White joined the Security Service in 1936, and was closely involved in operating the successful "[[Double Cross]]" system against Nazi Germany during the Second World War.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref> | ||
| − | ==Deputy Director General== | + | ===Deputy Director General=== |
| − | + | White replaced [[Guy Liddell]] on (or maybe a few days before) 15 May, 1953.<ref>http://www.bletchleyparkresearch.co.uk/post-war-diaries-of-guy-liddell-mi5/</ref> | |
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| + | In May 1956, infuriated by the [[Buster Crabb affair]], [[UK Prime Minister]] [[Anthony Eden]], partly as a snub to [[MI6]] (since [[MI5]] was perceived as lower in status) transferred Dick White from [[Director General of MI5]] to [[Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service]].<ref name="atoz"/> | ||
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Sir Dick White was head of the Security Service from 1953 to May 1956[1], and head of the Secret Intelligence Service from May 1956 until 1972, the only person to have headed both organisations successively.[2]
MI5
White joined the Security Service in 1936, and was closely involved in operating the successful "Double Cross" system against Nazi Germany during the Second World War.[3]
Deputy Director General
White replaced Guy Liddell on (or maybe a few days before) 15 May, 1953.[4]
MI6
In May 1956, infuriated by the Buster Crabb affair, UK Prime Minister Anthony Eden, partly as a snub to MI6 (since MI5 was perceived as lower in status) transferred Dick White from Director General of MI5 to Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service.[1]
External resources
- Namebase: White Dick Goldsmith
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References
- ↑ a b The A to Z of British Intelligence, Nigel West
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.
- ↑ http://www.bletchleyparkresearch.co.uk/post-war-diaries-of-guy-liddell-mi5/
