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| Born | 1 April 1859 South London, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||
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Mansfield Cumming was the first head of the organisation which later became the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).
Career
In 1909, Captain Mansfield Cumming of the Royal Navy was appointed head of the Naval section of the new Secret Service Bureau. In 1916, this section became MI1c within the War Office's Directorate of Military Intelligence.[1]
Death
At his death in 1923, Cumming was succeeded by Rear Admiral Hugh Sinclair.
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References
- ↑ Michael Smith, The Spying Game, Politico's, 2003, p.67.
