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Sir [[Francis Brooks Richards]] (1918-2002) was a British diplomat. He served as Security Adviser in the [[Northern Ireland Office]] in 1980-81.<ref>M.R.D. Foot, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-brooks-richards-643846.html Sir Brooks Richards], The Independent, 27 September 2002.</ref>
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Sir [[Francis Brooks Richards]] (18 July 1918-13 September 2002) was a British diplomat. He served as Security Adviser in the [[Northern Ireland Office]] in 1980-81.<ref name="Ind">M.R.D. Foot, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-brooks-richards-643846.html Sir Brooks Richards], The Independent, 27 September 2002.</ref>
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Francis Brooks Richards, diplomat: born Southampton 18 July 1918; DSC and bar 1943; First Secretary and Head of Chancery, Political Residency, Persian Gulf 1954-57; Assistant Private Secretary to [[Foreign Secretary]] 1958-59; Counsellor (Information), HM Embassy, Paris 1959-64; CMG 1963, KCMG 1976; Head of [[Information Policy and Guidance Department]], [[Commonwealth Relations Office]] 1964-65; seconded to [[Cabinet Office]] 1965-69; minister, Bonn 1969-71; ambassador to South Vietnam 1972-74; ambassador to Greece 1974-78; Deputy Secretary, [[Cabinet Office]] 1978-80; Security Adviser, [[Northern Ireland Office]] 1980-81; chairman, [[CSM Parliamentary Consultants]] 1984-96; Chairman, [[Friends of the Imperial War Museum]] 1989-91, Vice-President 1991-97; Chairman, [[Paintings in Hospitals]] 1990-96; Chairman, [[Anglo-Hellenic League]] 1990-93; married 1941 Hazel Williams (died 2000; one son, one daughter); died Dorchester 13 September 2002.<ref name="Ind"/>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 22 August 2012

Sir Francis Brooks Richards (18 July 1918-13 September 2002) was a British diplomat. He served as Security Adviser in the Northern Ireland Office in 1980-81.[1]

Career

Francis Brooks Richards, diplomat: born Southampton 18 July 1918; DSC and bar 1943; First Secretary and Head of Chancery, Political Residency, Persian Gulf 1954-57; Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary 1958-59; Counsellor (Information), HM Embassy, Paris 1959-64; CMG 1963, KCMG 1976; Head of Information Policy and Guidance Department, Commonwealth Relations Office 1964-65; seconded to Cabinet Office 1965-69; minister, Bonn 1969-71; ambassador to South Vietnam 1972-74; ambassador to Greece 1974-78; Deputy Secretary, Cabinet Office 1978-80; Security Adviser, Northern Ireland Office 1980-81; chairman, CSM Parliamentary Consultants 1984-96; Chairman, Friends of the Imperial War Museum 1989-91, Vice-President 1991-97; Chairman, Paintings in Hospitals 1990-96; Chairman, Anglo-Hellenic League 1990-93; married 1941 Hazel Williams (died 2000; one son, one daughter); died Dorchester 13 September 2002.[1]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 M.R.D. Foot, Sir Brooks Richards, The Independent, 27 September 2002.