John Cradock

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John Anthony Cradock was a British official. He served in the Malayan Civil Service, the Ministry of Defence and the Northern Ireland Office.[1]

The latter positions, at least, appear to have been cover postings for an MI5 role.[2]

J. Cradock is listed as an Under Secretary (liaison staff) at the Northern Ireland Office in the Civil Service Yearbook for 1976, a post previously held by MI5 officer Denis Payne.[3] The name appears as J.A. Cradock in the otherwise identical 1977 entry.[4]

According to David Leigh:

MI5 fought - and beat - MI6 for control of Intelligence in Northern Ireland under a succession of 'DCI's on two-year tours to this new, uninhibited career-posting - Ian Cameron, Jack Credock, John Parker.[2]

John Anthony CRADOCK, M.B.E., Principal Director, Ministry of Defence was awarded the Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1980.[5]

External Resources

Notes

  1. John Cradock, CB, MBE, (1921-2003), alt.obituaries, Google Groups.
  2. 2.0 2.1 David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.209.
  3. Civil Service Yearbook 1976, p.744.
  4. Civil Service Yearbook 1977, p.785.
  5. Supplement to the London Gazette, 14 June 1980, issue 48212, p.3.