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[[David Wyatt]] was a civil servant at the [[Northern Ireland Office]] in the late 1970s. | [[David Wyatt]] was a civil servant at the [[Northern Ireland Office]] in the late 1970s. | ||
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| + | David Joseph Wyatt, described as a former assistant secretary in the [[Northern Ireland Office]], was awarded the CBE in 1976.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47102/supplement/9 London Gazette], 30 December 1976, p.9.</ref> | ||
A 1984 ''Lobster'' article on the [[Kincora]] scandal carried the following mention of Wyatt: | A 1984 ''Lobster'' article on the [[Kincora]] scandal carried the following mention of Wyatt: | ||
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David Wyatt was a civil servant at the Northern Ireland Office in the late 1970s.
David Joseph Wyatt, described as a former assistant secretary in the Northern Ireland Office, was awarded the CBE in 1976.[1]
A 1984 Lobster article on the Kincora scandal carried the following mention of Wyatt:
- The Counter Intelligence branch of the Secret Service, MI5, is now believed to be running the show in Northern Ireland after the removal of MI6's top man in Ulster, David Wyatt. Mr Wyatt, a casualty of the internal row in the intelligence services, was replaced by an MI5 officer. Described by one source as being a 'link with the foreign office', he was trusted by the Foreign Office mandarins even more than security overlord Sir Maurice Oldfield, appointed by Mrs Thatcher in 1979.[2]
The article further stated:
- When Wyatt departed his two MI6 assistants went with him, leaving MI5 in sole charge of 'mainland' intelligence operations in Northern Ireland.[2]
Notes
- ↑ London Gazette, 30 December 1976, p.9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kincora - Loose Ends, Lobster no.4, April 1984.
