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A former [[Special Operations Executive]] officer, Franks joined [[MI6]] in 1949. He was seconded to the [[British Middle East Office]] as part of the preparations for the 1953 Iranian coup.<ref>Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.577.</ref> Franks headed the MI6 station in the country following the restoration of relations in December.<ref>Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.596.</ref> | A former [[Special Operations Executive]] officer, Franks joined [[MI6]] in 1949. He was seconded to the [[British Middle East Office]] as part of the preparations for the 1953 Iranian coup.<ref>Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.577.</ref> Franks headed the MI6 station in the country following the restoration of relations in December.<ref>Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.596.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==External Resources== | ||
| + | *Namebase [http://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Franks+Arthur+Temple Franks Arthur Temple (Dickie)] | ||
| + | ===Obituaries=== | ||
| + | *[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html Sir Dick Franks], telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008. | ||
| + | *[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4973918.ece Sir Dick Franks: Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service], The Times, 20 October 2008. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 22 October 2009
Sir Arthur Temple Franks (known as Dick Franks) was Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1978 to 1981.[1]
A former Special Operations Executive officer, Franks joined MI6 in 1949. He was seconded to the British Middle East Office as part of the preparations for the 1953 Iranian coup.[2] Franks headed the MI6 station in the country following the restoration of relations in December.[3]
External Resources
- Namebase Franks Arthur Temple (Dickie)
Obituaries
- Sir Dick Franks, telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008.
- Sir Dick Franks: Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, The Times, 20 October 2008.
Notes
- ↑ Sir Dick Franks, telegraph.co.uk, 20 October 2008.
- ↑ Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.577.
- ↑ Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.596.
