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[[Percy Sillitoe]] was Director General of the [[Security Service]] from 1946 to 1953.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref> | [[Percy Sillitoe]] was Director General of the [[Security Service]] from 1946 to 1953.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref> | ||
| − | Sillitoe was a former policeman who had headed a number of constabularies | + | Sillitoe was a former policeman who had headed a number of constabularies before taking over MI5.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref> |
He was the first head of the Security Service to publish an autobiography, ''Cloak without Dagger'' which came out in 1955.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref> | He was the first head of the Security Service to publish an autobiography, ''Cloak without Dagger'' which came out in 1955.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 23:02, 10 April 2015
Percy Sillitoe was Director General of the Security Service from 1946 to 1953.[1]
Sillitoe was a former policeman who had headed a number of constabularies before taking over MI5.[2]
He was the first head of the Security Service to publish an autobiography, Cloak without Dagger which came out in 1955.[3]
External Resources
- NameBase: Sillitoe Percy Joseph
Notes
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 8 July 2009.
