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| − | Sir [[Colin McColl]] was chief of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6) from 1988-1994.<ref>[http://www.campbell-lutyens.com/team.aspx Team], Campbell Lutyens, accessed 26 July 2009.</ref> | + | {{Infobox person |
| + | | name = Sir Colin McColl | ||
| + | | occupation = Intelligence officer; Chief of SIS 1988/89–1994 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | Sir [[Colin McColl]] was chief of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6) from 1988-1994.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090831091010/http://www.campbell-lutyens.com:80/team.aspx Team], Campbell Lutyens, accessed 26 July 2009.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | McColl followed [[Christopher Curwen]] as Chief.<ref>Stephen Dorril, MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone, 2002, p.753.</ref> While he was Chief, the existence of SIS was put on a statutory footing by the ''Intelligence Services Act 1994''.<ref>[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/13/contents Intelligence Services Act 1994], legislation.gov.uk.</ref> SIS lists him among its former Chiefs.<ref>[https://www.sis.gov.uk/about-us/our-chief/ Our Chief], Secret Intelligence Service, accessed 16 October 2026.</ref> | ||
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Sir Colin McColl was chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1988-1994.[1]
Career
McColl followed Christopher Curwen as Chief.[2] While he was Chief, the existence of SIS was put on a statutory footing by the Intelligence Services Act 1994.[3] SIS lists him among its former Chiefs.[4]
Affiliations
- Secret Intelligence Service - former Chief
- Campbell Lutyens - Advisory Director
- Scottish American Investment Trust - Director
- The Queen's College, Oxford - Honorary Fellow