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| − | [[Kim Philby]] was a Soviet agent who infiltrated [[MI6]] and became a senior officer.<ref>Richard Norton-Taylor, [ | + | {{Infobox person |
| + | |image=File:Kim_Philby.jpg | ||
| + | |caption=Kim Philby, 1955 press photo | ||
| + | | name = Kim Philby | ||
| + | | other_names = Harold Adrian Russell Philby | ||
| + | | death_date = 11 May 1988, Moscow | ||
| + | | occupation = SIS officer; Soviet agent | ||
| + | | known_for = Member of the "Cambridge Five" | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | [[Kim Philby]] was a Soviet agent who infiltrated [[MI6]] and became a senior officer.<ref>Richard Norton-Taylor, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/defence-and-security-blog/2012/sep/27/espionage-mi6 How Kim Philby infiltrated MI6, with a lot of help from his friends], guardian.co.uk, accessed 14 April 2013.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Cambridge Five== | ||
| + | MI5's official history names Philby as one of the 'Cambridge Five' Soviet agents, with Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Anthony Blunt and John Cairncross.<ref>[https://www.mi5.gov.uk/history/between-the-wars/the-soviet-threat-between-the-wars The Soviet threat between the wars], MI5.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Confession and defection== | ||
| + | SIS confronted Philby in Beirut in January 1963, and he then fled to Moscow. Files released by the National Archives in 2019 include his confession.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/24/confession-of-british-spy-for-the-soviets-kim-philby-made-public-for-first-time Confession of British spy for the Soviets made public for first time], ''The Guardian'', 24 September 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/the-collection-blog/confessions-from-the-cambridge-five/ Confessions from the Cambridge Five], The National Archives blog.</ref> More papers released in January 2025 show he had been told he faced a choice 'between suicide and prosecution' before he defected.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/14/philby-had-to-choose-between-suicide-and-prosecution-before-1963-defection-national-archive Philby had to choose 'between suicide and prosecution' before 1963 defection], ''The Guardian'', 14 January 2025.</ref> | ||
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| Died | 11 May 1988, Moscow |
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| Occupation | SIS officer; Soviet agent |
| Known for | Member of the "Cambridge Five" |
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Kim Philby was a Soviet agent who infiltrated MI6 and became a senior officer.[1]
Cambridge Five
MI5's official history names Philby as one of the 'Cambridge Five' Soviet agents, with Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Anthony Blunt and John Cairncross.[2]
Confession and defection
SIS confronted Philby in Beirut in January 1963, and he then fled to Moscow. Files released by the National Archives in 2019 include his confession.[3][4] More papers released in January 2025 show he had been told he faced a choice 'between suicide and prosecution' before he defected.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Richard Norton-Taylor, How Kim Philby infiltrated MI6, with a lot of help from his friends, guardian.co.uk, accessed 14 April 2013.
- ↑ The Soviet threat between the wars, MI5.
- ↑ Confession of British spy for the Soviets made public for first time, The Guardian, 24 September 2019.
- ↑ Confessions from the Cambridge Five, The National Archives blog.
- ↑ Philby had to choose 'between suicide and prosecution' before 1963 defection, The Guardian, 14 January 2025.