Julian Faux
Julian Faux (1935-1998) was an MI5 officer.[1]
Faux was born in South Africa and educated at Michaelhouse school in Natal and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he read history.[2]
He subsequently joined the Colonial Service and served as a District Commissioner in Swaziland.
[3] The Times records:
- It was with great reluctance and regret that Faux resigned from the Colonial Service in 1968 on the eve of Swaziland's independence.
- He refused to return to South Africa because of his hatred of apartheid, and decided instead to seek a new career in Britain.[4]
He joined MI5 in 1968, according to The Times, which states that: "He served in the counter-sabotage section and then had two successive tours as an agent-runner, working against terrorist and espionage targets. It was these postings which showed his natural aptitude for operational assignments, rather than desk work."[5]
From 1978, he spent two years as the MI5 security officer at the British Embassy, where he was officially a First Secretary.[6]
In 198, Faux was appointed assistant director of MI5's A4 surveillance section.[7]
He subsequently took charge of a counter-espionage agent-running section, which according to The Times was a joint MI5/MI6 section.[8]
In 1985, he was appointed director of A branch.[9]
Faux succeeded Patrick Walker as Deputy Director General (Operations) in 1988.[10]
Faux retired in 1993. He subsequently worked as a security consultant, mainly in Commonwealth countries.[11]
External Resources
- NameBase Julian Faux
Notes
- ↑ Julian Faux, The Times, 23 July 1998.
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