John Cradock
John Anthony Cradock was a British official. He served in the Malayan Civil Service, the Ministry of Defence and the Northern Ireland Office.[1]
The latter positions, at least, appear to have been cover postings for an MI5 role.[2]
Malaya
The Singapore Free Press reported in April 1952
- HE STARTED SCHEME FOR NEW VILLAGES
- IPOH, Tues.
- Mr John Anthony Cradock, former District Officer, Batang Padang, was yesterday presented with the Perak Meritorious Service [illegible]
- [illegible] councillors.
- Mr Cradock gained the award last year.
- The citation states that as chairman of Perak South War Committee he played a large part in launching in June 1950, the Perak South [squatter?] resettlement scheme, the Briggs Plan.
- "It preceded many of the schemes started in priority areas in the South of the Federation," adds the citation. "Many valuable lessons were learnt and much that was done then is still the guide for the present day [...][3]
Northern Ireland
J. Cradock is listed as an Under Secretary (liaison staff) at the Northern Ireland Office in the Civil Service Yearbook for 1976, a post previously held by MI5 officer Denis Payne.[4] The name appears as J.A. Cradock in the otherwise identical 1977 entry.[5]
According to David Leigh:
- MI5 fought - and beat - MI6 for control of Intelligence in Northern Ireland under a succession of 'DCI's on two-year tours to this new, uninhibited career-posting - Ian Cameron, Jack Credock, John Parker.[2]
John Anthony CRADOCK, M.B.E., Principal Director, Ministry of Defence was awarded the Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1980.[6]
External Resources
- Namebase Jack Craddock
- John Cradock, CB, MBE, (1921-2003), alt.obituaries, Google Groups.
Notes
- ↑ John Cradock, CB, MBE, (1921-2003), alt.obituaries, Google Groups.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 David Leigh, The Wilson Plot, Mandarin, 1989, p.209.
- ↑ HE STARTED SCHEME FOR NEW VILLAGES, The Singapore Free Press, 8 April 1952.
- ↑ Civil Service Yearbook 1976, p.744.
- ↑ Civil Service Yearbook 1977, p.785.
- ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, 14 June 1980, issue 48212, p.3.
