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'''Roger Hollis''' (1905-1973) was Director of the British [[Security Service]] (MI5) 1956-1965. | |||
==Accomplishments== | |||
He was the first senior officer to suspect the role of Sir [[Anthony Blunt]]. | |||
==Suspicion== | |||
Several books, either by journalists or retired MI5 officers, suspected him of being a Soviet double agent. These included the 1981 ''1Their Trade is Treachery'' by Chapman Pincher and [[Peter Wright]] 1987 ''Spycatcher''<ref>{{citation | |||
| title = Spycatcher | |||
| author = [[Peter Wright]] | publisher = R.R. Donnelly | year = 1987 | |||
}}</ref>. Suspicion came when [[Anatoly Golitsyn]], a [[KGB]] defector to the U.S. [[Central Intelligence Agency]], claimed, in 1961, that the Russians had penetrated MI5. | |||
More recent research led to a statement, in the House of Commons, by [[Margaret Thatcher]], saying he was not a traitor. <ref>{{citation | |||
| date = 24 October 2009 | |||
| title=Documents show that former MI5 chief Sir Roger Hollis was not a traitor | |||
| author = Michael Evans | |||
| journal = Times (UK) | |||
| url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6888106.ece}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 13:37, 7 February 2011
Roger Hollis (1905-1973) was Director of the British Security Service (MI5) 1956-1965.
Accomplishments
He was the first senior officer to suspect the role of Sir Anthony Blunt.
Suspicion
Several books, either by journalists or retired MI5 officers, suspected him of being a Soviet double agent. These included the 1981 1Their Trade is Treachery by Chapman Pincher and Peter Wright 1987 Spycatcher[1]. Suspicion came when Anatoly Golitsyn, a KGB defector to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, claimed, in 1961, that the Russians had penetrated MI5.
More recent research led to a statement, in the House of Commons, by Margaret Thatcher, saying he was not a traitor. [2]
References
- ↑ Peter Wright (1987), Spycatcher, R.R. Donnelly
- ↑ Michael Evans (24 October 2009), "Documents show that former MI5 chief Sir Roger Hollis was not a traitor", Times (UK)