Christopher Curwen
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| Christopher Curwen | |
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom  |
| Service | Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6) |
| Rank | Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service |
| Award(s) | KCMG |
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| Born | 9 April 1929 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
Sir Christopher Keith Curwen, KCMG (born 9 April 1929) was Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service from 1985 to 1989.
[edit] Career
Educated at Sherborne School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Curwen was commissioned into the 4th Queen's Own Hussars in 1948.[1] He then joined the Secret Intelligence Service and became a South-East Asia specialist before being posted to Geneva and Washington D.C.[2] He was appointed Chief of the Service in 1989.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Burke's Peerage and Gentry
- ^ MI6 - 50 years of Special Operations, by Stephen Dorril, Page 753, Harper Collins, 2001, ISBN 1-857027019
- ^ Cloaked Dagger
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| Preceded by Sir Colin Figures |
Chief of the SIS 1985 - 1989 |
Succeeded by Sir Colin McColl |
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