Dick Franks
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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 | 13 July 1920 Hampstead |
| Died | 12 October 2008 (aged 88) Aldeburgh |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Rachel Ward |
| Children | One son, two daughters |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, Oxford |
Sir Arthur Temple "Dick" Franks KCMG (13 July 1920 – 12 October 2008) was Head of the Secret Intelligence Service from 1979 to 1982.
Career[edit]
Educated at Rugby School and Queen's College, Oxford, Franks was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1940.[1] He became an Intelligence officer in the Western Desert and then joined the Special Operations Executive.[1]
After the War he briefly worked for the Daily Mirror before joining the Secret Intelligence Service in 1946.[1] He became involved in Operation Boot, a plan to overthrow Mohammad Mosaddegh, the nationalistic Iranian Prime Minister in 1953.[1] He was posted to Bonn in 1962 and was promoted to Deputy Chief in 1977.[1] He was appointed Chief of the Service in 1978.[1]
He lived at Aldeburgh in Suffolk.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Obituary: Sir Dick Franks The Times, 20 October 2008
- ^ Obituary: Sir Dick Franks The Independent, 30 October 2008
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| Preceded by Sir Maurice Oldfield |
Chief of the SIS 1979–1982 |
Succeeded by Sir Colin Figures |
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