Anthony Cavendish
| Anthony Cavendish link (Spook, banker, journalist, deep state operative?) | |
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| Born | 20 July, 1927 London, UK |
| Died | 12 January, 2013 |
| Nationality | UK |
"Leading member" of Le Cercle. | |
Anthony Cavendish was a "former senior MI5 man" and "an old Cercle hand".[1]
Background
Cavendish was born in London, but raised in Switzerland and grew up speaking English, German, Swiss-German and French.[2]
World War II
He volunteered for the British Army in 1944 and served in Secret Intelligence Middle East (SIME) where he struck up a lifelong friendship with Maurice Oldfield, a future Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service.[2][3]
Career
Following his demobilisation in 1948, he was recruited as the MI6's youngest officer, aged 21, and worked in R5, the counterespionage section.[4]
In May 1989 Cavendish made an extended appearance on the Channel 4 discussion programme After Dark, alongside Tony Benn, Lord Dacre, James Rusbridger, Miles Copeland and others.
Deep political connections
Anthony Cavendish was a senior figure in Le Cercle. His Telegraph obituary cited his as "a leading figure, with Julian Amery, MP, in running Le Cercle, a very private discussion group". It is unknown whether he was European chairman of the group.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/aitken-dropped-by-the-rights-secret-club-1258522.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article3660531.ece
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anthony-cavendish-intrepid-intelligence-officer-who-fought-terrorism-in-the-middle-east-8531488.html
- ↑ Cavendish, Anthony (1997), Inside Intelligence, HarperCollins, London.
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9871374/Anthony-Cavendish.html