Person:Roger Hollis (1)

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Sir Roger Henry Hollis, K.B.E., C.B.
b.2 Dec 1905 Wells, Somerset, England
d.1973
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m. 5 Jul 1898
  1. Maurice Christopher Hollis1902 - 1977
  2. Sir Roger Henry Hollis, K.B.E., C.B.1905 - 1973
  3. Hugh Marcus Noel Hollis1907 - 1997
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m. 10 Jul 1937
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Name Sir Roger Henry Hollis, K.B.E., C.B.
Gender Male
Birth? 2 Dec 1905 Wells, Somerset, England
Marriage 10 Jul 1937 Wells, Somerset, Englandto Evelyn Esmé Swayne
Occupation? 1939 MI5 employee
Occupation? Bet 1956 and 1965 MI5 Head
Divorce Abt 1968 from Evelyn Esmé Swayne
Death? 1973
Other[1] 24 Mar 1981 London, EnglandNewspaper
Reference Number? Q3439081?


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Sir Roger Henry Hollis (2 December 1905 – 26 October 1973) was a British journalist and intelligence officer who served with MI5 from 1938 to 1965. He was Director General of MI5 from 1956 to 1965.

Some commentators, including the journalist Chapman Pincher and intelligence officer Peter Wright, suggested that Hollis was a Soviet agent. In his book (2009), the Cambridge historian Christopher Andrew rejects this theory.

The government's official position, first stated by Margaret Thatcher, is that there was no evidence that Hollis might have been a traitor.

Head of MI5. 1956-1965: Sir Roger 'Mr Inertia' Hollis head of MI5 investigated in 60s as possible mole

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  1. ↑ Chicago Daily Tribune.
  2.   Roger Hollis, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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