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U.K. Foreign Office


United Kingdom, Govt Org    (dates uncertain)
• Ministry responsible for U.K. foreign relations, including the "commonwealth" countries (See: Foreign Office website)
• 1978 : Article about the postwar "Information Research Department" and covert propaganda operations (1947-77) (See: David Leigh article)
Relationships
1910 1920 1930 1940 1950
BurgessGFOfficer
 
MacleanDDOfficer
 
AmeryLSMember
 
HoareSJGOfficer
 
MitranyDOfficer
 
HoareSJGOfficer
 
BalfourAJOfficer
 
AmeryLSMember
 
CecilEAROfficer
 
OrwellGEmployee
 
BalfourAJOfficer
 
BalfourAJOfficer
 
MitranyDEmployee
 
WoolfLSEmployee
 
UKSISDivision
 
Life ofUKForeignOfc
 
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Burgess, Guy   (Officer of, 1944 to 1951) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1950 : Second Secretary of the British Embassy, United States
Maclean, Donald D.   (Officer of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1944 : First Secretary, Embassy to the U.S. and member of Combined Policy Committee (1944-48). Double agent working for the Soviet KGB.
Amery, Leopold S. (Leo)   (Member of, 1940 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Secretary of State for India
Hoare, Samuel J.G.   (Officer of, 1940 to 1944) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Special Ambassador to Spain
Mitrany, David   (Officer of, 1939 to 1942) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Member, Foreign Research and Press Service
Hoare, Samuel J.G.   (Officer of, 1931 to 1935) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Secretary of State for India
Balfour, Arthur J.   (Officer of, 1925 to 1929) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Lord President of the Council
Amery, Leopold S. (Leo)   (Member of, 1924 to 1929) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Colonial Secretary
Cecil, Edgar A.R. (Robert)   (Officer of, 1923 to 1927) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Minister responsible for British League of Nations affairs
Orwell, George   (Employee of, 1922 to 1927) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Assistant Superintendent, Indian Imperial Police (Burma)
Balfour, Arthur J.   (Officer of, 1916 to 1922) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1916 : Foreign Secretary (1916-??)
• 1917-11-02 : Issued the "Balfour Declaration" letter supporting a Jewish state in Palestine (See: Text online) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1919 : Lord President of the Council
• 1920 : Delegate to the first meeting of the League of Nations
Balfour, Arthur J.   (Officer of, 1915 to 1916) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• First Lord of the Admiralty, during WW1
Mitrany, David   (Employee of, 1914 to 1918) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Performed "intelligence work relating to South-Eastern Europe"
Woolf, Leonard S.   (Employee of, 1904 to 1912) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Ceylon Civil Service
U.K. Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)   (Division of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing