Guy Liddell

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Guy Liddell was a senior British intelligence officer who served as deputy director general of MI5 during World War II and later became notable in Cold War espionage history due to suspicions about Soviet infiltration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British intelligence officer
MI5 officer
human
affiliation British government NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
describedBySource British intelligence histories
Cold War espionage literature
employer MI5 NERFINISHED
Security Service NERFINISHED
familyName Liddell NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork counterintelligence
espionage
security intelligence
genre diaries
givenName Guy NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn British counterintelligence practices
post-war assessments of MI5 security failures
hasRole counter-espionage officer
security administrator
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf British intelligence community NERFINISHED
notableFor being suspected of possible Soviet infiltration during the Cold War era
involvement in cases related to the Cambridge spy ring
involvement in investigations of Soviet espionage in the United Kingdom
role in British counter-espionage during World War II
notableWork wartime diaries
occupation civil servant
intelligence officer
security official
participatedIn World War II
partOf British security apparatus
history of Cold War espionage
history of MI5
positionHeld deputy director general of MI5
head of counter-espionage (MI5 B Division)
residence United Kingdom
sexOrGender male
subjectOf Cold War espionage histories
biographical works on MI5 leadership
studies of Soviet penetration of British intelligence
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom

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Liddell hasNotableBearer Guy Liddell