Arthur Antony Duff
Sir Arthur Antony Duff GCMG , CVO , DSO , DSC , PC ( February 25, 1920 - August 13, 2000 ) was a British diplomat .
Life
Arthur Antony Duff was the son of Admiral Sir Arthur Duff. He studied from 1933 at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. In World War II he commanded the Stubborn . In 1943 it towed an X-class submarine to Tirpitz , for which Duff was awarded the DSO on April 11, 1944. In 1944 he married Polly Sword.
After 1945 he served in Cairo , from 1954 in Paris and from 1960 in Bonn . From 1963 to 1966 he was ambassador to Kathmandu . From 1969 to 1972 he was High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur and from 1972 to 1975 High Commissioner in Nairobi , Kenya .
From 1979 to 1980 he served in the office of the Vice Governor of Southern Rhodesia , Christopher Soames , where he negotiated the independence of Rhodesia. In 1980 Margaret Thatcher did not let him retire , but instead offered him the post of intelligence coordinator in her government. In 1983 he was appointed chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, a body whose duties were redesigned after a commission on conduct in the Falklands War headed by Oliver Baron Franks called for it. From 1985 to 1987 he headed the security service .
After his retirement he volunteered at a center for the homeless and was a board member of the homeless network in London.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Hamilton Clarke |
British Ambassador to Nepal 1963–1966 |
Arthur RH Kellas |
| Charles Michael Walker |
High Commissioner in Malaysia 1969–1972 |
John Baines Johnston |
| Eric George Norris |
High Commissioner in Kenya 1972–1975 |
Stanley James Gunn Fingland |
| John Jones | Director General of MI5 1985-1987 |
Patrick Walker |
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Daily Telegraph , Aug 21, 2000, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1353515/Sir-Antony-Duff.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Duff, Arthur Antony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Duff, A. Antony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1920 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 2000 |