Maurice Oldfield

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Sir Maurice Oldfield (1915 - 1981) was a British espionage administrator. He was director-general of MI6 between 1973 and 1978.

He was reputedly the model for John le Carré's fictional character George Smiley.

Preceded by:
Sir John Ogilvy Rennie 		Head of SIS
1973–1978 		Followed by:
Sir Dick Franks

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