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{{Short description|British diplomat and Director General of MI5 (1920–2000)}}
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==Early life and naval service==
==Early life and naval service==
Born in 1920 to Admiral Sir Arthur Allen Morison Duff KCB and Margaret Grace Dawson at Var Trees House, [[Moreton, Dorset|Moreton]].<ref name=":0" /> Educated at the [[Britannia Royal Naval College|Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]], Duff started his career in the [[Royal Navy]] where he was a submarine commander during the [[World War II|Second World War]]; he briefly commanded {{HMS|Otway}} and {{HMS|L23}} in 1942 before commanding {{HMS|Stubborn|P238|6}} from December 1942 to July 1944.<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/commanders/768.html Lt. Arthur Anthony Duff DSO, DSC], uboat.net</ref>
Born in 1920 to Admiral Sir [[Arthur Allen Morison Duff]] KCB and Margaret Grace Dawson at Var Trees House, [[Moreton, Dorset|Moreton]].<ref name=":0" /> Educated at the [[Britannia Royal Naval College|Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]], Duff started his career in the [[Royal Navy]] where he was a submarine commander during the [[World War II|Second World War]]; he briefly commanded {{HMS|Otway}} and {{HMS|L23}} in 1942 before commanding {{HMS|Stubborn|P238|6}} from December 1942 to July 1944.<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/commanders/768.html Lt. Arthur Anthony Duff DSO, DSC], uboat.net</ref>


==Diplomatic career==
==Diplomatic career==
After the war Duff joined the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service|Diplomatic Service]] in January 1946.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Duff, Sir (Arthur) Antony (1920–2000), diplomatist and intelligence officer|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-74488;jsessionid=ABED2A66275CAB0FE6F3F3C4E1499CE3|access-date=2021-04-15|website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/74488}}</ref> He was Counsellor and Head of the [[Chancery (diplomacy)|Chancery]] of the [[List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Germany|United Kingdom Embassy in West Germany]] from 1962 to 1964, the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Nepal|British Ambassador to Nepal]] from 1964 to 1965; the Head of the South Asia Department of the Foreign Office from 1965 to 1969; the [[List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Malaysia|Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia]] from 1969 to 1972; and the [[List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Kenya|British High Commissioner to Kenya]] from 1972 to 1975.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Duff, Rt Hon. Sir (Arthur) Antony, (25 Feb. 1920–13 Aug. 2000), PC 1980; Deputy Secretary, Cabinet Office, 1980–84; Director General, Security Service, 1985–87, retired|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-178117|access-date=2021-04-15|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|language=en|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u178117}}</ref><ref name=directory>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/fcohistorians/docs/bdd_part_1_with_covers/149|title=British Diplomats Directory: Part 1 of 4|access-date=17 June 2018}}</ref>
After the war Duff joined the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service|Diplomatic Service]] in January 1946.<ref name=":0">{{Cite ODNB|title=Duff, Sir (Arthur) Antony (1920–2000), diplomatist and intelligence officer|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-74488|access-date=2021-04-15| date=2004 |language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/74488| isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 }}</ref> He was Counsellor and Head of the [[Chancery (diplomacy)|Chancery]] of the [[List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Germany|United Kingdom Embassy in West Germany]] from 1962 to 1964, the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Nepal|British Ambassador to Nepal]] from 1964 to 1965; the Head of the South Asia Department of the Foreign Office from 1965 to 1969; the [[List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Malaysia|Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia]] from 1969 to 1972; and the [[List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Kenya|British High Commissioner to Kenya]] from 1972 to 1975.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Duff, Rt Hon. Sir (Arthur) Antony, (25 Feb. 1920–13 Aug. 2000), PC 1980; Deputy Secretary, Cabinet Office, 1980–84; Director General, Security Service, 1985–87, retired|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-178117|access-date=2021-04-15|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|date=2007 |language=en|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u178117|isbn=978-0-19-954089-1 }}</ref><ref name=directory>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/fcohistorians/docs/bdd_part_1_with_covers/149|title=British Diplomats Directory: Part 1 of 4|date=18 March 2014 |access-date=17 June 2018}}</ref>


Duff was the Deputy Under Secretary for Middle East and Africa from 1975 to 1977; and the Deputy Under Secretary for Defence and Intelligence from 1977 to 1990, including serving concurrently as the Senior Deputy Under Secretary from 1976 to 1979.<ref name=":0" /> Having led the British official delegation to the [[Lancaster House]] talks, he became [[Governor of Southern Rhodesia|Deputy Governor of Southern Rhodesia]] under [[Lord Soames]] from 1979 to 1980.<ref>[https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/1979-12-14/debates/143b022d-7167-4f01-aa88-c6bb82f00e81/SouthernRhodesiaConstitution(InterimProvisions)Order1979 Southern Rhodesia Constitution (Interim Provisions) Order 1979], [[Hansard (UK)|Hansard]], 14 December 1979</ref>
Duff was the Deputy Under Secretary for Middle East and Africa from 1975 to 1977; and the Deputy Under Secretary for Defence and Intelligence from 1977 to 1990, including serving concurrently as the Senior Deputy Under Secretary from 1976 to 1979.<ref name=":0" /> Having led the British official delegation to the [[Lancaster House]] talks, he became [[Governor of Southern Rhodesia|Deputy Governor of Southern Rhodesia]] under [[Christopher Soames|Lord Soames]] from 1979 to 1980.<ref>[https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/1979-12-14/debates/143b022d-7167-4f01-aa88-c6bb82f00e81/SouthernRhodesiaConstitution(InterimProvisions)Order1979 Southern Rhodesia Constitution (Interim Provisions) Order 1979], [[Hansard (UK)|Hansard]], 14 December 1979</ref>


==Cabinet Office and MI5==
==Cabinet Office and MI5==
Duff was sworn of the [[Privy Council]] in 1980, the first diplomat to be so honoured since Sir [[Alexander Cadogan]] in 1940. Duff was Deputy Secretary (Intelligence and Security Co-ordinator) at the Cabinet Office with responsibility for security matters from 1980 to 1984. He was then [[Director General of the Security Service]] ([[MI5]]) from 1985 to 1988.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1353515/Sir-Antony-Duff.html Sir Antony Duff], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 21 August 2000</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sir Antony Duff {{!}} MI5 - The Security Service|url=https://www.mi5.gov.uk/sir-antony-duff|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.mi5.gov.uk}}</ref>
Duff was sworn of the [[Privy Council]] in 1980, the first diplomat to be so honoured since Sir [[Alexander Cadogan]] in 1940. Duff was Deputy Secretary (Intelligence and Security Co-ordinator) at the Cabinet Office with responsibility for security matters from 1980 to 1984. He was then [[Director General of the Security Service]] ([[MI5]]) from 1985 to 1988.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1353515/Sir-Antony-Duff.html Sir Antony Duff], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 21 August 2000</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sir Antony Duff {{!}} MI5 - The Security Service|url=https://www.mi5.gov.uk/sir-antony-duff|access-date=2021-04-15|website=mi5.gov.uk}}</ref>


==Later life==
==Later life==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{cite book|last=Andrew|first=Christopher|year=2010|title=Defence of the Realm: The Authorised History of MI5|location=London|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-0-14-102330-4}}
*{{cite book|last=Andrew|first=Christopher|year=2010|title=Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5|location=London|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-0-14-102330-4}}


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The Right Honourable Sir
Antony Duff
GCMG CVO DSO DSC
Born
Arthur Antony Duff

(1920-02-25)25 February 1920
Died13 August 2000(2000-08-13) (aged 80)
NationalityBritish
EducationBritannia Royal Naval College
Occupations
SpousePauline Sword
Awards
Espionage activity
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service branchMI5
Service years1985–1988
RankDirector General of MI5
Military career
Service / branch Royal Navy
Commands

Sir Arthur Antony Duff GCMG CVO DSO DSC PC (25 February 1920 – 13 August 2000) was a senior British diplomat and Director General of MI5.

Early life and naval service

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Born in 1920 to Admiral Sir Arthur Allen Morison Duff KCB and Margaret Grace Dawson at Var Trees House, Moreton.[1] Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Duff started his career in the Royal Navy where he was a submarine commander during the Second World War; he briefly commanded HMS Otway and HMS L23 in 1942 before commanding HMS Stubborn from December 1942 to July 1944.[2]

Diplomatic career

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After the war Duff joined the Diplomatic Service in January 1946.[1] He was Counsellor and Head of the Chancery of the United Kingdom Embassy in West Germany from 1962 to 1964, the British Ambassador to Nepal from 1964 to 1965; the Head of the South Asia Department of the Foreign Office from 1965 to 1969; the Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia from 1969 to 1972; and the British High Commissioner to Kenya from 1972 to 1975.[3][4]

Duff was the Deputy Under Secretary for Middle East and Africa from 1975 to 1977; and the Deputy Under Secretary for Defence and Intelligence from 1977 to 1990, including serving concurrently as the Senior Deputy Under Secretary from 1976 to 1979.[1] Having led the British official delegation to the Lancaster House talks, he became Deputy Governor of Southern Rhodesia under Lord Soames from 1979 to 1980.[5]

Cabinet Office and MI5

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Duff was sworn of the Privy Council in 1980, the first diplomat to be so honoured since Sir Alexander Cadogan in 1940. Duff was Deputy Secretary (Intelligence and Security Co-ordinator) at the Cabinet Office with responsibility for security matters from 1980 to 1984. He was then Director General of the Security Service (MI5) from 1985 to 1988.[6][7]

Later life

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After his retirement in January 1988, Duff worked as a volunteer in a centre for the homeless and was a board member of Homeless Network in London.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Duff, Sir (Arthur) Antony (1920–2000), diplomatist and intelligence officer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74488. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 15 April 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Lt. Arthur Anthony Duff DSO, DSC, uboat.net
  3. ^ "Duff, Rt Hon. Sir (Arthur) Antony, (25 Feb. 1920–13 Aug. 2000), PC 1980; Deputy Secretary, Cabinet Office, 1980–84; Director General, Security Service, 1985–87, retired". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u178117. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "British Diplomats Directory: Part 1 of 4". 18 March 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  5. ^ Southern Rhodesia Constitution (Interim Provisions) Order 1979, Hansard, 14 December 1979
  6. ^ Sir Antony Duff, The Daily Telegraph, 21 August 2000
  7. ^ "Sir Antony Duff | MI5 - The Security Service". mi5.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. ^ Obituary: Sir Antony Duff, The Guardian, 18 August 2000

Further reading

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  • Andrew, Christopher (2010). Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-102330-4.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador to Nepal
1964–1965 		Succeeded by
Preceded by High Commissioner to Kenya
1972–1975 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Director General of MI5
1985–1988 		Succeeded by
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