Colin McColl
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Career
Educated at Shrewsbury School and at The Queen's College, Oxford,[1] McColl joined the diplomatic service in 1950.[2] He served in Laos, Vietnam, Warsaw and Geneva[2] before he was appointed Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in 1989.[3] In retirement he was a Director of the Scottish American Investment Company.[4]
In 1996 he was appointed an Honorary Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford.[1]
References
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- 1932 births
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- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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- People educated at Shrewsbury School
- Chiefs of the Secret Intelligence Service