The Big Breach: From Top Secret to Maximum Security

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Tom joined LPP in July 2016 from the Maple Financial Group, where he spent almost 20 years building his skills in different parts of the business including Operations and Finance. From 2008, he was the Chief Risk Officer (Market Risk), Global, a role that saw him drive the management and communication of Maple’s business The three-month operation of the Truefax news agency resulted in not a single military secret being obtained and it was closed down, according to extracts from Tomlinson's book, The Big Breach, published in Russia yesterday.

Richard Eden "Princes William and Harry to learn 'truth' of Diana murder claims", telegraph.co.uk, 1 December 2013

In January 2004, the former coroner of the Queen's Household, John Burton, said (in an interview with The Times) that he attended a post-mortem examination of the Princess's body at Fulham mortuary, where he personally examined her womb and found her not to be pregnant. [53] [60] Robert Chapman, who carried out the post-mortem examination, stated that Diana's womb and ovaries showed no sign of pregnancy. [61] Richard Allan Tomlinson, FSA (born 25 April 1932), publishes under R. A. Tomlinson, is a British archaeologist. He was Professor of Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham from 1971 to 1995, and then director of the British School at Athens from 1995 to 1996. [1] Early life [ edit ]

Tomlinson has operated at least 5 different blogs, hosted by Blogger and Wordpress over the period of his disputes with MI6. For whatever reasons, none have lasted for long. As of June 2010 this is the only one remaining with little of interest on it. Eleftheriou-Smith, Loulla-Mae (30 August 2017). "Princess Diana letter claims Prince Charles was 'planning an accident' in her car just 10 months before fatal crash". The Independent . Retrieved 14 April 2019. Tomlinson is the first secret service officer to be convicted of passing official secrets and the first person to be prosecuted under the 1989 Official Secrets Act. A Russian military analyst who Tomlinson said he tried to recruit as an MI6 spy confirmed the existence of Truefax to The Guardian yesterday, disclosing that he had done some work for the phony news agency.Pavia, Will (21 February 2008). "James Andanson was 'at home on night of Diana crash' ". The Times. London . Retrieved 12 January 2016. (subscription required) Pallister, David (30 October 2007). "Diana's driver behaved like an alcoholic, witness says". Irish Times . Retrieved 23 October 2018. Norton-Taylor, Richard (29 June 2006). "Police raid Riviera home of former MI6 officer". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021 . Retrieved 3 December 2012.

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It has been reported by numerous publications that the white Fiat Uno belonged to Le Van Thanh who was a 22-year-old taxi driver at the time of the crash. Multiple witnesses recall seeing a man matching his description exit the tunnel seconds after the crash. [7] Georges and Sabine Dauzonne identified Thanh as "the agitated man they may have seen driving the car". [82] [83] In 2007 government lawyers decided not to prosecute him for publishing The Big Breach. [53] The Crown Prosecution Service said there was no real prospect of conviction in a jury trial, which would reveal "sensitive matters". [53] In 2009 MI6 agreed to allow Tomlinson to return to Britain, unfreeze royalties from his book and drop the threat of charges if he agreed to stop disclosing information about MI6 and speaking to the media. [5] According to the Sunday Times, MI6 also apologised for its "unfair treatment" of him. [5]

Tomlinson was born on 25 April 1932 to James Edward Tomlinson and Dorothea Mary Tomlinson (née Grellier). He was educated at King Edward's School, a private day school for boys in Birmingham. He then studied at St John's College, University of Cambridge. He graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA), which was later promoted to Master of Arts (MA). [2] Academic career [ edit ] A foreign office spokesman said it would be 'inappropriate' to comment further since there were 'obvious legal implications.' Though Whitehall did not name Mr Tomlinson as the source, they made clear that in their view he was the culprit.Coroner's inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Mr Dodi Al Fayed". scottbaker-inquests.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Tomlinson writes: "In the end we decided that F was simply playing with us, possibly with the participation of the Russian secret service." Brit ex-spy to cut Mandela out of MI6 book". IOL News. 1 February 2001. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021 . Retrieved 17 February 2013.