Philby

[fil-bee]

noun

1. Harold Adrian Russell Kim, 1912–1998, British double agent: defected to U.S.S.R. 1963.

Philby

/ ˈfɪlbɪ /

noun

1. Harold Adrian Russell, known as Kim. 1912–88, English double agent; defected to the Soviet Union (1963)

2. his father, H ( arry ) Saint John ( Bridger ). 1885–1960, British explorer, civil servant, and Arabist

Example Sentences

According to the transcript of the pair's conversation, Philby confessed that he found life at MI6 like a "controlled schizophrenia".

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Philby would go on to tell his then friend that "if he had his whole life to lead again, he would probably have behaved in the same way".

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Shortly before the end of the war, Philby was promoted to head of MI6's anti-Soviet section - meaning he was in charge of running operations against the Soviets while operating as a KGB agent.

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This includes the never-before-seen paper version of the first-hand account of Cambridge spy Kim Philby's confession.

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Philby's confession to his long-time friend and fellow MI6 officer Nicholas Elliot is shared in the exhibition and sheds details on the dramatic confession he made in January 1963 - including that the double agent would do it all again.

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