SIS Cohen, Kenneth Herman Salaman

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Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Cohen
  • FORENAME
Kenneth Herman Salaman
  • UNIT
SIS
  • RANK
Commander (retired)
  • NUMBER
  • AWARD
Companion of the Order of the Bath,Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George,etc
  • PLACE
1946 (CMG) 1954 (CB)
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 15.3.1900 1 Lower Terrace,Branch Hill,Hampstead,London
son of Herman and Bessie (nee Salaman) Cohen
educated Elstree School
educated Harrow School
educated Eastbourne College
educated Caius College,Cambridge ("Short Courses")
Royal Navy as "Special Entry" Cadet 1918
HMS Iron Duke 1918
specialised in Torpedo Duties 1926
RN Staff College 1932
Interpreter in French and Russian (ND)
retired as Lieutenant Commander 1935
rejoined R.N. 1935 (Naval Intelligence Department)
joined SIS 1936 (served until 1953)
in charge of London HQ,Z-Network 1937 (Z2)
appointed to HMS President (HMS Sheffield in one source) 1939
used alias of Kenneth Keith Crane of Menoline Ltd,Maple Street (front company)
French Country Section 1940 (A5,later P1 in May 1940) (head of Vichy section)
Controller Western Europe 1943
in charge SUSSEX Plan (and BRISSEX Plan) (British,French and US teams in France) summer 1943
Director of Production and Chief Controller Europe 1945
awarded CMG 1946
awarded Officier de la Legion d'Honneur (1945),Croix de Guerre avec palmes (Fr)
awarded Legion of Merit,Degree of Officer (US) 1945
awarded Officier de la Couronne (Belgium)
awarded Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia)
retired from SIS 1953
European Advisor to United Steel Companies 1953-66
awarded Commandeur de l'Etoile Noire (France) 1960
Councillor,RIIA,Chatham House 1963-75
Chairman and Vice-President,Franco-British Society 1967-72
married Mary Joseph 1932 (1 son born 1945,1 daughter 1935-92)
published articles in national press on problems of European integration
died 19.9.1984 Westminster Hospital,London
resided 1984 at 33 Bloomfield Terrace,SW1 (Tel. 01-730 3228)
Clubs : Garrick and MCC
 
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