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Greene's MI6 Exit Linked to Philby's WWII Betrayal

3/25/2026

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Story summary
  • Robert Verkaik's exploration links Graham Greene and Kim Philby in British intelligence during World War II.
  • Graham Greene resigned from MI6 in 1944 amid suspicions of Philby's treachery.
  • Kim Philby orchestrated deception for Operation Overlord.
  • Greene's loyalties contrasted with Philby's Soviet ties.
  • MI5 took two decades to catch up with Kim Philby, who defected to the USSR in 1963 and longed for English comforts.