Paul Dibb
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Paul Dibb AM |
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| Director of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre |
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In office 1991–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Desmond Ball |
| Succeeded by | Hugh White |
| Deputy Secretary for Strategy and Intelligence |
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In office 1988–1991 |
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| Preceded by | J. M. Moten |
| Succeeded by | Allan Hawke |
| Director of the Joint Intelligence Organisation |
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In office 1986–1988 |
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| Preceded by | G. R. Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Major General John Baker |
| Personal details | |
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3 October 1939 Fryston, West Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Svetlana Dibb |
| Residence | Canberra, Australia |
| Alma mater |
University of Nottingham Australian National University |
| Known for | Author of Dibb Report The Soviet Union: The Incomplete Superpower |
Paul Dibb AM (born 3 October 1939) is an English-born Australian strategist, academic and former defence intelligence official. He is currently emeritus professor of strategic studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre which is part of the Australian National University.
He was director-general in the National Assessments Staff (the predecessor to the Office of National Assessments) from 1974 thru 1978, the head of the Joint Intelligence Organisation (the predecessor to the Defence Intelligence Organisation) from 1986 thru 1988, and a deputy director in the Defence Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group (then known simply as Defence Intelligence Group) from 1988 thru 1991. Dibb is also known for his contribution to Australian defence strategy through writing the 1986 Review of Australia’s defence capabilities, known as the Dibb Report, and being the primary author of the 1987 Defence White Paper. From 1965 to 1984, Dibb worked for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, tasked with gaining intelligence and recruiting KGB and GRU agents in Canberra.
Dibb was born on 3 October 1939 in Fryston, a coal mining village in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England to mother Ethel, maid to a local solicitor, and father Cyril, a trolley-bus driver. He attended the King's School in Pontefract. He was awarded a County Exhibition Scholarship to undertake a Bachelor of Arts in economics and geography at the University of Nottingham. He graduated with honours in 1960.
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