Peter Ramsbotham
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The Right Honourable The Viscount Soulbury GCMG GCVO DL |
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| Governor of Bermuda | |
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In office 1977–1980 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
James Callaghan Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Edwin Leather |
| Succeeded by | Richard Posnett |
| British Ambassador to the United States |
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In office 1974–1977 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Prime Minister |
Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Rowland Baring |
| Succeeded by | Peter Jay |
| British Ambassador to Iran | |
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In office 1971–1973 |
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| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Denis Wright |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Parsons |
| British High Commissioner to Cyprus | |
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In office 1969–1971 |
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| Prime Minister |
Edward Heath Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Norman Costar |
| Succeeded by | Robert Humphrey Edmonds |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 October 1919 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 9 April 2010 (aged 90) New Alresford, Hampshire |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Marie Massie Blomfield (died 1982) Zaida Mary Hall |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Awards |
Mention in Despatches Croix de Guerre |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1942–1948 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Intelligence Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Peter Edward Ramsbotham, 3rd Viscount Soulbury GCMG GCVO DL (8 October 1919 – 9 April 2010) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator.
Ramsbotham was educated at Eton College and at Magdalen College, Oxford.
He was already working for MI5 as a civilian when he joined the army on the outbreak of the Second World War. In April 1941, Ramsbotham was working in B3 Division of MI5 (Communications) with the task of studying the activities of foreign journalists in the UK. In July he was with B3A (Censorship) before moving to E3 (Alien Control – USA citizens in the UK and other territories). By 1943 he was with E2 Division dealing with nationals from the Baltic states, the Balkans and Central Europe. In June 1943, he left MI5 and was later commissioned into the Intelligence Corps on 9 June 1944. As a fluent speaker in French, he continued to work with MI5 on the Continent as a member of 106 Special Counter Intelligence Unit (SCIU), running double agents and acting as a liaison officer to the counter-espionage section of the French Intelligence Service. He also reported to the '212' Committee', the Allied equivalent of MI5's 'XX Committee' ('Double Cross Committee'). At the close of hostilities, he was employed in the Political Division of the Control Commissions for both Germany and Austria and served also in Hamburg and Berlin. In recognition of his exemplary service during the war, he received a Mention in Despatches in August 1945 and was awarded a Croix de Guerre on 1 March 1949 (en bloc).
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