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Finn, Thomas Darcy If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Lieutenant (RCN(R)) |
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Official Number | U-00384 |
Birth | 05/07/1939 | Death | 17/12/2007 |
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Place | Ottawa | Place | Ottawa |
Area | ON | Area | ON |
Country | Canada | Country | Canada |
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Qualifications | LLB; |
Biography |
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He worked as a criminal lawyer and assistant Crown prosecutor before serving as assistant secretary to the federal cabinet for security and intelligence matters during the 1970s. He was appointed as the Director (Inaugural) - Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), serving from 1984 until 1987. He resigned as Director of CSIS in 1987, accepting responsibility for the court-filing of an error-ridden and unsubstantiated affidavit in support of a wiretap in relation to the attempted murder of Malkiat Singh Sidhu. He went back into private practice as a lawyer. |
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He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 02/01/1958). He served in HMCS Carleton for UNTD 1957-1958. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/03/1963). (He was released.) |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Finn; |
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2017-05-14 00:00:00 |