He led an investigation in the 1970s into allegations of penetration of the British Secret Services from before World War II until the 1960s. His conclusion was that there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations. Peter Wright in his memoirs, Spycatcher, discusses Trend and his report.[8]
burke, trend, burke, frederick, john, trend, baron, trend, january, 1914, july, 1987, british, civil, servant, later, rector, lincoln, college, oxford, trend, educated, whitgift, school, merton, college, oxford, where, took, first, class, honours, classics, th. Burke Frederick St John Trend Baron Trend GCB CVO PC 2 January 1914 21 July 1987 1 was a British civil servant and later Rector of Lincoln College Oxford Trend was educated at Whitgift School and Merton College Oxford where he took first class honours in Classics 2 He then joined the Civil Service spending most of his career in the Treasury He became Cabinet Secretary under both Harold Wilson and Ted Heath between 1963 and 1973 Trend was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO in the 1953 Coronation Honours 2 3 He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath CB in the 1955 New Year Honours 2 4 promoted to Knight Commander KCB in the 1962 Birthday Honours 2 5 and a Knight Grand Cross in the 1968 New Year Honours 6 On 7 March 1974 he was created a life peer as Baron Trend of Greenwich in Greater London 7 He led an investigation in the 1970s into allegations of penetration of the British Secret Services from before World War II until the 1960s His conclusion was that there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations Peter Wright in his memoirs Spycatcher discusses Trend and his report 8 Trend married Patricia Charlotte Shaw in 1949 they had three children 2 One son Michael Trend was a Member of Parliament Conservative from 1992 to 2005 Coat of arms of Burke Trend Crest Upon a wreath Azure and Vert two martlets respectant supporting between their beaks Or a torch Sable inflamed Proper Escutcheon Tierced per pale Azure Argent and Vert three piles one issuing from the dexter and two from the sinister Or each charged with an estoile Azure Supporters Two cats Ermine each gorged with a collar Or charged with six estoiles three manifest Azure Motto Ardi Contento Etaoi 9 References edit Lundy Darryl Burke St John Trend Baron Trend The Peerage unreliable source a b c d e Levens R G C ed 1964 Merton College Register 1900 1964 Oxford Basil Blackwell p 239 No 39863 The London Gazette Supplement 1 June 1953 p 2947 No 40366 The London Gazette Supplement 1 January 1955 p 4 No 42683 The London Gazette Supplement 2 June 1962 p 4309 No 44484 The London Gazette Supplement 1 January 1968 p 3 No 46231 The London Gazette 11 March 1974 p 3167 Peter Wright Spycatcher Viking Adult 1987 ISBN 978 0 670 82055 9 Debrett s Peerage 1985 Government officesPreceded bySir Norman Brook Cabinet Secretary1963 1973 Succeeded bySir John HuntAcademic officesPreceded bySir Walter Fraser Oakeshott Rector of Lincoln College Oxford1973 1983 Succeeded byVivian H H Green nbsp This biography of a life peer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Burke Trend amp oldid 1185294161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
