Talk:Sidney Reilly

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[edit] Controversial figure status

Given the variety of books about Sidney Reilly and the contradictory evidence concerning his life and exploits, I have added the controversial tag to this talk page. Be wary not to delete or purge statements from the article, but instead append more information that contrasts or contradicts the statements, facts or supositions given. We may prefer having a collage that includes and caters to all the different viewpoints and opinions; otherwise, the article will eventually become bogged down in edit wars over what is the truth behind every little incident or was he really in such and such a place or was he in fact somewhere else, etc. -- Flask 10:55, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Andrew Cook Link

I unlinked Andrew Cook as it went to the wrong page.

Henry Troup 20:50, 21 April 2006 (UTC)


[edit] D'Arcy affair

The whole section on the D'Arcy affair is *completely* contradicted in Daniel Yergin's book "The Prize" sbandrews (t) 13:04, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Norman Thwaites

Simpson (1992) p.334 says that Reilly was recruited by British Intelligence in World War I New York by Lieutenant-Colonel Norman G. Thwaites. Simpson cites West (1986) p.215. I have repeated this in the Robert Liversidge article. Any views or thoughts? Cutler 17:19, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

  • Simpson, A. W. B. (1992). In the Highest Degree Odious: Detention without Trial in Wartime Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-825775-9. 
  • West, N. (1986). GCHQ: The Secret Wirless War 1900-1986. 

[edit] Italics

Can anyone see a reason for Ozone Preparations Company and Rosetta Street to be italicized? I can't. Alpheus (talk) 05:35, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] SIR Ian Fleming

Fleming was never knighted: he died too soon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.101.48.118 (talk) 10:06, 13 March 2008 (UTC)