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included John Ennals, another veteran ofSection D, and was evacu-
ated to Rome until arrangements could be made for their repatriation.
Once back in London, Walker was transferred toSpecial Opera-
tions Executiveand then posted to Lisbon under journalistic cover,
where he remained until June 1944. AfterD-Day, he was brought
back to London and then attached to the U.S. 9th Army as a liaison
officer. This brought him, after the Ardennes offensive, to Berlin and
the end of his career with theSecret Intelligence Service, which had
lasted seven years. His autobiography,Lunch with a Stranger,was
published 11 years before his death in October 1968.WALKER, SIR PATRICK. Director-general of the Security Service
from 1988 to 1992, Patrick Walker was the first Roman Catholic di-
rector-general. Born in February 1932, the son of the chief accoun-
tant of the East African Railways, Walker was educated at the King’s
School, Canterbury, and Trinity College, Oxford. After graduating,
he joined the Ugandan civil service but in 1963 transferred to the
Security Service.
WALSALL BOMB FACTORY.In January 1892 InspectorWilliam
MelvilleofSpecial Branchled a raid on premises in Walsall and
arrested five anarchists, who were sent for trial at Stafford Assizes.
All were members of the notorious Autonomy Club in London and
had been under surveillance after they were spotted associating with
a well-known bomb maker, Joseph Deakin. At their trial, the defen-
dants claimed that their bombs were intended to be used in Russia
against the czar, but they were convicted. Frederick Charles, Jean
Battola, and Victor Cailes were sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment.
WALSINGHAM, SIR FRANCIS.Educated at King’s College, Cam-
bridge, Francis Walsingham was secretary to the English ambassador
in Paris and was himself appointed ambassador by Queen Elizabeth
in 1570. Upon his return to London in 1573, he disbursedsecret ser-
vice fundsand his own money to acquire information and is credited
with building up a large network of sources across Europe that
learned of Spanish plans for an armada. He wrote a paper entitled
‘‘Plot for Intelligence out of Spain’’ in 1587. When made secretary
of state and a privy councilor, he was instructed ‘‘to have care to the