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Kim Philby was also mixed race - his mother was Indian. In British society at the time that very much didn't make him part of the Establishment, and he did face
by cmdkeen 11y ago
Kim Philby was also mixed race - his mother was Indian. In British society at the time that very much didn't make him part of the Establishment, and he did face prejudice from senior officials because of it.
- knight17 11y agoDo you've more information on this? Wikipedia says his mother is Dora Johnston, that doesn't sound like an Indian name.
- draugadrotten 11y agoPicture of Dora: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00528/3424237_a_528244j.jpg http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00528/34242... Dora's parents: https://www.geni.com/people/Dora-Philby/6000000013566932381 https://www.geni.com/people/Dora-Philby/6000000013566932381
- cmdkeen 11y agoLooks like I was led astray by a newspaper article today, thanks for the correction. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/04/kim-philby-was-a-bad-liar-his-true-talent-lay-in-self-mythology/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/04/kim-philby-was-a-...