After World War II
After the war, Menzies reorganised the SIS for the Cold War. He absorbed most of SOE. He was sometimes at odds with the Labour governments. He also had to weather a scandal inside SIS after revelations that SIS officer Kim Philby was actually a Soviet spy, although this came after Menzies had retired.
After 43 continuous years of service in the British Army, Menzies retired to rural Wiltshire at 62 in mid-1952. Menzies was certainly adept at bureaucratic intrigue, a virtual necessity in his position, but his efforts as 'C' had a major role in winning World War II, as evidenced by his nearly 1,500 meetings with Prime Minister Churchill during the war.
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