. ▁ ▁As ▁Chief , ▁Fran ks ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁cont end ▁with ▁budget ▁cut s , ▁which ▁he ▁accepted ▁for ▁fear ▁that ▁S IS ▁would ▁otherwise ▁be ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Security ▁Service . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁these ▁cut s ▁was ▁the ▁virtual ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁M I 6 ▁station ▁in ▁Te h ran ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁sole ▁remaining ▁officer ▁was ▁forb idden ▁from ▁operating ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Emb ass y ▁by ▁Amb assador ▁Anthony ▁Par s ons ▁– ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁instead ▁rent ▁a ▁flat ▁and ▁depend ▁on ▁brief s ▁delivered ▁by ▁S AV AK . ▁ ▁Personal ▁He ▁lived ▁at ▁Al de burgh ▁in ▁Su ff olk . ▁Fran ks ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Tra v ellers ▁Club ▁and ▁still ▁made ▁regular ▁vis its ▁into ▁the ▁last ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁often ▁rem in is cing ▁with ▁old ▁colle agues ▁from ▁the ▁intelligence ▁world . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁ob itu ary ▁Fin an cial ▁Times ▁ob itu ary ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁Category : C old ▁War ▁sp ies ▁Category : Ch ief s ▁of ▁the ▁Secret ▁Int elligence ▁Service ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Rugby ▁School ▁Category : H ert ford shire ▁Regiment ▁officers ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Army ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Special ▁Oper ations