ell ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁James ▁Call ag han ▁to ▁investigate ▁J ock ▁K ane ' s ▁claims ▁of ▁fra ud ▁and ▁cor ruption ▁at ▁the ▁Government ▁Communic ations ▁Head quarters ▁( G CH Q ) ▁intelligence ▁ag ency . ▁W add ell ' s ▁report ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁never ▁published . ▁The ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Margaret ▁Th atch er , ▁described ▁K ane ' s ▁alleg ations ▁as ▁" un f ounded " ▁to ▁Parliament , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁W add ell ▁infer red ▁to ▁a ▁journalist ▁that ▁his ▁report ▁had ▁not ▁concluded ▁that ▁K ane ' s ▁alleg ations ▁were ▁unf ounded . ▁ ▁W add ell ▁married ▁his ▁wife , ▁Dor othy , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁daughter , ▁who ▁surv ived ▁him ▁at ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁George ▁Her iot ' s ▁School ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : B rit ish ▁civil ▁servants ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁civil ▁servants ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Army ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : Re con na issance ▁Corps ▁officers ▁Category : K n ights ▁Bach elor ▁Category : Comp an ions