Hugh George Hambleton was a Canadian and British economist and a spy in the service of the Soviet Union.
11 Facts About Hugh Hambleton
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Hugh Hambleton studied in the United Kingdom and in Canada, including Lisgar Collegiate Institute, in Ottawa, and spent part of his childhood in France, where his father was a press correspondent.
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Hugh Hambleton worked there for five years, during which he provided information to the Soviet Union.
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Hugh Hambleton had some contacts with teachers at Laval among them, Henri Dorion, specialist of Soviet Union and with some elements of the Liberal Party.
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On November 5,1979 Hugh Hambleton's home was searched and spying material was found.
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Hugh Hambleton was questioned multiple times over many years by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but he was not arrested.
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In June, 1982 Hugh Hambleton was arrested in the United Kingdom, during a transit there.
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Hugh Hambleton was tried in the United Kingdom, under the [UK] Official Secrets Act.
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Hugh Hambleton pleaded guilty and, on December 7,1982 he was sentenced by Mr Justice Croom-Johnson to ten years in prison.
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Hugh Hambleton spent jail time in Gartree Prison, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
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Hugh Hambleton was transferred to a prison in Canada in June, 1986.