Peter Tennant

Peter Frank Dalrymple Tennant, born on November 29, 1910, and died on December 22, 1996, in Haslemere, England, was a British diplomat and spy. Tennant worked as a lecturer (don) at the University of Cambridge. He had a great interest in and extensive knowledge of Scandinavia. Later, he served as a press attaché and secret contact for the Special Operations Executive at the British legation in Stockholm during World War II. His work was facilitated by his fluency in Swedish. After arriving in Stockholm to take up his position as press attaché, rumors spread that he was actually the head of the Secret Intelligence Service station. This rumor helped keep the real espionage chief hidden. The year after his arrival in Stockholm, Tennant himself became the head of espionage for the Swedish section of the Special Operations Executive. Through contact with the Swedish author Amelie Posse and the resistance group she founded, the "Tuesday Club," Tennant contributed to the establishment of an...