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Jonathan Allen

Diplomat and Spy Chief. Spokesperson for the British Presidency of the European Union during the second half of 2005. He created the United Kingdom War Propaganda Service, RICU, on the model of the IRD created in 1948 against the Soviets. He supervised for the MI 6 the attack of Burgas falsely attributed to Hezbollah. He became Director General of Intelligence (2016-17) and is now Deputy of the Permanent Representative of Her Majesty at the United Nations.

17 articles

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5 European states blame Russia

by Christoph Heusgen, Jonathan Allen, Nicolas de Rivière, Philippe Kridelka, Sven Jürgenson

New York (USA) | 30 September 2020

We have the honour to bring to your attention an urgent matter regarding the use of chemical weapons, which is a threat to international peace and security.
On 20 August 2020, Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny became severely ill during a return flight to Moscow from the Siberian (...)

British explanations on the role of the Crown in Venezuela

by Jonathan Allen

New York (USA) | 29 May 2020

I refer to the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the Venezuelan Mission to the United Nations, in the meeting of members of the Security Council to discuss the situation in Venezuela on 20 May 2020. I further refer to the letter sent from the same on 26 May 2020 to your (...)

Situation in Eastern Ghouta, according to the United States, France and the United Kingdom

by Jonathan Allen

New York (USA) | 9 March 2018

I am writing on behalf of France, the United Kingdom and the United States in advance of your forthcoming report on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2401 (2018). France, the United Kingdom and the United States express their concern at the repeated reports of incidents (...)

Situation in eastern Ghouta

by Jonathan Allen

New York (USA) | 28 February 2018

Letter from Revolutionary Factions and Civil Groups Present in Eastern Ghouta
Further to a meeting of representatives of Jaysh al-Islam (Army of Islam), Faylaq al-Rahman (Rahman Corps), Ahrar al-Sham, and civil activist groups in the eastern Ghutah, we should like to transmit the following (...)