SIR MARTIN FLETt - - -
SIR MARTIN FLETt - - -
Sir Martin Flett, KCB, who died on February 25 at the age of 70 was formerly Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Air Ministry.
. The son of Sir John. Smith Flett, KBE, FRS, the distbnguished geologist, he was born on July 30, 1911,, and educated at George Watson's College, St Paul's School and St John's College, Oxford, where he took a first 'in modern history in 1933: The same year he joined the Home Civil Service at! the Dominions Office moving to the Treasury in 1934.
o From 1944 to. 1946 he was at the War Cabinet Office, Ministry of Reconstruction and the Lord P.resident's Office. From 1949 to 1956 he was an Under-Secretary: at the Treasury, and. then served in Washington as
alternate United Kingdom t director at the International Bank and as Financial Counsellor, British Embassy.
From 1956 to 1961 he was Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Power. In 1961 he was transferred to the Air Ministry as Deputy. Under-Secretary of State;' in 1963 he succeeded Sir Maurice Dean
as Permanent Under-Sec-h,, retary of State. In the spring .+ of 1964 he became. Secoiid
Permanent Under SecretRry '#, of State, (RAF) in the new unified Ministry of Defence, and from 1968 he was responsible for Equipment at that ministry.
After his retirement he was for eight years a director of Decca Ltd, and was also' a director of Siebe Gorman
Holdings Ltd., '
Sir Martin Flett, KCB, who died on February 25 at the age of 70 was formerly Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Air Ministry.
. The son of Sir John. Smith Flett, KBE, FRS, the distbnguished geologist, he was born on July 30, 1911,, and educated at George Watson's College, St Paul's School and St John's College, Oxford, where he took a first 'in modern history in 1933: The same year he joined the Home Civil Service at! the Dominions Office moving to the Treasury in 1934.
o From 1944 to. 1946 he was at the War Cabinet Office, Ministry of Reconstruction and the Lord P.resident's Office. From 1949 to 1956 he was an Under-Secretary: at the Treasury, and. then served in Washington as
alternate United Kingdom t director at the International Bank and as Financial Counsellor, British Embassy.
From 1956 to 1961 he was Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Power. In 1961 he was transferred to the Air Ministry as Deputy. Under-Secretary of State;' in 1963 he succeeded Sir Maurice Dean
as Permanent Under-Sec-h,, retary of State. In the spring .+ of 1964 he became. Secoiid
Permanent Under SecretRry '#, of State, (RAF) in the new unified Ministry of Defence, and from 1968 he was responsible for Equipment at that ministry.
After his retirement he was for eight years a director of Decca Ltd, and was also' a director of Siebe Gorman
Holdings Ltd., '
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