Sir Peregrine Henniker-Heaton found dead in his home nearly three years after disappearance.

ft Pirtt-Wed.,June26J974 Zn$ SLnyUs Ktmti Missing British Agent Turns Up-as Skeleton iwwux ine SKeieion ff a British intelligence agent Sir Peregrine Hen-inker-Heaton who vanned three years ago, s been found seated in armchair in his study at his London : home.' ". ' I It was dressed in a dark brown suit. Beside it was an empty bottle, which is being - examined, and a note which said he could not go on with his life and wished i his - wife not' to raake'td much" of the funeral. 'I But police were trying Tuesday to determine why the study apprently remained locked and unentered all this time. ii The large, gabled house hi the West London suburb of Ealing was split ijjtto two apartments, the upper one for Sir Peregrine and the other for his wife, Lady Margaret, and son, Yvo. When the agent, a tall, distinguished-looking man with a gray goatee, went for a morning stroll Oct. 5, 1971, and disappeared, apparently ho one not even the police searched -the study in his apartment : . Three days ago, ,Yvo reportedly went into the vacant . apartment to find some long-lost records and after trying several keys he opened the study and : found the skeleton of his father. " .: .. ' , ' ' " The suicide note was written on blue notepaper. Near the armchair was a can ' filled with cigaret butts. . At the time of the ba-r o n e t' s disappearance, there was speculation that he might have been assas sinated by agents of a Middle' East nation. He had a background as an intelligence expert with special, emphasis on the Middle East. The authorities' launched a big ; inquiry into his disappearance. --'. Members of his family were reportedly convinced he had been murdered. They turned amateur detective and checked scores ' of. his acquaintances, ln: eluding colleagues from -the Royal Air , Force in ; which he served as a wing ; commander until his retirement in 1958. . v- During World War II Sir Peregrine was reputed to have worked as an agent with MI6, the British intelligence network. After the war he was in charge of the RAF police in Palestine and was actively engaged in security work. Several attempts were made on his life during this period. Although he retired officially in 1958, members of his family were never cer- tain whether he had actually ceased working for the British security services. QHGQQAGG DC:20f.1G ! CLASSES STARTING NOW IN L rai I FDR FRFF RRftTHIlRF SALESMANSHIP

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Sir Peregrine Henniker-Heaton found dead in his home nearly three years after disappearance.

Sir Peregrine Henniker-Heaton found dead in his home nearly three years after disappearance.

The Los Angeles Times