Walter Bell (diplomat)

Walter Bell (7 November 1909 – 23 January 2004) was a diplomat, an officer of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and also served in the security service (MI5). He provided a diplomatic link between Britain and America and later worked in security in various post-colonial nations. He was decorated with the Order of St Michael and St George and the US Medal of Freedom..

A biography by Jimmy Burns, A Faithful Spy, was published on 1 October 2023 by Chiselbury Publishing. "Drawing on previously undisclosed personal papers, this biography of Walter Bell gives a remarkable insight into the working of British Intelligence".