[AdmSmith]

“One MI6 officer, Lt Stephen Alley, was apparently sacked when he refused to assassinate Joseph Stalin, according to passages in his unpublished memoirs.”

He should have followed the instructions. However, according to this, http://www.amazon.com/MURDER-ROMANOVS-Andrew-Cook/dp/1848681038 he was a Major.

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[fight_truth_decay]

I did some research and found Captain and Lt. and just SIS officer. I did not find the Major under just the name. One can change ranks.