Justin Welby (left) with Sir John Sawers (right), currently head of MI6, in Baghdad 2003.
MI6 spy - Archbishop of Canterbury
At Eton, Justin Welby studied 'alongside the scions of banking dynasties'.
Justin Welby, the head of the Anglican Church, is the son of a German Jew called Bernard Weiler.
Justin Welby: Secret life of my father
Justin Welby regularly embarked on Anglican 'peace missions' in the Nigel Delta in Nigeria.
On four occasions during the past seven years Welby briefed US officials about his time in Nigeria.
MI6 spy - Archbishop of Canterbury
Welby and friends.
He was regularly guided by al-Qaeda agents ('agents of MI6 and the CIA') into warzones and up the dangerous creeks of the delta.
MI6 spy - Archbishop of Canterbury
Sir John Sawers
Welby met and shook hands with Sir John Sawers in Baghdad after the invasion by American and British troops in 2003.
Sawers is now boss of MI6.
The two men then met again in Baghdad at a later date, according to friends.
MI6 spy - Archbishop of Canterbury
The two men then met again in Baghdad at a later date, according to friends.
MI6 spy - Archbishop of Canterbury
Corinne Sawers, daughter of Sir John.
As a young man Dr Welby and his wife smuggled 'Bibles' behind the Iron Curtain.
Their camper van contained secret compartments and a false floor.
Welby and his wife were taught code and how to memorise maps.
Their training included resistance techniques when in case they were caught and interrogated.
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Welby reportedly applied for the diplomatic service (which runs MI6) after reading law and history at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Welby worked in the oil business.
Welby reportedly applied for the diplomatic service (which runs MI6) after reading law and history at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Welby worked in the oil business.
"Such a career might suggest a close contact with British intelligence."