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letsdothis1 ago

To tie up a few loose ends about Partners in Health and show a direct link with the British intelligence services:

Co-founder Ophelia Dhal, daughter of Roald Dahl, says that he encouraged her to set up PIH https://www.pih.org/article/facebook-live-with-pih-co-founder-ophelia-dahl-september-7-at-11-am-est

Ophelia Dahl is the daughter of children’s book author Roald Dahl (James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, among others), and will discuss what it was like growing up with her father, talk about her favorite books and characters from his body of work, and share how he had an impact on the path she chose.

Roald Dahl: the man behind the magic

Dahl, eventually invalided from his flying duties in the RAF, also fell into the world of espionage while working as an assistant air attaché in Washington. In a role used to promote the British war effort in America (and counter to Nazi propaganda), Dahl found himself ensconced in the world of the British Security Coordination (BSC) - which represented both branches of the British secret services in the USA: MI6 and the Special Operations Executive.