Sir Eric Gustav Machtig, GCMG,

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(1889 - 24 July 1973) was a British civil servant. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he entered the civil service as an official in the Colonial Office in 1912; he moved to the Dominions Office in 1930 and he was appointed

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in May 1940; when the office merged with the India and Burma Offices to form the

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in 1947, he became joint Permanent Secretary of the CRO (jointly with Sir

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), serving until the end of 1948. Retiring from the civil service in 1949, he became a director of a number of trusts, charities and financial organisations."Sir Eric Machtig", '' The Times'' (London), 25 July 1973, p. 18. . Both of Machtig's parents were German-born.Lorna Lloyd
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Machtig, Eric 1889 births 1973 deaths British civil servants Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Officers of the Order of the British Empire Civil servants in the Commonwealth Relations Office