Sir Martin Teall Flett, KCB (30 July 1911 – 25 February 1982) was an English civil servant. Educated at

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, he entered the civil service in 1933 as an official in the

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; he moved to

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in 1934, where he remained (except for the period 1944 to 1946) until 1956, when he moved to the Ministry of Power. In 1961, he was transferred to the

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and served as its

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from 1963 to 1964, when it was merged into the

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; there, he was Second Permanent Secretary with responsibility for the

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from 1964 to 1968, and then Second Permanent Secretary for Equipment until 1971. He was the son of the geologist Sir John Flett."Obituary: Sir Martin Flett", ''

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'' (London), 27 February 1982, p. 6. ."Flett, Sir Martin (Teall)"
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'' (online ed.,

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, 2021). Retrieved 17 August 2021.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Flett, Martin 1911 births 1982 deaths English civil servants Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath