George Ronald Richards

Ron Richards OBE
Born	George Ronald Richards (1905-11-27)27 November 1905 Nottingham, England
Died	25 September 1985(1985-09-25) (aged 79) Victoria Park, Perth, Western Australia
Occupation(s)	police officer, intelligence operative
Years active	1928–1969
Known for	Petrov Affair Deputy Director-General of ASIO

George Ronald Richards OBE (27 November 1905 – 25 September 1985) was a British-born Australian police officer and intelligence operative. In 1953 he was closely involved in Operation Cabin 12, arranging the defection of Vladimir Petrov from the Soviet Union to Australia. In 1954, he was appointed Deputy Director-General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), roughly equivalent to the FBI and MI5. He received the Order of the British Empire in 1957.