>>5306696 last bread
This board has have looked extensively into Hakluyt and key individuals in London before - time to review material in the archives. Any researcher will tell you how critical it is to retain and periodically review old research.
Note that Hakluyt's address in London in posh Mayfair overlooks Hyde Park and is a short 2 miles from the Corinthia Hotel (pic related)
The "convenient rest home for spies" is where British intel guys go when they're tired of hitting the gym.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/mi6-a-death-in-china-and-the-very-secretive-mayfair-company-full-of-spooks-7603151.html
This article is the best quick summary on Hakluyt I've found.
Key to remember that London has the same extensive underground structure as New York, and it dates back to before WWII.
Those guys really don't "retire" per se; they all have access to high security levels, they all have known each other since they were children, their children are all married to each other, their wives all know each other, many are related by blood. It's the very essence of the old boys' club.