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Transcript of interview: James Cross, 1996

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 19

Scope and Contents

From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates

  • 1996

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.

Biographical / Historical

James Cross was born 29 September 1921, the son of J. P. Cross and Dinah Cross (née Hodgins); he was educated at King’s Hospital Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin (Scholar, First Class. Moderatorship Economics and Political Science). In 1945 he married Barbara Dagg.

After serving as a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, Cross began his Civil Service career as Assistant Principal, Board of Trade in 1947. His later positions included: Private Secretary to Parliamentary Secretary, 1947-49; Principal, 1950; Trade Commissioner: New Delhi [India], 1953-56; Halifax [Canada], 1957-60; Winnipeg, 1960-62; Assistant Secretary, 1962; Senior Trade Commissioner, Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], 1962-66; Board of Trade, 1966-67; Under Secretary, 1968; Senior British Trade Commissioner, Montreal, 1968-70 (kidnapped by terrorists and held for 59 days, October-December 1970); Under-Secretary, Export Planning and Development Division, Department of Trade and Industry, 1971-73; Secretary, British Overseas Trade Board, 1972; Coal Division, DTI, later Department of Energy, 1973-78; Under-Secretary, Principal Establishment Officer, Department of Energy, 1978-80.

He was awarded the CMG in 1971. Cross died on 6 January 2021.

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Cross's papers on Canada are held at the British Association for Canadian Studies, London, 31 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HA, www.canadian-studies.net.

Originator(s)

Cross, James Richard Jasper

Finding aid date

2002-03-25 12:17:00+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
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