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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

  • Creation: 1996

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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

External Documents

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

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