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The British victim of FLQ terrorists during the October Crisis, James Cross, passed into history at the age of 99 on this date in 2021. While serving as British Trade Commissioner in Montreal, Mr. Cross was kidnapped by FLQ thugs and held captive for almost two months during the October Crisis.anniversary of his 1970 kidnapping, Mr. Cross granted a rare interview about his experiences. Part of the transcript of the conversation he had with journalist Anna Maria Tremonti is below.
After his release he returned to the UK and continued his highly successful career in the British civil service. Mr. Cross died at his home from complications related to COVID-19. His wife and daughter predeceased him. Six FLQ members were sent to prison after their convictions for their roles in the kidnapping of Mr. Cross.is an accomplished public historian and award-winning journalist. He was research assistant on The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney’s best-selling Memoirs and also served as a speechwriter to then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and as a Fellow of the Queen’s Centre for the Study of Democracy under the leadership of Tom Axworthy.
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