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ISBN: 9781156671085

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Kidnapping of Alan Johnston, Robert Nairac, John Dawson Dewhirst, Jean Mcconville, James Cross, John Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore, James Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon, Geoffrey Jackson, Kate Burton, Rolf Schild, Lesley Whittle. Excerpt: Sir Geoffrey Holt Seymour Jackson, KCMG (4 March Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Kidnapping of Alan Johnston, Robert Nairac, John Dawson Dewhirst, Jean Mcconville, James Cross, John Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore, James Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon, Geoffrey Jackson, Kate Burton, Rolf Schild, Lesley Whittle. Excerpt: Sir Geoffrey Holt Seymour Jackson, KCMG (4 March 1915 1 October 1987) was a British diplomat and writer. Jackson received his education at Bolton School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He entered the Foreign Service in 1937, his first ambassadorship coming in 1957, a post in Honduras. In 1969, he became ambassador in Uruguay. He was kidnapped by Tupamaros guerrillas in 1971, enduring a captivity of eight months. After his release he went back to work for the Foreign Office. He worked for the BBC after his diplomatic retirement in 1975.Kidnapping Jackson was kidnapped by Tupamaros guerrillas on 8 January 1971 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was released after eight months of captivity, on 9 September 1971. Later it became known that Edward Heath, the British prime minister at that time, negotiated a deal for Jackson's release. 42,000 was paid for his release, which was brokered by Salvador Allende, the Chilean president who enjoyed contacts with the Tupamaros rebels. Books References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at James Francis Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon KP (12 September 1850 18 May 1924) was a British Deputy Lieutenant in Ireland and Representative Peer. Lord Bandon was a cousin of the Earl of Middleton (who was head of the southern Irish Unionists at the time of the Anglo-Irish War (19191921)).Burning of Castle Bernard Castle Bernard near the town of Bandon, County Cork was one of the last great houses burned during the troubles of the 1920s by an Irish Republican Army Books, , Kidnapped-British-People~~Books-Llc, 999999999, Kidnapped British People, Books Llc, 1156671086, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781156671085

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters:… More...

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Kidnapping of Alan Johnston, Robert Nairac, John Dawson Dewhirst, Jean Mcconville, James Cross, John Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore, James Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon, Geoffrey Jackson, Kate Burton, Rolf Schild, Lesley Whittle. Excerpt: Sir Geoffrey Holt Seymour Jackson, KCMG (4 March Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Kidnapping of Alan Johnston, Robert Nairac, John Dawson Dewhirst, Jean Mcconville, James Cross, John Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore, James Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon, Geoffrey Jackson, Kate Burton, Rolf Schild, Lesley Whittle. Excerpt: Sir Geoffrey Holt Seymour Jackson, KCMG (4 March 1915 1 October 1987) was a British diplomat and writer. Jackson received his education at Bolton School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He entered the Foreign Service in 1937, his first ambassadorship coming in 1957, a post in Honduras. In 1969, he became ambassador in Uruguay. He was kidnapped by Tupamaros guerrillas in 1971, enduring a captivity of eight months. After his release he went back to work for the Foreign Office. He worked for the BBC after his diplomatic retirement in 1975.Kidnapping Jackson was kidnapped by Tupamaros guerrillas on 8 January 1971 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was released after eight months of captivity, on 9 September 1971. Later it became known that Edward Heath, the British prime minister at that time, negotiated a deal for Jackson's release. 42,000 was paid for his release, which was brokered by Salvador Allende, the Chilean president who enjoyed contacts with the Tupamaros rebels. Books References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at James Francis Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon KP (12 September 1850 18 May 1924) was a British Deputy Lieutenant in Ireland and Representative Peer. Lord Bandon was a cousin of the Earl of Middleton (who was head of the southern Irish Unionists at the time of the Anglo-Irish War (19191921)).Burning of Castle Bernard Castle Bernard near the town of Bandon, County Cork was one of the last great houses burned during the troubles of the 1920s by an Irish Republican Army Books, , Kidnapped-British-People~~Books-Llc, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<

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ISBN: 1156671086

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: LIFE JOURNEY, 66 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=4mm, Gew.=109gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert