James Richard Cross, CMG (born September 29, 1921 in Ireland) was a British diplomat in Canada who was kidnapped by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) terrorist group during the October Crisis of October 1970. On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... The Front de libération du Québec (Québec Liberation Front), commonly known as the FLQ, was a socialist and nationalist terrorist group in Canada founded in the 1960s, during the early days of the Québec independence movement, which practiced propaganda of the deed. ... Terrorist redirects here. ... 209. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

Known by his friends as "Jasper," , during World War II, Cross served with the British military and fought for the liberation of France. After the war he would join the diplomatic service and eventually served as a Trade Commissioner in India, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Kuala Lumpur before becoming senior Trade Commissioner in Montreal, Quebec. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... The armed forces of the United Kingdom are known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majestys Armed Forces, officially the Armed Forces of the Crown. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: (former city) 79. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Location City Information Established: 1738 (Fort Rouge), 1873 (City of Winnipeg) Area: 465. ... Nickname: KL Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Peace and progress) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Mayor Ruslin Hasan Area    - City 243. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

On October 5, 1970, Cross was abducted from his British diplomatic residence at gunpoint in the McGill University area of Montreal and held as a hostage for two months as the FLQ made a series of demands to the Quebec government. He was released on December 3 in exchange for safe passage for his abductors to Cuba. Six members of the FLQ's Liberation cell were later convicted of Cross's kidnapping when they returned to Canada over time. October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... A hostage is a person (sometimes another entity) which is held by a captor (often a criminal abductor) in order to compel another party (relative, employer, government. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cross went on to serve as Under-Secretary in various divisions of the British Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Energy. In 1971, he was awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ...