The Cross and Laporte Kidnappings, Montreal, October 1970

Abstract

Analyzes events surrounding the kidnapping of British Trade Commissioner James R. Cross and Quebec Labor Minister Pierre Laporte by members of the militant French Canadian Quebec Liberation Front (FLQ). Laporte was murdered; the Canadian government was eventually able to negotiate Cross release unharmed, but only after invoking the War Measures Act. The report is one of a series of case studies of international incidents involving diplomatic kidnapping and hostage negotiations. Policy implications of government actions, conduct and treatment of the hostages, and details of the release negotiations are emphasized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA085771

Entities

People

  • Eleanor S. Wainstein

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Case Studies
  • Civil Rights
  • Criminals
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Message Processing
  • National Governments
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Violence

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.