https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/46a8316d3e5ba0e3d16c2e627f8e3a3c.pdf 56224b44882eefc269ef4d1b593d6678 PDF Text Text C. ROQUET/k« f October 8 , 1970 f\JF 7 CONFIDENTIAL 3.J2- 7> 'A-CJAS^ MEMORANDUM FOR TIIE MINI3TOI Subject: Croes Kidnapping 8—diaa Canadian Red Cross General Wrinch of tha Canadian Red Croes telephoned frea Toronto about 8:00 paa. on October 8 to make a cautious sounding about a pooalblo Rad Cross role la tha current kidnapping case. He told tho head of our Task Force that ho realized his was an eleventh hour eall* R e m ha was wonder lag If there aaa may role tha Rad Croaa eould play la thia matter, particularly la any mediation that might ba required. 2. Thia possibility had bean taken up with hla by hie thia matter with them a day er so agp. They had alerted hla to the fact that. If the kidnappers should suggest a role for tha Canadian Rod Croaa la tha kidnapping case, they would ba glad to assist ta tha beet of their ability. 3* The General wast ea to aay that, if by ang we fait that aaaa completely outside person er authority required, ha oould gat la touch with the tot arnational Committee in Geneva. Ha had aot broached tho natter with thea at all, of course, and eould aot ba certain that they would bo dlapoaad to bo involved. Indeed ha appeared somewhat doubtful. Ho aaid it would aot bo required of course that a fonaal request for Rad Croaa involveaaent should eone frea tho Canadian Government, er that such involvement should involve any publicity. The General aaid that ha waa a "bit pessimistic** about these ideas, which wa took to aaaa that they not, la hla view, likely to bo practicable. 4. General Wrinch asked that hla —JUL should ba brought to jour attention. If ha should receive word Area you that tha ideas ha had put forward presented any hopeful prospects, ha would then ba dlapoaad to get la touch with tho Rad Croaa la • • •< 000606 �- 2 - be Thia being a serious and considerate ao—ding on the part of a Tory diatingniahad personality, wo assume that you would wish yourself to give the General a substantive reply. Our officer simply thanked the General for hla eall and assured hla that hla ideas would bo promptly submitted to you la full and that your reaction would undoubtedly be conveyed to hla vary shortly. However In order to ensure that tha Genaral should not entertain unduly high hopes, it waa mentioned to hla that tha kidnappers had rejected any idea of mediation In their fifth cotaaunique. Mention waa also aado of the broadcast of tho FLQ manifesto by Radio Canada on October 8 aa a development which night affect the alt—tl—. 6. Tou will no doubt agree that all our actions to date have been baaed on tha assumption that thia natter aust be settled la Canada between Canadians, and that 1 — 1 — a t from outside would give an unnecessary and indeed highly undesirable new iatatwntl«"*i dimension to tho Croaa affair. I would suggest tharafora that you reassure tha Genaral aa to tha present evolution of tho case aad let hla know that Rad Cross involvement at thia stage night coapHaate a delicate but not hopeless situation. I oould if you wish, apeak with tha General without delay along these lines, if you prefer. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTF00017 Title A name given to the resource Memorandum for the Minister Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8-Oct-70 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Political Affairs - Internal Security - Task Force on Kidnapping - Policy, RG25, vol. 25741, 20-22-TFK-1, part 1, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Department of External Affairs Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource October Crisis, TFK Description An account of the resource Cross Kidnapping - Canadian Red Cross Sounding Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en