Humphrey Trevelyan
Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan , KG , GCMG , CIE , OBE (born November 27, 1905 , † February 9, 1985 ) was a British diplomat and autobiographer. As the last British High Commissioner, he left the colony of Aden on November 20, 1967 .
Trevelyan was of noble descent and attended Lancing College , a private school, and then Jesus College at Cambridge University . After graduating, he entered the civil service and was employed in this colony until Indian independence in 1947. He then switched to the diplomatic service and began his career in Beijing. He then was ambassador to Egypt, Iraq and the Soviet Union from 1955 to 1965. In 1967 he became High Commissioner of the Crown Colony of Aden, but after Great Britain announced independence for 1968 under military pressure from the population-backed National Liberation Front (NLF), when the situation was no longer under control, he had to leave the country on November 20 Left early in 1967 on a plane to London.
On 12 February 1968, he was a life peer with the title Baron Trevelyan , of Saint Veep in the County of Cornwall , in the Lords House of added.
He has written several books about his career.
Publications
- The Middle East in revolution (1971)
- India we left (1972)
- Diplomatic Channels (1973)
- Public and Private (1980)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trevelyan, Humphrey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Trevelyan, Humphrey Trevelyan Baron (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British diplomat and autobiographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1905 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1985 |