James Cable

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United Kingdom Ambassador to Finland
In office
1975–1980
Prime MinisterJames Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
Preceded byThomas Elliott
Succeeded byAndrew Stuart
Personal details
Born(1920-11-15)15 November 1920
Died27 September 2001(2001-09-27) (aged 80)
Spouse
Second World War

Sir James Eric Sydney Cable

CMG (15 November 1920 – 27 September 2001) was a British diplomat and naval strategic thinker. As an author, he became well known for a series of his works published between 1971 and 1994 about gunboat diplomacy. The Telegraph described him as "one of the most influential naval strategic thinkers of the last half-century".[1] During the Second World War he served as an officer in the British Army
.

Career

Born in November 1920, Cable was the son of a member of the

modern languages.[1]

After graduating he was called up to the

Diplomatic Service in 1947,[1] his appointment was confirmed with effect from 18 November 1948,[3] although he did not relinquish his army commission until 28 October 1953, when he was granted the honorary rank of major.[4]

His position took him to

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on 28 May 1976.[8]

He continued to write after quitting the FCO, and published several works, including The Political Influence of Naval Force in History (1998), The Royal Navy and the Siege of Bilbao (1979), Britain's Naval Future (1983), Diplomacy at Sea (1985) and Navies in Violent Peace (1989).

Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge.[9] Cable and his wife, Viveca had a son, Charles.[1]

Gunboat diplomacy

Cable defined gunboat diplomacy as "the use or threat of limited naval force, otherwise than as an act of war, in order to secure advantage or to avert loss, either in the furtherance of an international dispute or else against foreign nationals within the territory or the jurisdiction of their own state".[10] He divided the examples of gunboat diplomacy into four categories: definitive, purposeful, catalytic and expressive. All of them are tools of diplomacy.[1] Cable start a revival of naval strategic thought, and had a great influence on Post-Cold War naval thinking, especially in United Kingdom and United States.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Sir James Cable". The Telegraph. 13 October 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ "No. 35783". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1942. p. 4921.
  3. ^ "No. 38898". The London Gazette. 28 April 1950. p. 2116.
  4. ^ "No. 39995". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 October 1953. p. 5697.
  5. ^ "No. 41878". The London Gazette. 24 November 1959. p. 7458.
  6. ^ "No. 44210". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1966. p. 4.
  7. ^ "No. 46736". The London Gazette. 11 November 1975. p. 14222.
  8. ^ "No. 46937". The London Gazette. 18 June 1976. p. 8577.
  9. ^ "Sir James Cable, author & ambassador". Flickr. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  10. ISBN 0-312-35346-4
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