John Balfour (diplomat)
Sir John Balfour GCMG, GBE (1894–1983) was a British diplomat.
Family
Sir John was the son of
the Conservative politician Charles Balfour, and the maternal grandson of the 5th Earl of Antrim
. In 1933, he married Frances van Millingen, daughter of Professor Alexander van Millingen of Robert College, Constantinople, although their marriage remained childless.
World War 1
Balfour was an
Freiberg when World War I began. He spent the entire war in Ruhleben internment camp.[1]
Diplomatic career
During his service with the
Foreign Office, Balfour was posted to Portugal, Spain (1951–1954),[2] Argentina, Moscow, and Washington DC.[3] A hispanophile, Balfour was an ardent opponent of Francisco Franco's regime.[3]
In 1983, Balfour published his memoirs, Not Too Correct an Aureole: Recollections of a Diplomat.
References
- ^ Weintraub, Stanley. "A Stillness Heard Round the World". Truman Talley Books, 1985, p. 346
- ^ Richard Ford. A hand-book for travellers in Spain and readers at home. University of California, 1966. Page xi
- ^ ISBN 0-19-822871-6. Page 174
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