Background
CRADOCK, Percy was born on October 26, 1923.
CRADOCK, Percy was born on October 26, 1923.
Joined Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1954. First Secretary Kuala Lumpur, Malaya 1957-1961, Hong Kong 1961-1962, Beijing (formerly Peking) 1962-1963. Foreign Office 1963-1966.
Counsellor and Head of Chancery, Beijing 1966-1968, Charge d’affaires 1968-1969.
Head of Foreign and Commonwealth Office Planning Staff 1969-1971. Assistant Under-Secretary of State and Head of Cabinet Office Assessments Staff 1971-1976.
Ambassador to German Democratic Republic 1976-1978, concurrently Leader United Kingdom Mission to Comprehensive Test Ban Negotiations, Geneva 1977-1978. Ambassador to People"s Republic of China 1978-1983: Leader of Negotiating Team with China over Hong Kong 1982-1983.
Deputy Under-Secretary with special responsibility for negotiations with China over Hong Kong 1983-1985.
Foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister, since 1984. Honorary Fellow Saint John"s, Cambridge 1982.
Married Birthe Marie Dyrlund in 1953.