Canadian Caper
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The "Canadian Caper" was the joint covert rescue by the Government of Canada and the US Central Intelligence Agency of six American diplomats who had evaded capture during the seizure of the United St
Americans were grateful for Canadian aid in sheltering and rescuing American diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis of 1980.
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Kenneth D. Taylor
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Kenneth Douglas Taylor was a Canadian diplomat, educator and businessman, best known for his role in the 1979 covert operation called the "Canadian Caper" when he was the Canadian ambassador to Iran.
Canadian Caper
…Amburn-Lijek, Mark Lijek, Joseph Stafford, Kathleen Stafford and Lee Schatz were the six American diplomats who were harboured by Canadian diplomats Ken Taylor and John Sheardown and exfiltrated from Tehran in 1980. They were working in the consulate, a separate building in the embassy compound, when the…
Kenneth D. Taylor