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Eldon Pattyson -LRB- Pat -RRB- Black -LRB- 15 October 19253 November 1999 -RRB- was a Canadian diplomat .. Canadian. Canadian. diplomat. diplomat. Black was educated at Selwyn House School and studied law at McGill University .. Selwyn House School. Selwyn House School. McGill University. McGill University. In 1967 , Black was appointed minister -LRB- second-in-command -RRB- to the Embassy of Canada in France .. Embassy of Canada in France. Embassy of Canada in France. Canada -- France relations were tense following Charles de Gaulle 's Vive le Quebec libre speech and , in 1969 , Black was accused of interfering in French national elections .. Charles de Gaulle. Charles de Gaulle. Vive le Quebec libre. Vive le Quebec libre. Years later , in 1996 , Black would publish a book titled Direct Intervention  : Canada-France Relations , 1967-1974 .. Graham Fraser , in a review published in the International Journal , praised it as `` a valuable account , clear and detailed in its description of the challenge Canadian diplomats faced in dealing , day-to-day , with an ally whose government had taken a decisively hostile position on the central question of Canada 's future . ''. Canadian. Canadian. International Journal. International Journal. Black returned to Canada where he took a position as a Department of External Affairs Foreign Service Officer working in foreign intelligence .. Department of External Affairs. Department of External Affairs ( Canada ). foreign intelligence. foreign intelligence. In 1978 Don Jamieson , Minister of External Affairs , asked Black to fill a new deputy under-secretary position in his department to deal with the increasing threat of terrorism .. Don Jamieson. Don Jamieson ( politician ). In 1985 he was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Holy See .. Holy See. Holy See. Prior to that appointment he had been charge d'affaires in Cairo .. charge d'affaires. charge d'affaires. Cairo. Cairo