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Alastair Maitland, 95; was consul for Britain in Canada, Boston

By Emma Stickgold

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 01, 2012

As Britain’s consul general in Boston in the early 1970s, Alastair George Maitland often was the face of his country in the Northeast. His office helped make the lives of British citizens in the region run smoother, but he also dealt with trade relations and thorny diplomatic matters that went well beyond passport and visa disputes. He made headlines when his office was the target of a bomb threat, and when protesters streamed in to decry shootings in Northern Ireland.

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