He is more widely known however for having conducted the Swedish government's inquiry into the death of the UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld where he maintained that there was no foul play.
He was then consul general in Montreal from 1985 to 1990 when he was appointed regional ambassador for French-speaking Central Africa at the Swedish Foreign Ministry.
Claims of the fuselage being riddled with bullet holes were false, a fact to which he could attest since he was one of the first people to inspect the wreckage.
He also proved that accounts by mercenaries contained glaring inconsistencies (the fuel tanks of their planes were far too small to cover the distances they claimed).
The ceremony was performed by Reverend Tucker, with Miss Ann Ortcheson as the bridesmaid and the groom’s best man being attaché Alf Ros.
Among those present were Minister Per Wijkman [sv], Consul General P. H. Rydin, and members of the diplomatic corps in New Delhi.