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Bir S Tomlinson
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M.P.'s Call on Chinese Vission
about Crouca ang Johnaton
Mr. Tom Normanton M.P. (for Johnston) and Mr. R. Sonner ink M.P. (for Crouch) called on the Chlause Yission at 4.p.. on 13 august on behalf of their constituents, They had written some ton dnya e rlier asking fo As appointment with the Chargé d'Affaires but and he reply. They decide? to present themselv s all the name.
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AM. Chis (now
They were very courteously received. to us) did all th talking, with a Mr. Liu (probably the First Secretary) sitting busice then, The Chinese geve #s absolutely nothing away about Crouc. and John tan fà. On Johnston's health they said three tinse that it could be inferred from Mr. fett's good health that Johnston would be well looked after, but they would not be drawn on whether he was ill or not.
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The k.P.'s said they had not come to discuse Crouch and Johnston's offences, whatever they were, but to appeal on hum niterien grounds for some relaxation of the present situation, e.f. by giving their relations gone news of them or a chance to correspond with them. The Chinese suid thes wore detained through their own fault, not through any fault of the Chinese, and their onses would be dealt with in the 11 ht of people who had committed offences . They gave no indication as to when this might be, ami held out no hope of correspondence or news in tho meantime
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Mr. Bonner Fink said he was going to be in long Zong next month and asked if he could apply for a viso to go and see Mr. Crouch. The Chinese said that an M.P. asking for a visa on general grounds would not get ons at the present time; and that in particular he would not get une to valt Crouch.
5. The Chinese alao declined to say whether they would report the M.P.'s representations to Peking. When the M.P.'s asked if they could come back in a month the Chinese arið they wore free to do so, but they ld not think it woule serve any purpose
5. The Chinese showed some sensitivity about the uplicity over Watt, and specifically asked them as H.P.'s to be reasonable and to keep the temperature down.
The P90) this three times.
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The Chinese said not a word ab ut eonfront:tion prisoners in dong fon.
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(J. L. Stevenson)
14 August, 197