The Office of the British Chargé d'Affaires avail
themselves of this opportunity to renew to the Consillar
Department of the Ministry of Poreign Affairs of the
People's Republic of China the assurance of their highest
consideration.
Office of the British Chargé d'Affaires,
PIKING.
6 May, 1968.
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6- MAY 1968
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[Note for the record]
Britons Detained In China
I have had two telephone calls about British subjects detained in Chiña
vhich you will wish to know of for the record. One was from Mr. Blit, a
journalist of Polish origin known personally to Mr. Rodgers, who was
asking about Mrs. Epstein. It appears that
× Mr. Blit Is a friend of Mrs. Epstein's father-in-law
who lives in the United States.
2. Mr. D.C. Maxwell of 631 Wilbraham Road,
Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester 21 also telephoned about Mr. Barrymaine
who is a personal friend of his.
3.
In both cases I explained that we had made vigorous representations, so
far unfortunately without result; and that we would keep the pressure
up. Messrs. Blit and Maxwell seemed satisfied.
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My minute of 19 April and our telegram So. 384 to Peking.
Aɛ explained in my minute under reference we believed that Mr. Crook was
a Canadian subject. The Pasaport Office have now checked their records
and are able to confirm that he is a citizen of the United Kingdon by
birth and that his passport was issued to him in Peking on 12 November,
1965. They also confirmed that, even if he has become a Canadian subject
in the meanwhile,it would not affect his status as a D.X. citizen.
3. Peking have heard that Er. Crook was arrested at the end of last year
after he returned from a tour of the United States. No representations
have been made on his behalf, however, because Peking shared our belief
that he was a Canadian,
4.
Now that we have evidence to the contrary you may wish to ask Peking to
make representations the information about Kr. Crook's arrest is
sufficiently reliable.
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The Passport Office have now provided the following information about
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1910). Passport number C 320224 issued to him in Peking 12 November,
1965.
2. If you consider the report about his detention sufficiently reliable,
please seek information about his whereabouts from the Chinese
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chances of your being able to do so are very alis indeed but that in
view of the contents I would at least forward the letter to Poring.
2. The changes of your learning where Mrs. Epstein is and of gaining
access to her are presumably nil. I suppose it is just possible that the
Chinese authorities would be prepared to forward a message of some kind
in the circumstances; but I leave the matter to your discretion.
3. Kearhile I have told Mrs. Coffrey that since we can give no guarantee
of success she should also try to write in the normal way.
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Your telegram No. 384: British Subjects in Detention.
Our belief that Crook was Canadian was based only on hearsay. A letter
in February from Wilford in Washington to you commenting on our letter
of 2 January about Crook (our copy destroyed) stating firmly that he was
British although his wife was Canadian. We cannot confim this but I have
no reason to dispute it.
2. We shall of course report anything further that we learn about
Martin. Contacts with Friendship Hostel group are however now so few and
so difficult that there is little chance of obtaining
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information to suggest he may be a United Kingdom citizen?
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Martin.
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representations would be appropriate.
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