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The Office of the British Chargé d'affaires present their

compliments to the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs of the People's Republic of China and have the honour to

request their assistance in the following matter.

The Office of the British Chargé d'affaires understand that

Er, Eric Gordon, a British subject, arrived in Peking in February,

1965 to take up employment under contract with the Peking state

Publishing House. He was accompanied to China by his wife Marie

and his son (aged about 11); while in Peking the family's address

was Plat 8642, P.0, Box 300, Peking.

Mr. Gordon's relatives in Britain received letters from him

regularly up to the end of Üctober, 1967, at which time they

understood that Kr. Gordon and his family were to leave China via

Shemel en after spending a few days at Shanghai and a few days at

Canton. During the three months since that date however,

Hr. Gordon's relatives have received no news of his or his family

and they are concerned at his disappearance,

The Office of the British Chargé d'Affaires would be grateful

for the assistance of the Consular Department in ascertaining the

whereabouts of Ir. Gerdan. It would be helpful if the Consular

Department could discover for them whether Mr. Gordon and his

family have left China during the last few months by any of the

normal routes, and if not, at what address he may be contacted.

The Office of the British Chargé d'Affaires avail themselves

of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

of the People's Republic of China the assuran e of their highest

consideration.

Office of the British Chargé d'affaires,

PEKING.

3 February, 1968

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Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 102

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Your telegram No. 121: Ourdon

We are asking Ministry of Foreign Affairs by

Note for assistance in discovering whereabouts of family. We have
assumed that Gordon is a British subject,

although to best of our recollection he was not registered with us and
made no contact with us while in Peking.

2. It may be possible to discover relevant information from other
foreigners working under similar contracts in Peking. We no longer have
any direct contact with this community, but will try to pass word
through diplomatic colleagues who do.

3.

Hong Kong will no doubt confirm that he has not crossed the border.

Foreign Office pass Hong Kong 61.

Sir D. Hopson

[Repeated as requested]

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ADDRESSED TO PEKING TELEGRAM NUMBER 121 OF 1 FEBRUARY REPEATED FOR
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BROTHER ANXIOUS ABOUT WHEREABOUTS OF ERIC GORDON, AGE 36, WHO WITH WIFE
MARIE AND SON KIM AGE 11, WERE DUE TO LEAVE PEKING FOR U.K. AT END OF
OCTOBER. GORDON HAD BEEN IN PEKING SINCE FEBRUARY 1965 ON CONTRACT TO
THE PEKING STATE PUBLISHING HOUSE. HE IS ALSO A FREELANCE JOURNALIST.
FAMILY WERE TO TRAVEL TO HONG KONG AND PLANNED TO SPEND TWO DAYS EACH AT
CANTON AND SHANGHAI. GORDON'S ADDRESS IN PEKING WAS FLAT 8642, P.0. BOX
300, PEKING. RELATIVES RECEIVED MAIL REGULARLY BUT HAVE HAD NO NEWS
SINCE 28 OCTOBER.

2.

PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND REPORT.

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of Peking since February 1965 on contract to the Peking State Publishing
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ERIC GORDON

Whe. Pottle called accompanies by Gordon's brother,

Mr. J. Gordon.

Whr. Gordon said that his brother went to Peking in february 19865 on
contract to the Peking State Publishing House where he was employed as a
"plirascologist." the is also a freelance journalist. His address in
Peking

was flat 8642, P.O. Box 300, The last letter receives was dated 28

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and 11 November.

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about 36, and is a journalist. Child aged 11.

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Dear Janet,

Thank you very much for your letter of

13 May about your efforts to trace the Gordon family. I shall tell Mr J.
Gordon what you have suggested.

Yours sincerely,

Sun Direnell

(JJP DEVERILL)

for Executive Secretary

Miss Janet Evans,

East West Contacts Department,

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You sent me on 3 May copies of a letter with enclosures you had received
requesting the Society's help in tracing a couple and their son last
heard of in Peking.

I have consulted the political department concerned and the facts are
that the Gordons were due to leave Peking last November. Kr. J. Gordon
(the brother) approached the Foreign Office for help at the beginning of
February but no trace of the family having left China through Hong Kong
was found. Repeated enquiries made to the Chinese have received no
reply. It is probable that the Gordons have been detained by the Chinese
authorities but there is no definite proof. Yr. Gordon is aware of all
this, so I think you will have to tell him there is nothing to add to
what he already knows from the Foreign Office. I do not imagine that the
Royal Society has any contacts in China that can be of use in this case,
Hr. Gordon is naturally trying to get information from every conceivable
source.

(Janet Evans) (Miss) East-West Contacts Department

J.J.P. Deverill, Esq., Royal Society.

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