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The Office of the British Chargé d'Affaires prcecnt their compliments to the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, and have the honour to refer to their Fotes numbered 76, 81 and 123 of the 24th of June, 4th of July and 17th of August, 1968 which requested confirmation of the reported arrest of Mr. Korman Barrymaine, details of any charges brought against him and immediate consular access to him.
The Office of the British Chargé d'Affaires have so far received no reply to the above mentioned Noten. They again urgently request the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to furnish the information requested on the above British subject and to pernit izmediate consular access to his.
The Office of the British Chargé d'Affaires avail themselves of this opportunity to renew to the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China the assurance of their highest consideration,
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The Office of the British Chargé d'Affaires present their compliments to the Consular Department of the Xinistry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, and have the honour to refer to their Hetes mubered 76 and 81 of the 24th of June, 1968 and the 4th of July, 1968 which requested confirmation of the reported arrest of Ir. Herman Barrymaine, details of any charges brought against his and insediate
consular access to him.
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The Office of the British Chargé d'Affaires avail themselves of this sppertunity to renew to the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affaira of the People's Republic of China the assurance of their highest consideration.
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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 refer to their Note No. 29
of the 2nd of April about Mr. Norman Barrymaine, to which
they have not yet received a reply.
Bar Kajesty's Government are still very concerned at
the absence of information about Mr. Barrysa ina's
whereabouts and condition, in view of his age and state
of health. The Office of the British Chargé d'Affaires
therefore request Consular Department to let them know urgently
whether Er. Barrysaine is in fact detained in China, and if
so, the reasons for his detention, may repeat their
request for urgent consular access to him.
The office of the British Chargé d'Affaires avail).
themselves of this opportunity to renew to the Consular
Department of the Hinistry of Foreign Affairs of the
People's Republic of China the assurance of their
highest consideration,
office of the British Chargé d'Affaires,
PEKING.
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Hong Kong telegram No. 564 of 6 Hay to the Commonwealth Office gave some account of the interrogation of Kurek, the Polish steward from the "Hanoi", who was deported to Hong Kong in connection with the arrest in Shanghai of Norman Barrymaine. I have since had an opportunity of gleaning a few more facts from the Polish Chargé d'Affaires, which I give below.
2. The Polish Chargé said that the main subjects on which both Kurek and the Polish Master of the "Hanoi" were interrogated were the circumstances under which Barrymaine embarked in Japan, what happened when the ship called at a North Korean port and the suitcase which Barrymaine had given in to Kurek's safe- keeping and the three suits which he had asked the Master to look after for him.
3. On the first subject, apparently Barrymaine had booked a passage on the "Hañol" from Japan via Korea, Shanghai and Hong Kong, but when he arrived in Japan, he was told that no separate cabin would be available for him from Shanghai to Hong Kong as this had already been booked for a Chilean family. After some negotiation with the Master, it was agreed that he could still make the journey, but share a cabin from Shanghai to Hong Kong. He therefore moved into Neroni's cabin shortly before arrival at Shanghai.
4. The Chinese seemed very interested in what Barrymaine did in North Korea and, according to Kurek, asked him whether Barrymaine had passed any messages. Kurek claimed ignorance before the Chinese, but told the Polish Chargé that he had in fact seen Barrymaine hand an envelope or package to a worker in the North Korean port. After this, Korean officials had searched Barrymaine'a luggage, but apparently gave him a clean bill and he left with the ship without further trouble. In the suitcase which Barrymaine had lodged with Kurek, the Chinese found some exposed film which included some photographs of foreign ships, e.g. an American aircraft carrier, but not, apparently, of any Chinese ships. They also found some Western newspapers and some notes made by Barrymaine, the content of which Kurek did not know. Barrymaine apparently also asked the Captain to look
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after three suits of his as he said there was no room for these or the suitcase in the cabin he was sharing with Neroni. (Kurek said, in fact, that there would have been plenty of room). The Chinese found some film in one of the suits and also some film hidden behind the picture or mirror in the Captain's cabin. Kurek did not know whether this file was exposed or unexposed.
5. The persistence of the Chinese in interrogating the Poles on the particular subjects would seem to show their desire to try
The and implicate the Poles in the case as collaborators. information they had got clearly derived from the interrogation of Barrymaine.
6. The Polish Master of the "Hanoi" arrived recently in Gdynia and the Polish Chargé has promised to let me know the results of his interrogation.
I am sending a copy of this to Anthony Elliott in Hong Kong.
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SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH MR. MAURICE
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Mr. Green, editor of the Daily Telegraph, is to call
on the Secretary of State on Thursday, 16 May. He has expressed an interest in internal developments in China and the fate of British subjects, particularly Mr. Norman Barrymaine. Mr. Barrymaine has written on occasion for the Sunday Telegraph.
2. I attach talking points and background notes.
James Murray.
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16 MAY
TALKING POINTS
We continue to receive reports of disruption in some
Chinese provinces.
Nevertheless we believe that the Cultural
Revolution as a whole is on the wane. Revolutionary Committees
(the new administrative bodies) have been set up in most provinces,
and there is evidence of a return to normality in a number of
fields. However, this process can be expected to take some time;
longer than the Chinese leaders appear to have hoped.
Difficulties of British Subjects
2. The Cultural Revolution seems to have generated a "spy-
mania" which probably explains many of the difficulties experienced
by foreign residents in and visitors to China; these difficulties
have affected not only British subjects but also, to our knowledge,
Japanese, Italians, Foles and most recently the resident French
correspondent in Peking (expelled on 8 May).
3. We have made representations to the Chinese on many
occasions about British subjects in difficulties in China.
Where we know definitely that British subjects have been detained
we have instructed Sir D. Hopson in Peking to demand consular
access and details of charges; and he has followed up these
demande with regular reminders. Where we know of the unexplained
disappearance of British subjects we have made formal requests
for information. In addition the Parliamentary Under-Secretary
has taken the question up with the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires,
ad interim, and spoke to him last, in vigorous terms, on 5 April.
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The Chinese have given us no satisfaction on any of these
representations, but we intend to go on pressing them.
Efforts to get back to "Nomal Relations"
4. We see no advantage in trying to put pressure on the
Chinese by taking unpleasant measures against Chinese nationals
in the United Kingdom. The Chinese give every appearance of
regarding their nationale as expendable and would certainly win
any competition in nastiness. Such small progress as we have
made towards improving the circumstances of our Mission in
Peking has come about only because we ourselves have been
prepared to take steps towards getting relations back to normal.
On 4 April we raised the restrictions on the movement of staff
of the Chinese Mission in and out of the United Kingdom.
Chinese have responded in some measure:
The
visas both for entry
to and exit from China have now been granted to a small number
of the staff of our Mission in Peking and we expect more to
follow. The Chinese response has been slow and reluctant, but it represents progress when compared to the previous stalemate. 5. Though the Chinese undoubtedly would like to wring con-
cessions out of us in Hong Kong, it is not really true to say
that the staff of the British Mission in Peking are being held
as hostages for our administration of Hong Kong to Chinese
satisfaction. Progress towards the normalization of movements
of diplomatic staff has been achieved on a purely reciprocal
basis.
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Mr. Grey
7. Mr. Grey, the Reuters correspondent, is being held by
the Chinese in Peking in reprisal for the trial and imprison-
ment of Hsueh P'ing, a correspondent in Hong Kong of the New
Another correspondent was subsequently arrested also. China News Agency./ For your own information we have offered
to exchange Mr. Grey for Hsueh P'ing and possibly others,
but the Chinese have shown no interest so far. We fear their
price for the release of Mr. Grey may be higher. There is a
limit to which concessions to Chinese desiderata are compatible
with the maintenance of our authority in Hong Kong. We must
therefore consider very carefully before taking the next step
with Mr. Grey. Meanwhile we are pressing the Chinese to improve
the conditions under which he is held and in particular to
permit him visits by non-diplomatic persons and access to books
and other amenities; this would be in reciprocity for the more
lenient treatment of left-wing prisoners in Hong Kong.
Mr. Barrymaine
8. We are very concerned about Mr. Barrymaine. We are aware
of his weak health and have mentioned this to the Chinese in
the strong representations we have made in Peking and London.
9. The steward of the Polish ship on which Mr. Barrymaine
entered China has informed us that Mr. Barrymaine was arrested
for taking photographs.
10.
We do not think that Mr. Barrymaine's articles on China
in the Sunday Telegraph had anything to do with his arrest;
they were published after his detention.
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We shall continue to press the Chinese for access to
Mr. Barrymaine and for an explanation of the charges.
12.
(Defensive) I am aware that Mr. Barrymaine once worked
for an information department of the Foreign Office. This
was a number of years ago and I am sure there is no connexion
between this fact and his detention in China.
Background
13. Mr. Barrymaine worked for the Information Research
Department at one time but his services were terminated in
There has been an element of self-glamorization in
1954.
Mr. Barrymaine's reporting, but there is no question whatsoever
of his having been sent on an intelligence mission. It is not
recommended that the Secretary of State become involved in
discussion of this question.
14. I attach as background
Flag A Feili /558 (a) my submission of 26 April on "Recent Events in China"; Flowy B
att. (b) a note on "British Subjects Detained in China";
Flag CF23/3/306(0) Foreign Office telegram No. 338 to Peking reporting
Mr. Rodgers' meeting with the Chinese Chargé
d'Affaires on 5 April;
Flag ADRAO (SoC)(d) Foreign Office telegram No. 268 to Peking about
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A. Mr. Anthony Grev Kr. Gray was detained
under house arrest on 21 July in retaliation
for the arrest and imprisonment on a two year
sentence of Haueh P'ing, a New China News
Agency (NCNA) Journalist in Hong Kong. On the
same day r. Rodgers summoned the Chinese
Chargé d'Affaires to lodge a protest about Ur.
Grey's detention. Repeated representations
failed to secure either access to Er. Grey or
His release until a twenty minute visit by
Sir Donald Hopson and Kr. Weston of our Mission
in Peking was arranged on 23 April.
2. Lir. Grey's case is unique in that the
Chinese have specifically linked his detention
with events in Hong Kong. No charges of any
sort have been made against him. The consular
visit was arranged only after speciel visits
had been allowed to journaliste imprisoned in
Hong Kong by representatives of the NONA-there-
3. We are still considering ways in which
progress may be made on kr. Grey's case. Such progress will be extremely difficult since the
Chinese are determined to extract from us in
return for concessions to Yr. Grey reciprocal
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Er. Norman Barzyna ine
On 14 Karch we received a report from the "Daily Telegraph" that they had heard
that Er. Barrymaine who had been a passenger
aboard the Polish ship "Hanoi" had been
detained by the Chinese authorities in Shanghai.
On 16 Karch our Mission in Peking addressed a
note to the Chinese authorities asking for
information a bout Er. Barryanine and for
consular access if he was detained.
5. Later information has indicated that a
r. Peroni an Italian National and a
passenger aboard the same ship, and a Mr.
Kurek, one of the ship's stewards, were also
detained in Shanghai together with Mr.
Barvynaine, Mr. Kurek, however, was deported
He from China through Hong Kong on 3 Hay.
reported that Mr. Barrymaine was accused by
the Chinese of taking photographs of Chinese
vassels, and that a similar charge had been
nade against Hr. Heroni. According to Kr.
Kurek, however, the Chinese regard Mr.
Barrymaine as the chief offender.
6.
e have izango learned from Mr.
Barrymaine's family that he is aged 68 and
that his health is not robust. He has
previously undergone a number of operations
for a brain tumour. A formal note was
addressed to the Chinese authorities on 2
April pointing out Er. Barrymaine's weak
This and, Rose6.XUÑ health but despite sit our Anquiries the
Chinese havé failed to make any reply.
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Mr. George Watt
The NONA announced on 16 March that Er. #att had on the previous day been sentenced to three years imprisonment for alleged spying. He had previously been detained incommunicado. in his hotel in Lanchow since September last. Despite repeated attempts both by our Hission and by Hr. Watt's employera, Vickers-Zimmer Ltd., the Chinese have given no information about the charges against Mr. Watt, nor have they allowed
access to him.
8. The Chinese have, however, begun to take
direct action against the company.
Á summons
returnable in Peking on 25 April, was issued
against the company alleging fraud.
No furtier
details were given and Vickers-Zimmer declined
to send a representative to attend the court hearing. They also irformed Mr. Fischer, their
senior engineer in Larchow, that he was specifically not authorized to represent the
company at the court hearing.
They issued a
press release on 24 April explaining their position and pointing out that their contract
specifies arbitration in Sweden in the case of any disputes arising from it.
Neither we or
the company have a received any report that
the "trial" in fact took place.
D. David Vesnon Fones
9. We learned from Hong Kong on 1 April that Kr. Jones, the Chief Officer, of the motor vessel
"Nancy Dee" had been arrested on the previous day
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Ltd. of Hong Kong, have asked for details from
their agents in China, the China Ocean Shipping
Agency, and on 1 April ve instructed our
Kission in Peking to approach the Chinese for
consular access and details of charges if any.
Despite reminders, no reply has been received.
3. Mr. Eric Gordon, his wife and their 11 year
old son.
10. We first learned that the Gordon family
were in difficulties from an enquiry made by
Hr. Gordon's brother on 1 February.
He then
informed us that the family bad been due to
leave China in early November and that no news
had been received since October. The family
were regular correspondents so that their
relatives in Britain were seriously concer
We have received confirmation from Hong Kong
that there was no record of the family having
passed through the Colony and on 3 February
our Mission in Peking asked the Chinese
authorities for assistance in discovering the
family's whereabouts.
Further requests for
information have been made on the 12 and 25
Larch. and on 4 Kay.
11.
Although we have no definite confirmation
we must assume that the family has been detained
by the Chinese authorities.
Letters from
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officials remain unanswered and approaches by the family to the office of the Chinese Charge
d'Affaires in London have proved fruitless. No reply has been received from the Chinese
to our official representations.
F.
Mrs. Epstein (née Elsie Fairfax-Chalmondley)
12. After rumours among the "foreign friends" in Pering and in the Hong Kong press that Krs
who works for the Poem Foonyn Lamenes Best Systein and her husband an Merican citizei! had been arrested our Mission in Peking addressed
a note to the Chinese authorities on 2 April asking for information about her and for consular access if whe is in fact detained.
Despite reminders since then the Chinese have
not answered our request.
G. Mr. Michael Shapiro
13. At the same time as the rumours about
Ers. Epstein were
in Peking that Mr.
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Who worked? & the Clerc Gout. Shapiro had been detained
for questioning by the Chinese.
Our Mission
addressed a note asking for details of his case
Again,
to the Chinese authorities on 2 April. despite reminders, no reply has been received. H. Hr. P. D. Crouch
14. Mr. Crouch,/Second Officer of the "Demodocus"¡was held off Shanghai from the end of February until 3 April for an alleged breach of harbour regulations. When the ship finally sailed two of her officers were detained in China, Mr. Crouch and Mr. A. K. Wilson, the
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25. We have sext seen and talked to Mr.
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whose account suggests that Ir. Wilson was
detected by the Chinese noting down the numbers
of Chinese naval vessels in Shanghai, which it
he
is sald/was doing on his own initiation.
The
First Officer himself and Hr. Crouch were later implicated but Kr. Richards was released and sailed with the ship after he had signed a statement apologising for his activities. He suggests that Er. Crouch simui, who he described as an extremely tough character, was probably unprepared to meet the Chinese in any XX way and was accordingly arrested. 16. Blue Funnel have received reports from two foreign Masters who attended the "trial" of the tiree British Officers in Shanghai whee Crouch was then sentenced to three years imprisonment,
British Officers present, however, all say
that Kr. Crouch was merely arrested. Funnel have suggested that the confusion had his grisen from a failure of the foreign Kasters to understand the English commentary provided by
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17. On ↳ April our Mission in Peking addressed a note to the Chinese authorities asking them urgently for the charges on which Mr. Crouch has been arrested and for consular access, but noß reply to our representations has been received. Keanwhile Blue Funnel have continued to send
their ships into Chinese ports and no further
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incidents have taken place.
They have arranged
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for letters to Er. Crouch from his mother and from Hr. Holt to be sent to their agents in China who have confirmed that they they have been passed to
Letters - the competent authorities for delivery. urging Hr. Crouch to make a full apology for any fault he may have committed and to appeal to the
Chinese for leniency.
I. Mr. David Crook
18.
Rumours that Mr. Crook had been arrested by the Chinese were circulated in Peking at the same time as those about Kra. Epstein and Kr.
Shapiro,
portical supporter crook
It was our belief however that Kr.
was a Canadian rather than a British
subject. de jeonfirmed with the Passport Office however that Mr. Crook was a United Kingdom citizen by birth and that he is
British passport.
ourrently travelling one
Accordingly our Kission in Peking addressed a note to the Chinese authorities on 25 April
in which they sought information about Kr. Crook.
Again no reply has been received.
J. Hr. Self
19.
When he summoned the Chinese Chargé
d'Affaires on 5 April, Mr. Rodgers also raised
the case of Kr. andies, Self, the Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in Shanghai, and his
wife. The Selfs are neither under arrest nor
in detention but are effectively prevented from leaving China by the failure of the Chinese to
issue exit visas. Kr. Self's application for
an exit visa was submitted on 17 May, 1967, and
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submitted on 21 August that year.
Neither visa
has been granted despite the fact that Mr. Selfs
successor arrived in Shanghai last June.
The
Deputy Director of the West European Department
of the office of the Kinistry of Foreign Affairs
informed Sir Donald (then kr.) Hopson on
27 November last that he would enquire about the
case of Mr. and Mrs. Self. Our Mission in
Peking addressed a note to the Chinese authorities
on 24 Januery asking for further information and
and have been in touch by telephone with the
Chinese authorities at intervals since then.
So far no satisfactory answer has been received
and Er. Self and his wife have not yet been
issued with their exit visas.
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ADDRESSED TO PEKING TELEGRAM NUMBER 268 OF 19 MARCH REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO HC SINGAPORE.
YOUR TELNO 212. BARRYMINE.
WHILE WE MUST CLEARLY PRESS THE USUAL CONSULAR ENQUIRIES ABOUT BARRYMAINE YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF HIS UNRELIABLE AND IN COMMUNIST TERMS, PROVOCATIVE BACKGROUND. FOLLOWING, FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, IS SUMMARY:
2. PRIOR TO 1950 BARRYMAINE WAS DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT OF THE QUOTE EVENING STANDARD UNQUOTE. HE THEN JOINED I.R.D. BUT THE APPOINTMENT WAS TERMINATED IN 1954 BECAUSE IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT HE WAS LEAKING OFFICIAL INFORMATION. AFTER LEAVING 1.R.D. HE WAS IN TOUCH WITH THE SOVIET EMBASSY IN LONDON, ON THE STRENGTH OF WHICH HE WROTE AN ARTICLE ENTITLED QUOTE HOW I JOINED THE RUSSIAN SECRET SERVICE UNQUOTE WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN THE QUOTE SUNDAY TIMES UNQUOTE ON 7 MAY 1961 AND WHICH HE HAS SINCE FREQUENTLY SOLD OR TRIED TO SELL TO OTHER PAPERS HERE AND ABROAD.
3. THE QUOTE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH UNQUOTE OF 4 DECEMBER 1966 CARRIED AN ARTICLE BY HIM ENTITLED QUOTE BACK DOOR TO VIETNAM UNQUOTE OF WHICH THE FIRST PARAGRAPH READS:-
QUOTE GATE-CRASHED NORTH VIETNAM WITHOUT EVEN A TRANSIT VISA, I VOYAGED FROM KOBE ABOARD THE POLISH FREIGHTER KAPITAN KOSKO VIA THE ROUNDABOUT ROUTE OF CHUNGJIN IN NORTH KOREA, SHANGHAI AND HONG KONG UNQUOTE.
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I have had two telephone calls about British subjects detained in China which 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.
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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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their compliments to the Consular Department of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and have
the honour to refer to their lote Ko. 22 of the 16th of laroh
about Mr. Nerung Martynn1150.
Har kajesty's Doreminent are becosing ineressingly
eonsermed at the abɛmes of news about ir, Barvynaina'a
shereabouts and sandition, since they understand that he
is sixty eight years old and in peor health after a number
of operations for brain tumour,
office of the British
Charge d'Affaires have therefore bom instructed to ask the
Consular Department for an urgmt reply to their Xote referred
to above. If kr. barrymaine is in fuet detained in China,
the Gfries would be glad to have full information on the
Peasons for the detention and repeat their request for
urgent consular assess to him.
The Office of the British Charge d'Affaires avail themselves
this opportunity to renew to the Xinistry of Farsign "ffairs
of the People's Republie of Chim the semurones of their
of
highest son sideration.
Office of the British Charge d'affaires,
PIXING.
2H 196,
2.x,
Mr. Merry
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The brief gives all the information available to us.
It would not be advisable to mention Mr. Barrymaine's previous
connexion with I.R.D.
Jom Denson
(J.B. Denson)
2 April, 1968
MR. DENSON
Mr. Channon called as arranged. Mir. hodgers told him the position on the lines of the speaking notes and found Mr. Channon very understanding. kr. kodgers undertook to keep r. Channon fully informed or developments and said he would keep in close touch on the Parliamentary aspects of the case. 2. I should be grateful if you would keep Mr. Channon's interest in mind.
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MR. NORMAN BARRYMAINE
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Speaking Notes
We first heard of Mr. Barrymaine's detention on
14 March from the "Daily Telegraph". They reported that
kir. Barrymaine who had been a passenger aboard the Polish
ship "Hanoi" had not arrived in Hong Kong on that vessel.
The authorities in Hong Kong were unable to obtain confirmation
of the report. Confirmation was finally obtained when the
"Hanoi" reached Singapore and crew members admitted that
Mr. Barrymaine had been detained in Shanghai on or about
23 February. On 16 March, our Mission in Peking addressed
a Note to the Chinese Foreign Ministry asking for information
about Mr. Barrymaine and for consular access to him if he was
in detention. No reply has yet been received. Although it
is regular practice for our Mission to give frequent reminders
of such Notes to the Chinese authorities by telephone, we have
since (1 April) asked them to make a further approach.
Future Action
review.
limited.
(a) The whole question of Anglo-Chinese relations is under
Keans of putting pressure on the Chinese are very
Retaliation in some form against Chinese officials
in this country has obvious appeal, but past experience haa
shown that this is not effective. As the Chinese are
uninhibited by considerations of accepted diplomatic practice
or indeed humanity, they would be bound to win any competition
in unpleasantness. If we were to embark upon a policy of
harassment of Chinese officials in London, British subjecta
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in China, of whom there are some 75 excluding the staff
of our Kission and their families, would be the first to
suffer. The best chance of obtaining Kr. Barrymaine's
release is through a general improvement in Anglo-Chinese
relations, which we are doing our utmost to achieve.
(b) We are also unattracted by the idea of a trade embargo.
The Chinese could probably find other sources for imports
and outlets for their exports and would therefore be unlikely
to respond in the way we wish by releasing British subjects
under detention. The only result would be to damage our own
commercial interests.
Consular Access
We shall of course continue to press for consular access
to Mr. Barrymaine.
Information for Miss Barrymaine and Kr. Channon
The Political Department concerned has Miss Barrymaine's
address and telephone number and will keep her informed of any
developments. I will of course see that you are also kept in
the picture.
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Possible Reasons for Detention
We have received no information as to why Mr. Barrymaine is being detained. His two articles he wrote for the "Daily Telegraph" magazine section about China appeared after he
was detained. In December 1966, however, the "Sunday Telegraph" published an article by Mr. Barrymaine entitled "Back Door to Vietnam", which reported how he had managed to visit North Vietnam semi-clandestinely aboard a Polish freighter. It is
possible that the Chinese thought Mr. Barrymaine's present
visit would be a prelude to a similar article. He had in
1961 published a rather sensational piece entitled "How I Joined the Russian Secret Service" which purported to describe his connections with the Soviet Embassy in London. Fanciful
as this may in fact have been, it would not commend him to the Chinese in the present state of Sino/Soviet relations.
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On 14 March we received a report that the "Daily Telegraph"
staff correspondent in Hong Kong had heard that Mr. Barrymaine, a
British subject, who had been a passenger aboard the Polish ship
"Henoi", had been detained by the Chinese authorities in Shanghai.
As the inform tion available indicated that the report was accurate,
the Mission in Peking addressed a Note to the Chinese Ministry of
Foreign Affairs on 16 March asking for information about Er.
Barrymaine and for consular access if he was in fact detained.
reply iwe yet been received. We have since received confirmation
from Singapore, where Mr. Barrymaine is normally resident and
where some of his friends approached members of the "Hanoi's" crew,
that he was taken off the vessel by Chinese authorities in Shanghai
on 23 February. No reason was given for his detention.
2.
No
After leaving I.B.D. he was in
Prior to 1950 Mr. Barry a ine was diplomtic correspondent of
the "Evening Standard" and was well known to News Department.
He
then joined the Information Research Department (I.R.D.) but the
appointment was terminated in 1954 because it was suspected that he
was leaking official information.
touch with the Soviet Embassy in London, on the strength of which he
wrote an article entitled "How I Joined the Russian Secret Service"
which was published in the "Sunday Times" on 7 May, 1961, and which
he has since frequently sold or tried to sell to other papers here
and broad.
3. The "Sunday Telegraph" of 4 December, 1965, carried an article
by him entitled "Back Door to Vietnam" of which the first paragraph
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reads: "I gatecrashed North Vietnam without even a transit visa.
I voyaged from lobe aboard the Polish freighter "Kapitan Rosko"
via the roundabout route of Chungjin in North Korea, Shanghai and
Hong long." With this article was published a photograph of
shipping in Haiphong and another of U.S. plane reconnoitring the
author's ship.
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Two of Mr. Barrymaine's articles on China, neither
particularly flattering to the Cultural Revolution appeared in
the "Daily Telegraph" weekend magazine of 8 and 15 March, 1.e.
after is detention. While they could not have been the cause of
is detention, their publication cannot have improved kr.
Barrymaine's atending with the Chinese.
5. As a result of Mr. Channon's interest in the case, we have
learnt that Mr. Barrymaine is aged 68, is not in robust health
and has had operations for a brain tumour. He have passed that
information to our Hission in Peking with a request that they
make a further ttempt to gain Consuler access.
6.
My department has a note of the address and telephone number
of Miss A. Barrymaine, Kr. Larrymaine's daughter, and will ensure
that she receives any information we obtain about her father.
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I am riting on Mr. Rodgers's behalf to thank you for your letter of 25 March, and to confirm our telephone conversation of to-day.
Mr. Rodgers will be pleased to see you for a talk about Mr. Norman Barrymaine's imprisonment in China, and we arranged for you to call at the Foreign Office at 4 p.m. next Wednesday, 3 April. As I said, we will certainly inform Miss Barrymaine direct as soon as we receive any further information about her father.
(D.B. Merry)
Assistant Private Secretary to
Mr. William Rodgers
Paul Channon, Esq., M.P.,
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at all good.
Therefore his stage of health is not
On Friday evening I did have a brief word with the Far Eastern Department of the Foreign Office who were most helpful. I understand from them that attempts have been made by our Charge d'Affaires in Peking to obtain Consular access to Mr. Barrymaine and to discover on what, if any, charge he is being held. As soon as there is any further information, I would be grateful if you could let me know and, much more important, let Miss Barrymore know as she is very worried.
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Mr. Rodgers will be pleased to see you for a talk about Mr. Norman Barrymaine 's imprisonment in China, and we arranged for you to call at the Foreign Office at 4 n.m. next, Wednesday, 3 April. As I said, we will certainly inform Miss Barrymaine direct as soon as we receive any further information about her father.
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at all good.
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On Friday evering I did have a brief word with the Far Eastern Department of the Foreign Office who were most helpful. I understand from them that attempts have been made by our Charge d'Affaires in Peking to obtain Consular access to Mr. Barrymaine and to discover on what,
on what, if any, charge he is being held. As soon as there is any further information, I would be grateful if you could let me know and, much more important, let Miss Barr, more know as she is very worried,
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their compliments to Consular Department of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Feople's Republic of China and have
the honour to request their assistanos in the following
matter.
The Office of the British Charge d'Affaires have been
informed that a British subject, Mr. Horman Barrysaine, who
was travelling as a passenger on board the Polish ship
"Hanoi" when it called at Shanghai a fow days ago, has been
detained in Shanghai, and that the ship has sailed without
him.
The Office of the British Charge d'affaires would be
grateful if the Consular Department would inform them whether
this report is correct. If so, they sat that they be informed
of the reasons for ir, Barryssine's detention, and request
Mr.
early consular access to him.
The Office of the British Charge d'Affaires avail
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Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China the assurmos
of their highest consideration.
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INCORRECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO BARRYMAINE WHEN IN SINGAPORE HAS BEEN LIVING WITH A FILIPINO
REPEAT FILIPINO WOMAN TO WHOM HE IS NOT REPEAT NOT MARRIED.
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JAN WARD, IS ARRANGING FOR HER TO RETURN TO MANILA.
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FOR BARRYMAINE AMONG THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION HERE.
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We now have reliable information, apparently emanating at second hand from the agenta, to the effect that Barrymaine was indeed taken off the ship at Shanghai, The Daily Telegraph correspondent here confirms that he was informed by his London Office that Barrymaine was travelling to Hong Kong on the ship, but that when he tried to make contact with him here the Captain denied all knowledge of him.
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DAILY TELEGRAPH HAVE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM ROBERTSON, THEIR HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT, THAT NORMAN BARRYMAINE, A BRITISH SUBJECT AND FREELANCE JOURNALIST NORMALLY RESIDENT IN SINGAPORE, HAS BEEN DETAINED IN SHANGHAI, IT IS THOUGHT FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS. HE WAS A PASSENGER ABOARD THE POLISH SHIP ''HANOI'', WHOSE CHIEF STEWARD WAS ALSO DETAINED. VESSEL ARRIVED HONG KONG FROM SHANGHAI 11 MARCH AND LEFT FOLLOWING DAY. MASTER
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Daily Telegraph have received a report from
Robertion. their Hory Kory correspondent.
Norman Barryn
that
it is thought for taking plastographer,
A
British subject aand
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freelance joumalest normally resident
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dingapore, has been detained
in Shanghai,
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Private Secretary
RECEIVED IN ¡ARCHIVES No.31
1 MAR 1968
F213/17
Mr. Norman Barrymaine
According to the Daily Telegraph, Mr. Barrymaine is
a British subject who travels on a British Passport.
He is
a freelance journalist resident in Singapore. He has been
doing work for the Sunday Telegraph and for the Telegraph
Weekend Magazine, and the current edition of the latter carries
(describing an apparently the second part of a two-part article on China by him
Mr. Barrymaine has also recently been asked to write for the
Daily Telegraph and proposed to the Telegraph that he should
travel on the "Hanoi" to a North Korean port to gather material
on the "Pueblo" story.
2. News Department knew Mr. Barrymaine many years ago when he
was diplomatic correspondent of the Evening Standard. Mr. Bourgoin,
who was a member of News Department at the time, recalls that he
was always a doubtful character and something of a rogue.
Mr. Barrymaine worked some years ago in a temporary capacity in
Information Research Department and simultaneously for Time
Magazine (we believe with the approval of IRD). While we cannot
be sure about this, Mr. Bourgoin recalls being told that when
Kr. Barrymai ne left the U.K. some years ago he wrote an article
to the effect that he had "spied for the Russians". Kr. Bourgoin
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also recalls that during his time in IRD Mr. Barrymaine
was responsible for a damaging "leak" to Reuters, the exact
nature of which I do not at this stage know.
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Sir D. Allen
Mr. Samuel
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Far Eastern Department
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F213/17
We have just received a report from the Daily Telegraph
that they have heard from their correspondent in Hong Kong
that another British subject has been detained in Shanghai.
The report from Hong Kong, the accuracy, of which we cannot
a free-lance journalist yet judge, says that Mr. Norman Barrymaine was arrested and
detained in Shanghai for taking photographa. He was a
passenger on the Polish vessel "Hanoi" which he boarded in
Japan.
2. We have informed Sir Donald Hopson of the report and have
asked Hong Kong to check it. If the source of the information
is reliable we shall ask Sir Donald to make enquiries about
the case from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
3.
The story is likely to appear in tomorrow's Daily
Telegraph.
Kuney.
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Sir D. Allen
Kr. Samuel
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