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Mr D C Johnston (Detention In China)

Volume 808: debated on Monday 7 December 1970

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asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement about the continued detention in China of Mr. D. C. Johnston.

Mr. Johnston has been detained by the Chinese authorities since August, 1968. Until then he was the Manager of the Chartered Bank's Shanghai branch. His continued detention is a matter of grave concern to Her Majesty's Government. Despite repeated representations on his behalf, we have still not been given information about his whereabouts, state of health, or the reasons for his detention. Our most recent representation was to the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires in London on 11th November. Much as we should like to see an improvement in Sino-British relations, the detention of Mr. Johnston is a serious obstacle to this.