Stephen Claypole was the New York correspondent of the London Evening News (1968-1970) and Foreign Editor for the Sydney Morning Herald (1972-1975) and investigated the disappearance of Francis James (Alfred Francis Phillip James) in China in 1969. Claypole was also a member of the London and Sydney based Committees set up to campaign for James' release. Francis James, born in Tasmania in 1918, was a publisher and journalist who disappeared in China in 1969. Francis James had been arrested and was eventually expelled in 1973 after extensive lobbying by various groups and individuals.
From the description of Research papers of Stephen Claypole on Francis James, 1969-2007 (bulk. 1969-1994). [1969-2007] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 271877739
