Research papers of Stephen Claypole on Francis James, 1969-2007 (bulk. 1969-1994). [1969-2007]

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Research papers of Stephen Claypole on Francis James, 1969-2007 (bulk. 1969-1994). [1969-2007]

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Research papers relating to the disappearance of Francis James in China, 1969-1973. Includes correspondence from and to Claypole about the disappearance; digest of information prepared by Claypole containing extracts from original sources for an unpublished article for Sydney Morning Herald (1972); press cuttings and obituaries, 1969-1994; correspondence relating to the ABC production The Gadfly; correspondence between Claypole and James (1969, 1973); cables by James to The Age, Melbourne (1973); papers of the Francis James Freedom Committee (1972); cables between Sydney Morning Herald and its correspondents on background to Francis James China claims (1972); research notes and draft articles prepared by Claypole and transcript of tapes by Claypole (1979).

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James, Francis, 1918-1992

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Claypole, Stephen.

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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 w...