- Title: HONGKONG: BRITISH BANKER FREED FROM DETENTION IN CHINESE JAIL
- Date: 25th December 1970
- Summary: 1. GV Guard watching border station 0.05 2. SV Johnston walking across border escorted by army & police 0.13 3. SV Chinese flag on other side of border 0.14 4. SV Johnston walking towards wife who embraces him 0.24 5. GV INT. Mr & Mrs Johnston seated for interview 0.32 6. CU Johnston (SOF) 1.38 TRANSCRIPT (SEQ 6) JOHNSTON: "The circumstances were quite good. Physically I was well treated. They gave me vegetables, bread, meat, and fish...that's all. REPORTER: Were you allowed to...were you required to sign documents for your release? If so, could you describe what kind of documents you might have signed? JOHNSTON: Yes, I did sign a letter of confession. REPORTER: Such as what? JOHNSTON: Yes, that I had...really what it amounted to ...that I had offended against the laws of the great People's Republic of China." Initials OJP/BOB/SGM/0154 OJP/BOB/SGM/0203 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: Hong Kong
- Country: Hong Kong
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