HMS Consort - Suicide Missions to Order

FIRM EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY

From Mr Blair's letter to me dated 25th September 2000 last paragraph page one "Shanghai fell to the Communist forces a few days after the funerals. No British diplomatic representation remained in the city and, in these circumstances; it is unlikely that any proper provisions could have been made for the care and maintenance of the graves." Page two first paragraph, "In 1991 the British Consulate General in Shanghai attempted to discover what had happened to the graves. He was informed that during the Cultural Revolution, the Hung Joa cemetery had been destroyed and redeveloped." From the same paragraph, "The only visible sign that the cemetery had once existed was that the façade of some near by shops was typical of the style of entrance formerly used in Chinese cemeteries."

Firm Evidence To The Contrary!

(See below Map Section of Shanghai 1999)

Hung Joa and Hong Qiao are in fact one and the same.

This below shows the Christian section within Hung Joa cemetery that contained the graves of civilians as well as Service personnel who died or were killed over on the China Station, it included some from the time of the Boxer Rebellion.

The photographs below were taken at Hung Joa cemetery in Shanghai at the time of the Ceremonial Burial of ten ratings from H.M.S. Consort, twelve from H.M.S. London, one from H.M.S. Amethyst, and a Chinese, Yangtze River, ships pilot.

24th April 1949

On this page are the names of those who were laid to rest within Hung Joa cemetery,
Shanghai, 24th April 1949. (Note it is a copy of an official Admiralty document.)

This is a photograph of the Yangtze Incident graves as they were in Hung Joa cemetery in the early 1950s from this photograph it can be seen that each grave is marked with an Admiralty Headstone, yet according to the Prime Ministers letter to me dated 25th September 2000 "Shanghai fell to the Communist forces a few days after the funerals. No British diplomatic representation remained in the city and in these circumstances; it is unlikely that any proper provisions could be made for the care and maintenance of the graves."

This photograph shows the graves from a different angle, other graves with their Headstones can be seen in the photo, note the shapes and sizes of the various Headstones for a future reference.



This photos below shows a walled area within Pan-Yu, or Fan-Yu Park, that was at one time a part of Hung Joa cemetery it shows the area in its derelict and overgrown condition, in the top photo under magnification there is a resemblance to a foundation it is part of a plot with broken Headstones from the time of the Boxer Rebellion.

Here you have the road that runs parallel with Hung Joa, or Hong Qiao, cemetery notice that to the left of the photo that part of the wall painted white that is part of the wall that surrounded the original Hung Joa cemetery.

Here you have that paragraph from the Prime Ministers letter dated 25th Sept. 2000.

It kind of looks like someone has since 1991 moved the shops and put back the cemetery walls back! Its either that or the British consular official in 1991 was blind or a liar.

This photograph shows the entrance to Pan Yu Park, this was the entrance the Hung Joa cemetery, where you see the red coloured area behind the gate and within the park, that is the centre piece of the park, above and beyond the centre piece there is a green area rising away from the centre piece, that area came into being from the dumping of soil in Hung Joa cemetery at the time of the Cultural Revolution. Later when cultivated it was termed the High Land, it is also referred to by locals as the old Pan-Yu cemetery, Pan-Yu in Chinese meaning, (good friends). The building to the left within the gates is in direct line with that area within the park known as the Highland Land.

From this photo and angle the structure in the back ground is the location of the entrance to
Hung Joa cemetery and now known as Pan-Yu Park.

This photograph depicts an area running off or from the High Land within the park; this area is known as the Grass Lands. The stones that can be seen here are not part of a path way and there is no explanation as to why the stones are laid out in the fashion they are.

However many of the stones bear a close resemblance to Admiralty Headstones and on a count of the stones they number twenty one in total. Many elderly locals living in Shanghai refer to this area and the High Land as the old Pan-Yu cemetery.

The elderly locals remember Hung Joa cemetery and how it fell into a derelict condition, how part of the cemetery was used for dumping soil from the defence tunnels that were being dug prior to the Cultural Revolution. How the area was thereafter cultivated and taken over becoming Pan-Yu Park.

The photograph below is one taken of the path that was developed on the High Land an area within the park that now covers that part of Hung Joa cemetery where the soil from trench tunnel digging was dumped. In the photo a seat is clearly visible and in front of the seat there is a stone close to the bottom of the picture and if looked at closely or put under magnification it bears a strong resemblance to an Admiralty Headstone lying face down.



This is a view from a point on the High Land looking down and over the centrepiece of the park

Here you have a further view of the Park that was developed from the derelict Hung Joa cemetery, the sign on the left of the photo is written in English and provides a clue to where the development of the park came from a sports lottery.

Here you have a copy of the letter that I sent to the Prime Minister copies of the letter along with the relevant information and photographs were also sent to several Members of Parliament.

While waiting on a reply to that letter I decided to take other steps to have matters concerning the Yangtze Incident resolved, one way was to draw attention to the farce concerning the graves, so I made up a placard with the Prime Ministers letter as a centrepiece surrounded by photographs that told the story concerning the graves and the duplicity attached.

My next step was informing the Scottish Parliament, and St Andrews House, both in Edinburgh, of my intention and purpose of lobbying both establishments.

As a result of my lobbying of those establishments the protest has gone worldwide via the camcorders and cameras of the multi nation tourists, on camcorders and cameras our M.S.P's. were captured glancing at the placard with their much practiced motley beams set on their faces as they scurried by into the Parliament to debate matters via their arses, and throwing tantrums pounding the desks, at the guff being spouted.

The Scottish Parliament is a tourist attraction; the public galleries are for audiences to view the Muppet Show, of a parliament with no teeth. There is a saying that goes like this, (Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me) well because of what I have just written here perhaps the Scottish Parliament present and future will be known as the Muppet Theatre. Standing with the placard as I was outside of the Scottish Parliament, some entering the "Hall of Muppets" who stopped for a few seconds asked me the question, "Were there any Scots, among the dead?"

I have been asked that same question from various reporters attached to the Scottish news media, so what the fuck is it with these people, have British Servicemen who have made the Ultimate Sacrifice in the service of their country, "their country being Great Britain", to be recognised as having a Rose, Leek, Shamrock or Thistle hanging from the arse before the news media or politicians of the servicemen's origins are prepared bring the matter to the attention of the media or electorate in order that wrongs brought to there attention can be highlighted via their offices and perhaps bring about reparation. Anyway I decided to put the Scottish Parliament to the test of its powers if for nothing other than obtaining the evidence that it was a parliament with no teeth when it came to matters concerning Military Services of the British nation and I done so by submitting that known as a Public Petition to the Scottish Parliament, craving Reparation, restoring Honour and Dignity to the dead from the Yangtze Incident in the form of a monument within Pan Yu Park, Shanghai, by joint and consecutive on the part of Britain and China.

It was at this time that I learned that Robin Cook, M.P. was due to hold a constituent's surgery at Broxburn, West Lothian. Mr Cook, at that time was the British Foreign Secretary; it was time to bend his ear on the matter of the Yangtze Incident and the graves from that incident. "Someone with high profile as well as high office."

Armed with my placard, with the Prime Ministers, letter still surrounded by photos I met up with the Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, outside of the Community Centre, at Broxburn, where I discussed with him a great many matters relevant to the Yangtze Incident. Mr Cook was made aware of the Governments deceit and deception and also shown the on going saga of the Yangtze Incident.

Since the time of that meeting with Robin Cook (the Foreign Secretary at that time) has stood down from the position of Foreign Secretary and by dissent, openly disagreed with going to war with the U.S.A. in Iraq.

I am not suggesting that the meeting that I had with Mr Cook, brought about those factors but one thing is definite, after our meeting he had learning and insight of conflict that Government deceit and deception had swept under the carpet of the House of Commons.

Another matter that I recall was when Prime Minister, Tony Blair's, advisor Ms Angie Hunter, came out to talk with me at the time when again with a placard, I was lobbying The Prime Minister, during his visit to the Scottish Executive Offices in Edinburgh. Ms Hunter, absorbed every word that I spoke and promised me that she would relay all to the Prime Minister, and suggested that I should write to her direct, promising that she would place the correspondence before the Prime Minister, obviously Ms Hunter was as good as her word that is established by the Prime Ministers, letter to me dated 25th September 2000. In replying to that letter, my letter of reply was dated 7th October 2000.

The letter was acknowledged by Dr Lewis Moonie, M.P., of the M.O.D. and dated 14th November 2000.

Well because of the terms that can be found in the Prime Ministers Letter of 25th September 2000 and Lewis Moonies, of the M.O.D. 14th November 2000 again through the good offices of Ms Hunter, I sent a further letter one to be shared between the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and Moonie, of the M.O.D., and I chose the route via Ms Hunter, so that she being familiar with the correspondence, would see them for what they are, just as they would see for themselves on reading the letter.

A copy of two pages from that letter is being produced here under the heading of, (Extract), in the following pages. The letter in full consisted of three pages the first page is being withheld.

By choice at the time of writing the letter I omitted to relate to one very important occurrence concerning the Yangtze Incident which was the broadcast made by the C.C.P., on 9th April 1949 when the C.C. P., interdicted shipping on the Yangtze River, that interdict was two issued 9th April 1949 two days after the British Ambassador, at Nanking cabled Vice Admiral, Madden, requesting permission to have H.M.A.S. Shoal Haven to be stood down (7th April 1949). One week later Stevenson the British Ambassador at Nanking sent a further signal to Vice-Admiral Madden, advising in the short term that nothing should be done about relieving H.M.S. Consort. (It took twenty four hours before that signal was decoded).

Anyway the reply to my letter came to me by way of Tam Dalyell, M.P., the reply is also being included in the following pages, I thank Tam Dalyell, for his assistance and I believe that but for his assistance there would have been no reply, thank you Tam, for your intervention and assistance.

Also in the following pages is what I term the Gummzy Document, from the Muppet Theatre in Edinburgh. (A Parliament with no teeth!).




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