Dear Editor, of the Scotsman Newspaper,

By clicking on the following;

http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Veterans-seek--end-.4924467.jp

That will take you to a item headed, Veterans seek end to the Yangtze ‘cover-up’ that was published in the Scotsman Newspaper, Thursday 29^th January 2009. 

In the reporting of that item there is a sentence that states; “The association claims to have official document showing that in 1949, the MoD ordered a cover-up of the destroyer’s involvement” 

Immediately following that there is the paragraph that I now quote, *Bob Ainsworth, UK Armed Forces Minister, said the crew did not qualify for the Yangtze Clasp because the destroyer was never in the war zone and the men were never in mortal danger. * Unquote. 

Being attached to this item you will find a copy of a letter from Bob Ainsworth, the UK Armed Forces Minister, it is dated 18^th November, 2007 and was sent to Member of Parliament, Jim Devine, to you and all as sundry note the terms within Mr Ainsworth’s, letter. 

Further; also being attached is the copy of a telegram that was sent out by no lesser a personage than H.M. Ambassador Sir Ralph Stevens, who was stationed within the H.M. Embassy, Nanking, his telegram is dated 31^st July 1949 note what he states regarding H.M.S. Concord. 

Also see; http://www.thehmsconsort.co.uk  and click on the link titled; To Channel 4 Television. And just keep scrolling down to see all the Naval Signals for the 30^th and 31^st July 1949 when H.M.S. Concord, was ordered into a war zone to assist in H.M.S Amethysts, escape. 

And take a look at the link titled; No Problem.

                                                                        Yours Sincerely,

                                                                         William Leitch