Unto Channel 4 News Team and Channel 4 Board of Directors,
Once again televisions Channel 4 as a source of entertainment is about to subject this nation to a re-run of that demeaning propaganda film that was produced in 1957 titled Yangtze Incident.
 
When in 1952 Lawrence Earl, published his book titled 'Yangtze' the foreword to that publication was written by Commander, J.S. Kerans, R.N., and within the last paragraph he states, "Most of us who took part in the action which has become known as the Yangtze Incident of 1949 are now separated and will go our devious ways, whether in civilian life or in the service." 
 
Lawrence Earls, 1952 publication titled Yangtze Incident and the subsequent 1957 film production titled Yangtze Incident, that flowed from Mr Earls, publication were published and produced long before the release of official documents appertaining to the 1949 Yangtze Incident. As such, and as a result of official documents now readily available under the freedom of information act, both Mr Earls, 1952 publication titled Yangtze Incident, and the 1957 film production titled Yangtze Incident, can be seen as propaganda orchestrated plots to cover up a multitude of blunders that took this nation to the brink of a third world war on two occasions, in 1949. 
 
Sometime later today a copy of this email will be found posed on the following link; http://www.thehmsconsort.co.uk and along with it there will be some items along with photographs and official documents, touching on the Yangtze Incident.
                                                                                                                                                        

Yours Sincerely,

                                                                                                                                                         

William Leitch. 

 

“The Ship That Never Was” Part 2

Unto The First Sea Lord And Lords Of The Admiralty.

&

To You Obdurate Morons Purporting To Be Hon Ministers Within

The Ministry of Defence

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Fifty Nine Years ago come the 30th April 2008 the Commander-in-Chief, Far East Station, Admiral, Sir E.J. Patrick Brind, K.C.B., C.B.E. ordered the British, Royal Navy, Destroyer, H.M.S. Concord, into China’s Yangtze River, and to make its way towards the Woosung Forts, and train its armament on the Woosung Forts, in readiness to respond, in the event of H.M.S. Amethyst, being fired upon in passing that location whilst making its escape from the river Yangtze.

 

To this day and time fifty nine year on from H.M.S. Amethyst’s dramatic escape, it has never been officially declared that H.M.S. Amethysts, m ain armament was in malfunction, and that her secondary armament was lying in a dockyard shed. (See photo below).

That photograph was taken as H.M.S. Amethyst, was being secured alongside H.M.S. Tamer’s, dockyard jetty at Hong Kong, following her assisted escape. The encircled area that termed the ships wing, starboard side and within the drawn circle is an orlikin gun mounting, mine-us the orlikin gun. Here is another photo that shows the same area but taken from a different angle.

These photo’s might just provide an insight into why Lieutenant Commander Kearns, requested covering power from H.M.S. Concord, and why in a signal dated 30th April 1949 from Amethyst to Concord, Kearns, is seen to have stated; “Never has a ship been more welcome”.

Here are some of the signals Fifty Nine Years ago, come the 30th and 31st July 1949.

There you have been provided with the irrefutable proof or evidence which shows the effort made and the part played by H.M.S. CONCORD, in the Yangtze Incident. Surely now consideration has to be given to providing remedy and reparation to this appalling situation that has been allowed to exist for Fifty Nine years come the 30th July 2007.

 

So from me seen here, seen below, to all of you out there, please join in with me by singing the Marmalade version of the song, to the tune now being played.

 

News Just In

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As can be seen that being shown below is from the Office of the Naval Secretary and in one sentence stating; “ So long after events in question, there are no plans to review the qualifying criteria for this award” Well it will be interesting to see or perhaps read the what the News Media, and Members of Parliament might have to say about that, considering what’s been posted on this site.

Navy Command

Office of the Naval Secretary

Navy Command Headquarters

Leach Building (MP 3.1)

Whale Island

PORTSMOUTH PO2 8BY

 

 

 

 

D/NAVSEC(H&A)1760/4/4/9

Telephone:  023 92 628675

Military Net: 93 832 8675

Fax:             023 92 625100

E-mail:         steve.spear611@mod.uk

 

 

 

Mr W Leitch

c/o 'sonnyconsort@btinternet.com'

           

 

 

29 July 2008

 

 

Dear Mr Leitch,

 

Thank you for your e-mail of 16 July about HMS CONCORD and the 'Yangtze 1949' clasp to the Naval General Service Medal 1915.

 

I regret that there is nothing I can add to earlier correspondence on this matter; the letter from Minister for the Armed Forces, The Right Honourable Bob Ainsworth MP to Mr Jim Devine MP, reference D/Min(AF)/BA MC05786/2007 dated 18 November 2007, and my letter of above reference dated 20 February 2008 to Mr Hodgson that he has made available to you.

 

So long after the events in question, there are no plans to review the qualifying criteria for this award. 

 

Thank you for writing.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

FOR THE ATTENTION OF

THE NEWS MEDIA,

PRIME MINISTER,

GORDON BROWN,

&

LORDS OF THE

ADMIRALTY

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Several weeks ago it was brought to my attention that from among the Admiralty records relating to the 1949 Yangtze Incident that are available for public examination within the National Archives at Kew, HMS CONCORD’s log for July1949 held under the reference; ‘ADM 53/125839’ had been pulled for some sort of examination.

 

Well as of this date, Wednesday 27th August 2008 it would seem that, ‘ADM 53/125839’ is now in the post and on its way back to the National Archives at Kew, from a Government office at Portsmouth where it was allegedly being examined. Was it being examined for some unforeseen and extraordinary reason? Like for instance, was it the genuine log from H.M.S. Concord, covering the dates 30th and 31st July 1949, or was it the false log that had been made up and used to replace the original for the dates 30th and 31st July 1949?

Upon the orders of no lesser an authority than that of the C-in-C, Far East Station, Admiral Sir Patrick Brind, H.M.S. Concord, was on the 30th July 1949 ordered to enter China’s, Yangtze River, and there after to make its way to a location on that river known as the Woosung Forts, to train its armament on the Forts, in readiness to respond in the event of H.M.S. Amethyst, being fired upon whilst making its escape bid from where it had been held hostage on the Yangtze River, since 20th April 1949.

 

This photograph being shown here is one of H.M.S. Amethyst that was taken with a Brownie camara as H.M.S. Amethyst, in the early hours of the morning passed by H.M.S. Concord, which was providing covering for the Amethyst, at a location in close proximity to the Woosung Forts, on China’s, Yangtze River.

Noticeable, on the photo the Union Jack that had been painted on canvas and attached to bearing-off-spars is still unfurled down the Amethyst’s, ships side from the time, of the order being given to do so on the 20th April 1949.

 

Further, the next two photographs’s being posted on the next page, they were also taken with a Brownie camara on the 31st July 1949 within the estuary of China’s Yangtze River, when the Amethyst, came alongside of H.M.S. Concord, to take onboard provisions and oil fuel, this took place at a location known as the Saddle. On the left hand side of the top photo some of the damage that was inflicted upon the Amethyst, on the 20th April 1949 is noticeable, and in between H.M.S. Amethyst and Concord, again the unfurled Union Jack, already referred to can again be seen.

 

To the left of the bottom photograph the land fall of a small island in the mouth of the river can be seen and of course, Amethyst’s name is also visible the photo.

When H.M.S. Concord, escorted H.M.S. Amethyst, out of China’s Yangtze River, H.M.S. Concord, was stopped and boarded by Captain D of H.M.S. Cossack, and it was then that the ships log of H.M.S. Concord, covering the 30th and 31st July 1949 was taken out of commission and replaced with another. H. M. S. Concord, was then ordered else where.

 

If in this present day and age some Government or Admiralty office is prepared to go to the length of pulling from circulation a file such H.M.S. Concord’s, log for July 1949 that was being held within the National Archives at Kew then perhaps Prime Minister, Brown, or a delegate of the First Sea Lord, might consider attending the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla, Far East Station, Association’s, Annual Reunion at Scarburgh, over the weekend commencing, Friday, 12th September, 2008 and meet up with the yet unrecognised and unrewarded heroes, from H.M.S. Concord’s 1949 commission that were involved in the 1949 Yangtze Campaign.

 

In the meantime here is some further reading material, it in the form a hand written letter that on the 5th August 1949 a young Royal Navy Commander, by the name of Peter Dickens, that was Flag Officer, to the C-in-C, on board H.M.S. Belfast, on the Far East Station, wrote to his father Admiral Dickens.

And And here is a further five pages of Commander, Dickens, hand written correspondence with his parent Admiral Dickens.

Commander Peter Dickens had a long and distinguished career in the Royal Navy going on to become Admiral Sir, Peter Dickens.


Sincerely,
William Leitch.
 

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