Ref NoJOH/DIA/D3/2/11
CollectionHewlett Johnson Papers
TitleJourney to China 1964
Name of creatorJohnson, Nowell Mary, 2nd wife of Hewlett Johnson, nee Nowell Mary Edwards
Date6.1964
Extent1 small notebook
DescriptionThis volume is the third diary concerned with a visit to China by Hewlett and Nowell Johnson in May and June 1964 and the entries cover the period of the visit between June 17th and June 29th. There are detailed, full page entries dealing with visits to Peking, Canton, where they went sightseeing, Dacca etc. and an account of a talk by Chou En Lai on topics such as England, Africa and Nuclear Warfare. The entries also mention a meeting with Mao Tse-Tung and relate their homeward journey through Pakistan and Karachi. At the back of the diary there is a short programme of events for June 17th to June 30th together with names and addresses of contacts.
NotesPrevious reference number: UKC/JOH D3/2/11
SubjectNuclear warfare
PhysicalDescriptiondiary, travel
Related PersonZhou, Enlai, Mr., 1898-1976, Chinese Communist statesman also known as Chou En-lai
Mao, Zedong, Chariman 1893-1976
Related PlacePeking Peking China
Beijing Beijing China
Canton China
Dacca India
Karachi Pakistan
CategoryDiaries
Access conditionsThis material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
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