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July 4th, 2022. Special Brief: Hugh Francis Redmond

The President's Daily Brief

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Hugh's Letters to and From His Family

Hugh francis was held in a Chinese prison for more than 20 years. The chinese refused to release him because he wouldn't admit who he was. A citizens group called the yonker citizen committee tried to get hugh released. They were funded and organized by an American government that didn't want to upset China's re-engagement with the U.S. Hugh wrote his first letter, asking for some heavy woollen clothes as winter approached. He also wanted books and sports columns about baseball.

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