Joseph Needham, the distinguished biochemist, historian and orientalist has written the following letter to the Bolivian Ambassador in London: "I write to inform you of the great concern which is felt by many here concerning the case of the French scholar and journalist Monsieur Regis Debray. There seems to be no doubt that he entered Bolivia as an accredited journalist, and that he’ stands in danger of his life for trying to report what the people of the world havea, right to know about, the intemal situation in Bolivia, however much your. Administration may dislike this. We are also much alarmed about the fate of the Englishman Mr. G.A. Roth and the Argentinian Senor C.A. Fructoso. The eyes of the world are upon Bolivia in this matter, and we hope that your Government will take an enlightened course in it, ")
The WeekThe Week Vol. 7, No. 25, 23 June 1967
Joseph Needham Takes Up Debray. Case
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