 Sir Archibald Clark Kerr at the Tehran conference | Pamela's adoptive father, E.T.C Werner (below) spent years writing long letters to successive British Ambassadors to China, demanding action on his daughter's murder. A retired British consul, Werner knew all too well who to write to and how to address his complaints. Many of his letters were later preserved in the UK National Archives. Reproduced on this website, they make for a compelling read. |
| Sir Archibald Clark Kerr (Ambassador from 1938) received more Werner letters than did his predecessors. Clark Kerr is seen above at the "Big Three" Tehran conference of 1945, back row, fourth from the left, between the seated figure of US President Roosevelt and the tall one of UK Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. In 1938 Clark Kerr received secret intelligence on the murder, of a highly political nature, none of which was to reach Werner's ears. |  E.T.C. Werner age 60 |
 Sir Hughe & Lady Mary Knatchbull-Hugessen | The improbably named Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, pictured left with his wife. Ambassador in 1937 at the time of the murder, "Snatch" Hugessen had a brief and violent stay in China. His shooting by a Japanese fighter/bomber also features in "A Death in Peking" |
| "Snatch's" predecessor, Sir Alexander Cadogan, (right), became one of the most senior decision-makers at the Foreign Office during WW2. Here he is sharing a joke with teacher John Woodhall during a visit to Pamela's school, Tientsin Grammar School (the TGS). From Werner's point of view, he got little or no help from any these men. |  John Woodhall and Sir Alexander Cadogan |
 Robert Howe, British diplomat | Left. Robert Howe, charge d'affaires at the UK Embassy. Pictured here in 1937. Deputising for absent ambassadors, Howe also had to deal with Werner and his letters. He also possessed information on suspects that Werner did not know of. One of which was personally very close to the diplomat. Read more in "A Death in Peking". |
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