HOB 14/58
Downing Street,
16 October, 1968.
I am now able to let you have a substantive reply to your letter of 15 July about Mrs. Elliott's allegations of corruption in liong Kong.
The letters which you have received from Mrs. Elliott are for the most part concerned with general allegations against the Police and various other Government employees. I am afraid that without specific details to support each one it is impossible to take effective action in such cases. However, I can comment on one or two of the instances to which Mrs. Elliott refers.
In the case of the anonymous letter from "A Supporter of Good Law and Order", a copy of the paragraph describing the corrupt activities of Court Bailiffs was sent by Mrs. Elliott direct to the Anti-Corruption Branch of the Police. In a covering letter Mrs. Elliott stated that she knew the name and address of the informant which she would disclose only if certain conditions were complied with. These conditions were unacceptable to the Police. She has been urged to persuade her informant to come forward, under secure conditions, so that the matter might be thoroughly examined.
As regards the case refered to in the post- cript of the same anonymous letter, if Mrs. Elliott is prepared to divulge to theolice the names of the persons concerned the matter will likewise be investigated.
NIGEL FISHER, ESC., MC, MP.
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