EN CLAIR
COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO HONG KONG
TEO 1388
UNCLASSIFIED
29
14/AUGUST/ 1968
(LX 2/7/14)
74)
YOUR SAVING DESPATCH 921 AND MY TELEGRAM NO. 1380.
FOLLOWING IS EXTRACT FROM RUSSELLSS LETTER OF 13TH AUGUST
BEGINS
WITH REGARD TO COUNSEL WE OBSERVE THAT REDIFFUSION CHONG KONG) LTD
ARE LIKELY TO RE INSTRUCTING LEADING COUNSEL
WE WOULD AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENTS THAT THE CASE WILL BE CONCERNED
PRIMARILY WITH CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND THAT NO POINTS ON COPYRIGHT
LAW ARE LIKELY TO ARISE ON THE APPEAL MR E P SKONE JAMES IS IN FACT
A COPYWRIGHT LAW SPECIALIST AS THIS MATTER CONCERNS CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW WE WOULD ASSUMING IT IS DESIRED THAT LEADING COUNSEL BE
INSTRUCTED ADVISE THAT MR J G LE QUESNE OC BE INSTRUCTED TOGETHER
WITH MR GERALD DAVIES
WE ASSUME THAT ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE FOR THE RECORD TO BE
DESPATCHED TO THE REGISTRAR OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL
ENDS
2. GRATEFUL LEARN WHETHER YOU WISH LEADING COUNSEL TO BE INSTRUCTED
OS RUSSELL'S SUGGESTION FOR ANY COMMENTS ON LATTER PARAGRAPH OF ABOR
EXTRACT
CROSEC++
FILE S
LEGAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH
HONG KONG DEPT.
RECEIVED IN
p.a.
HIVES No.3 20 AUGI968
HWA 16/1
$525/2
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