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Mr. McNutt then searched Mr. Godber's car. Under
the driver's seat he found the ignition key and a ticket
issued when parking the car which indicated that Godber
had done so at 11.27 a.m. on Friday 8th June.
Checks on airline manifests and at shipping companies continued throughout Sunday 10th June; but police inquiries were hampered to some extent because, being a Sunday, many of the staff were absent and documents were locked up. On the
morning of 11th June, Ir. McNutt was able to confirm that
Mrs. Godber left Hong Kong on 7th June by Air France flight no.AF193 and that Godber had left Hong Kong on Singapore Airlines, flight no.SQ631 on 8th June 1973.
Of these facts there can be no doubt whatsoever.
In addition to the various inquiries carried out by Mr. McNutt and other officers, on 13th June, on the instructions of the
Commissioner, Superintendent Webb was transferred to the
Anti-Corruption Office, and, as I have said, he has carried out
an independent, and very thorough, investigation. Air. Mooney, Passenger Sales Tanager of a travel agency called Westminster Travel, said in evidence before the Commission that about 9.45 a.m.
on 7th June a man telephoned and asked him to purchase a first class single ticket for a flight to the United Kingdom for a Irs. Godber; that later a woman, who gave her name as irs. Godber, called and paid for the ticket in cash. Mr. Mooney said that
rs. Godber looked "extremely nervous and pale". Mrs. Godber filled in a departure card at Kai Tak; and, from all the evidence, I am satisfied that she passed through Immigration Control in the usual way before boarding Air France flight AF193.
As regards Ir. Godber himself, Mr. Mooney said that at 9.30 a.m. on Friday 8th June, a man giving the name Godber asked if he could obtain a ticket for a flight to Singapore on the first available flight that day. He visited the offices of Westminster Travel on 4 occasions that morning and indicated that he wanted a first class ticket by the earliest possible flight. Fr. Mooney said Godber looked apprehensive, and gave the impression of being an arrogant business man in a hurry. He inquired from Mooney about visa requirements in Singapore; and Mooney informed him that if he had a return ticket to Hong Kong or an onward booking,