CONFIDENTIAL
"M. Crasson / Legal Advisers
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A.R.
comments 1. Mr Godber is still in this country and is stoplisted.
The latter is, however, a very temporary expedient. The
Legal Advisers think that in the absence of further action to
get Mr Godber back to Hong Kong we could only continue to
prevent him from leaving this country for a matter of weeks
rather than months. If, for example, he said in a few months
time that he wanted to go for a holiday to France and we
refused him permission to leave the country, this could lead
to a substantial row.
2.
If therefore there have been no further developments by
about mid September, I think that, after consulting Hong Kong,
we shall have to submit a recommendation that restrictions on
Mr Godber's movements should be removed.
3.
Meanwhile, however, the public in Hong Kong and to some
extent in this country have become convinced that Mr Godber
has not been sent back because we do not want to do so. Some
student demonstrations have been held in Hong Kong, but these
have not so far been serious and the Hong Kong Government
does not expect them to be. In this country when Parliament
reassembles we are likely to be asked why Mr Godber has not
been removed and what we are going to do about it.
CONFIDENTIAL
/FUGITIVE OFFENDERS