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(HKK 14/17)
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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELMO 1117 OF 5 NOVEMBER, 1973.
MR ALAN ELLIS.
1. MR ELLIS WHO, AS YOU KNOW, IS A CONSTITUENT OF MR ROYLE, CONTINUES TO PRESS FOR AI! EXTERNALLY APPOINTED JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO CORRUPTION IN HONG KONG AND FOR FURTHER ACTION ON HIS OWN PARTICULAR LACE. HE REMAINS UNSATISFIED ON THE LATTER, DESPITE A MEETING WITH AR ROYLE IN APRIL AND A LONG DISCUSSION WITH THE OVERSEAS POLICE ADVISER IN JULY, HE HAS NOW WRITTEN TO
MR ROYLE AGAIN.
2. WE PROPOSE TO REPLY ON THE GENERAL QUESTION, THAT MR ROYLE SUPPORTE YOUR APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION
ARD THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR AN EXTERNAL ENQUIRY, ON ELLIS'S OWN CASE, HOWEVER, MR ROYLE HAS SUCCESTED THAT YOU MIGHT REFER THIS
TO THE NEW COMMISSION.
WE ACCEPT THAT IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE COMMISSION WILL FIND ANYTHING NEW, ESPECIALLY AFTER SO LONG. IT MIGHT THEREFORE BE PETTER NOT TO TELL ELLIS THAT HIS CASE IS BEING RECONSIDERED BY
THEM, GIVEN HIS OBSESSION, IF THEIR ANGWEK IS UNCHANGED, HE WOULD
MERELY CONCLUDE THAT THE COMMISSION IS PART OF WHAT HE CALLS THE
CORRUPTION CONSPIRACY AND RENEW HIS DEMAND FOR AN OUTSIDE ENQUIRY,
NEVERTHELESS, SINCE THE PURPOSE OF THE DEW COMMISSION IS TO DIG
DEEPER THAN HAS BEEN POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING MACHINERY, IT IS CON-
CEIVABLE THAT THEY MAY COME UP WITH SOMETHING RELEVANT. WHILE THIS POSSIBILITY EXISTS, WE SHOULD NOT GIVE ELLIS A FINAL 'NO'. AS YOU KNOW HE CLAIMS, THAT HE WAS VICTIMIZED BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT JOIN
IN CORRUPTION.
4. GRATEFUL THEREFORE IF YOU COULD REFER HIS CASE INFORMALLY TO THE COMMISSION AND LET US KNOW THE RESULT IN DUE COURSE. MEARWITTLE WE WILL TELL HIM NO MORE THAN THAT WE ARE HAVING ANOTHER LOOK AT
THE EVIDENCE.
DOUGLAS HOME
FILES.
HKIOD
OPA
GGD
LEGAL ADVISERS
FS/MR ROYLE MR WILFORD MR YOUDE
SIR D WATSON
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