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Mr Youge
PS/Mr
1.
ухаков.
Since drafting the attached submission I have, at Mr Youde's
suggestion, spoken to Mr Cater on the telephone. He conceded that
he had agreed with Mr Royle to look at any new evidence of corrup-
tion that Mr Ellis might put before the Commission when it was
operating. But he was rather taken aback, and nervous of his
relations with the Governor, at the suggestion that he had agreed
that, even in the absence of fresh evidence, the Commission
Against Corruption would examine the corruption aspects of the
Ellis case once again. I agreed with him, however, that they could
do so, if Mr Ellis would expand on his allegations against the
"corruption conspiracy" that he claims is behind his case. I have
accordingly expanded the draft letter to Mr Royle slightly, in
order to square Mr Cater's position with what Mr Ellis has already
been told by Mr Royle.
2.
However I have also spoken to Mr Guest, who considers that
Mr Blaker would not now wish to send a substantive reply until after
the election. I suggest therefore that we hold the main letter to
Mr Royle until next month, and meanwhile send a holding letter from
Mr Guest in the terms of the first attached draft.
12 February 1974
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AC Stuart
Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept.
I agree with the interim reply. Ithant
ayou
the substantive reply will weed some amendment beet
that can wait. Jetont
(- 13/2.
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