GPS 406
IMMEDIATE
SECRET
RECLIVED IN
REGISTRY No.52
9
29 APR:974
CYPHER/CAT A
LAST
FM HONG KONG 2906472_HICRIV/A
SECRET
TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 476 OF 29 APRIL
(98)
1974
PLEASE PASS TO COMMISSIONER, METROPOLITAN POLICE, LONDON.
WARRANT (UNNUMBERED) ISSUED IN HONG KONG, BY P.M. CORFE, MAGISTRATE, CENTRAL MAGISTRACY, DATED 29 APRIL 1974 FOR ARREST OF PETER FITZROY GODBER, MALE, AGED 52 YEARS, ALSO KNOWN AS SINCLAIR, THE COTTAGE, IDEN LOCK, NEAR RYE, SUSSEX, THE CHARGE IS THAT PETER FITZROY GODDER, (BEING THEN A MEMBER OF A PUBLIC BODY, NAMELY THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE) (IN MARCH 1971 AT WANCHA! POLICE STATION, IN THIS COLONY DID CORRUPTLY RECEIVE FOR HIMSELF THE SUM OF DOLLARS 25,000 HONG KONG CURRENCY FROM
AS A FEE OR REWARD OR OTHERWISE ON ACCOUNT OF HIS HAVING ASSISTED
THE SAID
IN OBTAINING AN APPOINTMENT AS DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WANCHA) DIVISION OF THE SAID ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, A MATTER IN WHICH THE SAID ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE WAS CONCERNED, CONTRARY TO SECTION 3 OF THE PRVENTION OF CORRUPTION ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 215 REVISED EDITION
1950 AS AMENDED AS IN FORCE AT THE AFORESAID TIME)./ THIS OFFENCE IF BELIEVED TO BE A RELEVANT OFFENCE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 3 OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS ACT. IT IS INTENDED TO MAKE A REQUEST FOR GODBER'S RETURN UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE ACT.
2. PLEASE APPLY FOR PROVISIONAL WARRANT IN CHAMBERS AND EXECUTE WARRANT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE OPPOSE RELEASE ON BAIL AS STRONGLY AS POSSIBLE. GODDER WILL CERTAINLY ATTEMPT TO LEAVE ENGLAND
IF WARNED OR RELEASED ON BAIL.
3. PUBLICITY OF ISSUE OF WARRANT PENDING EXECUTION MUST BE
AVOIDED, OTHERWISE ACTION THIS END COULD BE JEOPARDISED, DESTRABLE
ANY SUBSEQUENT PUBLICITY TO BE KEPT TO ABSOLUTE MINIMUM.
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