GPS 400
IMMEDIATE
CYPHER/CAT A
FM HONG KONG 290645Z
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HAEIVED IN I REGISTRY No.52
29 APR1974
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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 475 OF 29 APRIL, 1974.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 396: GODBER.
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1. BY SEPARATE TELEGRAM I HAVE REQUESTED YOU TO PASS THE FOLLOWING
MESSAGE TO COMMISSIONER, METROPOLITAN POLICE LONDON.
QUOTE 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 GODBER, BEING THEN A MEMBER OF A PUBLIC BODY, NAMELY THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, IN MARCH 1971 AT WANCHAI
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.
PLEASE APPLY FOR PROVISIONAL WARRANT IN CHAMBERS AND EXECUTE
WARRANT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE OPPOSE RELEASE ON BAIL AS
STRONGLY AS POSSIBLE. GODBER WILL CERTAINLY ATTEMPT TO LEAVE ENGLAND
IF WARNED OR RELEASED ON BAIL.
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