GRS 100
PRIORITY
CYPHER CAT/A
FM HONG KONG 170400Z
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO.52
17 JUL-1974-
PUKK14/3
TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 760 OF 17 JULY, 1974.
YOUR TELNOS 623 AND 634: GODBER.
THE FOLLOWING REPLY IS SUGGESTED:
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Mar REF
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REF.
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QUOTE IT IS AT PRESENT INTENDED THAT THE ONLY OTHER EVIDENCE
WILL BE THAT OF DETECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT HOWELL, WHO ARRESTED
MR GODBER. PARAGRAPH THE ONLY PERSON FROM WHOM THE PROSECUTION
HAS TAKEN A STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROCEEDINGS FOR
THE RETURN OF MR GODBER TO HONG KONG AND WHOSE EVIDENCE WILL
NOT BE BEFORE THE COURT EITHER BY WAY OF AFFIDAVIT OR ORALLY
IS SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT CHARLES STEVENS OF POLICE HEADQUARTERS
HONG KONG. PARAGRAPH
WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE
PROSECUTION AND AS A RESULT SUBSEQUENTLY SWORE TWO AFFIDAVITS
COPIES OF WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE DEFENCE, NO OTHER
STATEMENTS OR AFFIDAVITS HAVE BEEN MADE BY
PROSECUTION. UNQUOTE.
MACLEHOSE
TO THE
FILES
HKIOD
NTD
GIB & GEN D
LEGAL ADVISERS
SIR D WATSON
MR MALE
MR SCOTT
CONFIDENTIAL