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1. Lord Guronwy-Roberts has now seen a copy of Martin Ennals' letter of 28 August and has asked to have something on the following lines included in the draft reply:
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"I am afraid that I must press you again to reveal the sources on which you have relied for the very serious charges which you made. I have indeed tried to 'verify', as you put it, the accuracy or otherwise of your statement, and it is precisely because I have not been able to find any evidence to substantiate so far that I conclude that you must have access to evidence which is not available to me. If so, it is clearly right that you should let me have this Su that I can get to the bottom of this business in all its aspects. I should also like to see a copy of Mr. Sanguinetti's report."
2. The Minister would also like the draft to deal with the question of a list of deportees. He wondered in addition if anyone from the Embassy would be able to visit them to check on their condition.
3. He commented on Mr. Emmals' final paragraph as follows:
"This is a piece of effrontery. It is not for us to prove him wrong, whatever he cares to allege, but for him to make sure of his facts before he makes such allegations."
2 September 1974
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(A.C. Galsworthy)