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Mr Crowson (HKIOD K 247)
MR ALLAN ELLIS (EX-INSPECTOR, HONG KONG POLICE)
As arranged and notified to you, the above-named called at my office yesterday morning and remained for one and
a half hours! He is certainly tenacious and appears to be remarkably well informed on Hong Kong affairs.
2. It is worth recording in the above context that he claims close friendship with Mrs Elsie Elliott and also appears to maintain regular contact with serving members of the Police Inspectorate in Hong Kong as well as with a number of Chinese friends.
3.
I endeavoured to steer the discussion in the direction of his own personal case but time and again he reiterated his contention that it was part of what he described as "the conspiracy of corruption in the Hong Kong Public Service". His solution is an external Commission of Enquiry by officials from the United Kingdom.
4.
He did, however, concede that since Sutcliffe assumed charge of the Police a determined effort had been made to fight corruption but that as there were so many senior officials, both British and Chinese, in the "conspiracy", local efforts would be unavailing.
5. He also was sure that Sutcliffe was receiving the full support of Roy Henry and that both the Governor and the Colonial Secretary-designate (Roberts) were behind him.
6. He seemed to know of the proceedings against
under the Prevention of Corruption
Ordinance and said he was not surprised as he had tried to "frame" Elsie Elliott when he was serving in the CID in 1966.
7. At the risk of repeating facts already recorded in the voluminous correspondence arising out of Ellis' complaints, I feel I should outline in detail the circumstances of Ellis' discharge from the Hong Kong Police as described to me:-
Ellis joined the Hong Kong Police in January 1962 and attended a course of instruction at the Police Training School from January-July 1962. He successfully completed the course and was awarded the Baton of Honour.
NOTE: He claims that prior to his departure from the
3: Training School his instructor, in congratulating
him on his success, stated that, as he was an honest and outspoken officer, he would be unlikely to progress far in the Force.
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