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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.1145 OF 16 NOVEMBER,
JPY No a
AS
YOUR TELNO.870 OF 15 NOVEMBER MR PARRY'S P.Q S. See
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1. PARRY'S QUESTION (K) IN YOUR TELNO.864 COULD HAVE BEEN REFERRING TO EITHER OF TWO DEBTS:
A) A SUM OF 25,000 (25,000) H.K DOLLARS. CONVICTED FOR THE CORRUPT RECEIPT OF THIS.
CODBER WAS
(B) A SUM OF FOUR POINT ONE MILLION DOLLARS. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, IN SEPARATE CIVIL PROCEEDINGS, OBTAINED JUDGEMENT FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS AMOUNT TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
2. DEBT (A) WAS PAID IN FULL BY GODBER, AS WERE THE COSTS OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN AGAINST HIM.
3. DEBT (B) HAS NOT BEEN SATISFIED, THOUGH STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO TRY TO ENFORCE IT AGAINST ANY ASSETS OF GODBER WHICH CAN BE TRACED IN ANY COUNTRY IN WHICH HONG KONG JUDGEMENTS CAN BE ENFORCED.
4. THE ANSWER WHICH WAS PROPOSED IN MY TELNO.1135 OF 14 NOVEMBER ASSUMED THAT PARRY'S QUESTION WAS RELATED TO DEBT (B) THOUGH IT COULD EQUALLY WELL BE CONSTRUED AS REFERRING TO DEBT (A).
5. THERE MAY WELL BE ADVANTAGE IN ANSWERING PARRY'S QUESTIONS ON THE NARROWER GROUND OF DEBT (A) IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
''GODBER WAS CONVICTED OF CORRUPTLY RECEIVING A SUM OF 25,000 DOLLARS. THE COURT ORDERED HIM TO PAY THIS SUM TO THE CROWN AND GODBER COMPLIED IN FULL’
6. THE REMAINDER OF THE ANSWER WOULD THEN BE AS IN MY TELNO.1135 FROM QUOTE GODBER WAS NOT AFFORDED UNQUOTE.
MACLEHOSE
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H K & G D (5)
MR CORTAZZI MR STRATTON
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