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4. I SAW HOBLEY MYSELF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. ACTING ON YOUR HELPFUL
ADVICE I WAS EXTREMELY CAREFUL TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I WAS DOING
NOTHING MORE THAN FOLLOWING, AS I NEEDED TO, THE LEGAL DISCUSSIONS HE HAD BEEN HAVING IN LONDON. I SAID THAT THERE WAS OF COURSE A LOT
OF CONCERN HERE WITH THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION, A FACT WHICH
SEEMED TO SURPRISE HIM. HE SAID HE WAS GRATEFUL TO BE TOLD OF THIS:
IT WOULD NOT AFFECT HIS LEGAL JUDGEMENT.
5. AFTER HOBLEY'S RETURN AND YOU HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO REASSESS
THE WHOLE SITUATION, I HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO REPORT THE
GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS. IF IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO PROSECUTE
ALL THOSE ALREADY ARRESTED, MINISTERS WILL NEED TO CONSIDER YOUR REASONS, PARTICULARLY AS WE CAN EXPECT SOME PARLIAMENTARY CONCERN. THE FACTOR IN PARA 3 ABOVE IS PRESUMABLY VERY RELEVANT.
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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
SIR A DUFF
MR MURRAY
MR RUSHFORD (LEGAL ADVISER) MR CORTAZZI
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