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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1329 OF 18 NOVEMBER
INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
FOR MCLAREN FROM DAVIES.
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YAUMATE 1 CONSPIRACY: BARNES' LETTER TO YOU OF 7 NOVEMBER, REFERENCE (65) IN SCR 6/2801/77 REFERS.
1. FOUR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GROUP OF FORMER POLICE OFFICERS
REMOVED UNDER CR 55 IN APRIL ARE PROCEEDING TO UK ON 23 NOVEMBER.
2. WE STILL DO NOT HAVE FIRM DETAILS OF THE LINE THEY PROPOSE TO TAKE THOUGH OBVIOUSLY IT IS THEIR INTENTION TO TRY TO GAIN SUPPORT AND SYMPATHY FOR THEIR CASE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY
PARTICULAR POINT ON WHICH YOU NEED INFORMATION OR BRIEFING. YE
SUGGEST YOU SHOULD USE THE MATERIAL IN OUR TELEGRAMS 486 AND
497 OF 1 APRIL..
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3. THEIR VISIT COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE JUDGE HAS FOUND THAT
FOUR OF THE DEFENDANTS IN THE FIRST OF THE THREE YAUMATEI
CONSPIRACY TRIALS HAVE NO CASE TO ANSWER. THEIR NAMES ARE
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YOUR TELNO 246 OF 23 MARCH APPROVED THEIR REMOVAL UNDER CR55
BUT IT WAS LATER DECIDED NOT TO FOLLOW THIS COURSE PENDING THE
OUTCOME OF THEIR TRIAL PARA 4 OF MY TELNO 402 OF 31 MARCH REFERS.
WE NOW INTEND TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE FOUR CASES ON ITS MERITS,
IN LINE WITH YOUR TEL NO 964 OF 31 MARCH, AND WILL ADVISE WHETHER
THERE IS STILL JUSTIFICATION FOR REMOVAL. FIRM RECOMMENDATIONS TO
YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO AWAIT CONCLUSION OF ALL THREE TRIALS AND
AVAILABILITY OF WRITTEN JUDGEMENTS IN DECEMBER.
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