122
HOFO022/04
T/L FCO
GR 280
HUR 341
1་་་ ་
GESK GFALEN INDEX
FA
14.12
86014/12
CONFIDENTIAL
TELELETTER
FROM R.P. MARGOLIS, DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG
FILE NO SCR 1/4731/79 DATED 4 DECEMBER 1981
FOLLOWING FOR A.R. PAUL, FED, FCO
TAN XI CHOU
R.J. WILLIAMSON, HK AND GD, FCO
R.N. PEIRCE, HM EMBASSY PEKING.
R+R.
102
PLEASE REFER TO CORRESPONDENCE RESTING WITH PEKING TELNO 641. THE
POLICE HAVE KEPT TAN UNDER SURVEILLANCE FOR SOME TIME AND HAVE
FOUND NO TRACE OF THE SON ALLEGED BY NCNA TO HAVE ENTERED HONG
KONG ILLEGALLY. WE COULD PROBABLY PICK TAN UP AND INTERVIEW HIM,
BUT THAT WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE HIM TO GO TO TAIWAN.
2. WE SHALL BE RENEWING SURVEILLANCE ON TAN INTERMITTENTLY IN CASE
RE SON TURNS UP. OTHERWISE THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER WE CAN DO.
WE REMAIN READY TO PROSECUTE TAN FOR THE CRIMES OF FRAUD WHICH HE APPEARS TO HAVE COMMITTED IN HONG KONG, BUT CANNOT DO SO UNLESS THE SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES ARE PREPARED TO COOPERATE. THERE IS NO LEGAL WAY TAN CAN BE RETURNED TO CHINA. NCNA HAVE NOT RAISED THE SUBJECT FOR SOME TIME. IF THEY DO, WE SHALL EXPLAIN AGAIN THE LEGAL LIMITATIONS ON OUR ACTION AND RENEW THE OFFER TO PROSECUTE
IF THE SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES CHANGE THEIR MINDS ABOUT COOPERATING.
3. 1 AM COPYING BY BAG TO PEKING: FED REGISTRY PLEASE COPY TO
HK AND GD.
JAND
SIGNED R.P. MARGOLIS
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