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MRS. ELLIOTT'S LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR
Appx 16
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TEL. 8-422414
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I hope you will forgive me sending this matter to you. It was referred to me Ly Magistrates Daniell and Rattigan, attached to the Fanling Magistracy.
It concerns Police Inspector John MacLennan, based at the
Fanling Magistracy.
The Inspector is on his second year contract in Hong Kong, and recently he received notice of dismissal with one month's salary. Ile is due to leave on it. December, so the matter is very urgent.
When he was served notice, no reason was given, and when he made inquiries, he was told that under Section 10 it was not necessary to give any reason, then the Inspector protested (I think it was to Hr. Rowlands), he was told that there was a prima facie case of his homosexual involvement with a youn;; Chinese man, who, I believe, is now in Britain.
Inspector MacLennan was extrencly angry as well as shocked, because he insists he has no such involvement, and is not a homosexual, In fact, as you probably know, it is extremely rare for an ordinary policeman from Scotland to be a homosexual; this "disease"is more common among ex- public schoolboys, but of course I am generalizing. What shocked MacLennan most was the fact that he was not allowed to know the exact allegation, and who his accuser is, because if he can be given that little bit of justice, he intends to take legal action for slander. However, he is left in the dark, with no possible way to defend himself.
The Inspector tried to see Mr. Slevin, and kir. Purdon of the Police Complaints Office, but found it impossible to arrange an interview with either. In desperation he went to his immediate "employers", the Fanling Magistrates, who know him well and speak highly of his honesty. The Magistrates told me that they grilled the man for hours, until & p.m. after the court closed, and as experienced magistrates accustomed to judging men by their replies, they were convinced that he was inocent, and that he was not in the least likely to be a homosexual at all. Even if he were guilty, they feel he should at least have the chance to defend himself; however, he is not even allowed to prove his innocence. The Magistrates believe that his life will now he blighted, because he would want to return to his jo in the Folice Force in Scotland, and he would have to explain why he was dismissed from the Hong Kong Police, who do not have a good image in the United Kingdon anyhow.
If MacLennan has been framed, one has to look for a motive, and this the magistrates tried to do. MacLennan was loyal to his duty and would not give details of his former work, but they did discover that on his first term in Hong Kong it was his duty to investigate homosexuals. They feel that he raust have investigated some high policeman who now wants to get him out of the way.