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CONFIDENTIAL
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At about 1700 hours on the same day, the 14th, Mr. M.N. W. Pelly, A.D.S./K.C. met MacLennan in the Homantin Police Station Officers' Mess. In the course of conversation, MacLennan told Pelly about the scheduled interview to be held the following morning and he was very worried about what might happen. Mr. Pelly advised him to obtain the services of a lawyer. MacLennan eventually contacted one who agreed to visit, Homantin Police Station the same evening. The possibility of arrest and the question of bail were then also discussed. The lawyer, Mr. Llewellyn, arrived at about 1815 hours. Mr. Pelly took him and MacLennan to his office. Outside the office, they met Mr. Trotman, and Mr. Pelly introduced Mr. Llewellyn to Mr. Trotman. Mr. Pelly left shortly afterwards.
As Mr. Llewellyn would be otherwise engaged the following morning, he, with the aid of Mr. Trotman, telephoned Mr. Brooks with a view to postponing the interview to the afternoon. Mr. Brooks refused to change. Mr. Llewellyn undertook to arrange for the presence of another lawyer for the interview. Mr. Brooks was very surprised to receive this telephone call.
7.
Mr. P.B. Stevens, a lawyer from the same firm as Mr. Llewellyn, went to Homantin Police Station at about 1010 hours on the 15th January, 1980, for the purpose of attending the interview.
8.
The S.I.U. arresting party under the command of Chief Inspector M.F. Quinn, arrived at Mr. Trotman's office at about 1035 hours the same morning. MacLennan was not present. Mr. Trotman tried to contact him by telephone but there was no reply. The arresting party waited in Homantin Police Station.
9.
Shortly after 1100 hours, when there was still no sign of MacLennan, Mr. Trotman and Mr. Quinn decided to go to MacLennan's home at Flat 4103, Homantin Service Flate, No. 19, Homantin Hill Road. The party, consisted of Mr. Trotman, Mr. Quinn, Mr. LI Siu-leung, DSRO/KC, Mr. P.B. Stevens and members of the S.I.U. arresting party, arrived at the Service Flats at about 1115 hours. Mr. Quinn led the party to the office of the Manageress, Mrs. J. Gafoor, informed her of the police raid and requested her to assist. On arrival at the main door of Flat 410B, Mrs. Gafoor reng the door bell but there was no answer. She then tried to open the door with her pass-keys but was unsuccessful because it was apparently locked from the inside. The police decided to force open the door to facilitate entry. It took approximately 30 minutes to break open the main door.
10.
Mr. Quinn entered the flat first, immediately followed by Mr. Trotman. There was nobody in the lounge and the bathroom. Mr. Quinn tried the bedroom door and found that it was locked from the inside. Mr. Trotman looked around the lounge and on a writing desk near the kitchenette, he found an envelope, on which was written, "Please, please tell my family this was an accident and that I was a good police officer." This note was signed and dated. Mr. Trotman who was familiar with Maclennan's handwriting had no doubt whatsoever that the note was written by MacLennan. Realizing something serious had taken place, he promptly ordered that the bedroom door be forced open. Simultaneously he ordered the police photographer, Mr. PCON Ngok-ming who accompanied the S.I.U. party, to take a few photographs showing the layout of the lounge.
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