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Mr. Peter Michael Fulton, a Senior Inspector of Police attached to CID HQ will state that in September 1978 he entered into an agreement with Mr. R.L. Brooks, Superintendent of Police in charge of the Special Investigation Unit where-by Fulton would supply information that came to his attention concerning the procuration, blackmailing and Triad activities which related to the field of the SIU investigation into the homosexual scene. On 24th September 1979 he was asked by members of the SIU if he through his contacts could supply evidence to support SIU suspicious of the deceased's homosexual tendencies. They indicated to him that he could probably persuade a contact of his, whom he knew to be a homosexual, to in some way form a relationship with the deceased, and in this way, from the development of the relationship be able to provide supporting evidence, if any, that the deceased did in fact have homosexual tendencies.
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He will state that he met members of the SIU again on 3rd October where he was reminded to find out what he could about the deceased and on 9th October he was again requested to meet Brooks, Quinn and an Inspector McKillop at the Imperial Hotel. He was told by Brooks that they felt he had not been trying hard enough to seek the evidence they wanted and that he had been withholding information from them. Brooks then indicated to him that unless he produced something of value in the near future the original agreement would no longer stand. He took this to mean that he might possibly be the subject of criminal action. On 10th October he discussed the matter with- his solicitors as he was scared and uncertain of his legal position.
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On 11th October he decided to request an interview with the Commissioner of Police to discuss both his present and future position in relation to these events.
He was interviewed on the same day by the Director of Criminal Investigation, Mr. Clancy. He explained to Mr. Clancy that the SIU did not believe what he had been telling them, that he was being pressured into supplying information in areas about which he had no knowledge and that he was being asked to assist in enquiries into a colleague and associate the nature of which he did not like and felt was outside his character. He will state that Mr. Clancy assured him that he would deal with the matter at his level and that he had nothing to worry about. He will further state that a formal reply was later read out to him and entered in his record of service.
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He had, during this time been discussing his case with a close friend named Howard Lindsay, a qualified solicitor, who had been giving him his personal advice. Howard Lindsay, who had been talking to Mrs. Elliott about his own case suggested that Fulton should speak to her on the phone. He will state
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