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CONFIDENTIAL

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

J C Griffiths Esq OC Attorney-General HONG KONG

Dear Jm,

Telephone 01- 233 3184

Your reference

Our reference

Date

HKK 380/1

26 November 1981

HKK 380 380

RECEIVED IN REGSTEY NO. 51 26 NOV 1981

DESK OFFICER INDEX

PA

NO

Ma

Que cae

REGISTRY

Action Taken

zamin Pls 4/12

THE MACLENNAN CASE : MR BLAKER'S LIBEL ACTION AGAINST 'PRIVATE EYE'

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See 5

1. I wrote to Tom Jones about this on 13 September and 30 October. It would be helpful to have comments on the Treasury Solicitor's points as soon as possible. We do not know when the case will come to trial; it could happen at any time and we must be ready when it does.

Jus

Dick

R D Clift

See HKK380/2

1982 (5

Hong Kong and General Department

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