PP HONG KONG
GRS 100
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 04151OZ FEB 82
TO PRIORITY GOV. HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NO. 70 OF 4 FEB.
FOLLOWING TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT OFFICE.
FOR S.H.A. FROM CATER.
MIPT.
Sea
13
Hkk 380/2
RECEIVED MILEINSTAY NO. 51
MY
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2. IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION THIS MORNING, MR. BLAKER REITERATED HIS VIEW (AND THAT OF HIS LEGAL ADVISERS) THAT
IT WAS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THIS CASE WOULD COME TO COURT
AND THAT THE PROBABILITY WAS THAT ''PRIVATE EYE' WOULD
CONCEDE THE CASE A FEW DAYS BEFORE IT WAS DUE FOR HEARING.
3. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY ADVICE. CLEARLY I
WOULD WISH TO BE AS HELPFUL AS POSSIBLE BUT YOU OR THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY HAVE DOUBTS TO THE ADVISABILITY OF MY
AGREEING TO GIVE EVIDENCE. I AM IN TOUCH WITH CLIFT WHO
WILL IN TURN BE SEEKING ADVICE OF RUSHFORD.
CATER
REGISTRY
Action To
AP8/2
copy sent to Mr Rushford AF 5/2
CARRINGTON
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