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CONFIDENTIAL
FROM:
A R Paul
DATE:
15
20 JUN 1990
Hong Kong Department
20 June 1990
CC:
Mr McLaren
..
PS/Mr Maude
مسلما
Mr Burns
Mr Whitehead, News
Dept
Mr Fifoot, Legal
Advisers
Mater letter Sia & Blake to m
Iva 585. In 26ovi.
2. Private Secntary
HONG KONG: PROSECUTION ACTION AGAINST LEADING LIBERALS
PROBLEM
A
B C
1.
A letter to the Secretary of State from Mr George Foulkes MP enclosing a copy of one from Mr Robert Archer on behalf of the Catholic Institute for International Relations and Hong Kong Link, about the prosecution of certain liberals in Hong Kong for the illegal use of loudspeakers and the unauthorised collection of money in public.
Peter Blaker and Mr Ted Rowlands have written enclosing
identical letters.
Sir
RECOMMENDATION
2.
I submit a draft reply which I recommend should issue from Mr Maude to all three MPs. Our Legal Advisers have
been consulted.
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CONFIDENTIAL