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--AND TO PRIORITY UKDEL VIENNA, UKMIS VIENNA, VIENTIANE, VIGO,
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AND TO PRIORITY VILA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON, UKDEL WASHINGTON,
AND TO PRIORITY WELLINGTON, WINDHOEK, YAOUNDE, ZAGREB,
AND TO PRIORITY ZURICH
BCCI: INQUIRY BY LORD JUSTICE BINGHAM
SUMMARY
1.
Instructions to search files for BCCI
report by 30 September.
related material and
DETAIL
2.
The Secretary to the Inquiry into the Supervision of the Bank
of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) has written to the
PUS seeking the FCO's co-operation in the above Inquiry. We have
been asked to examine our papers and prepare a detailed
chronology of all relevant FCO contacts with BCCI, and/or of our
awareness of their affairs. In order to do so, we need first to
identify all relevant papers which the FCO holds concerning the
BCCI.
3. FCO departments are being asked to examine their papers. But
to suplement this, we should be grateful if you would also take
whatever steps you consider necessary to identify documents on your files, for the years 1988 to 1991 inclusive which contain
significant substantive references to the BCCI and related
organisations and any documents which reflect your post's
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