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HKD 304/1

Mr Eaton, Legal Advisers

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PB Yaghmourian

SEAD

22 November 1991

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Mr Underwood, C7 Division,

LORRAIN ÖSMAN: (YET ANOTHER) LETTER FROM MR CAHILL

Home Office

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1 Mr Cahill has written again to Sir John Coles, this time

threatening to publish the confidential telegram from Hong Kong which has come into his possession. His letter is dated 19

November, and he states that unless he hears to the contrary within

14 days, he will take it that we have no objection to his publishing

the telegram. The reply from Sir John Coles should therefore issue

by 2 December at the latest.

2

(a)

(b)

I enclose the following papers;

Cahill's latest letter;

His letter of 30 March, in which he first mentioned that he was

in possession of Hong Kong telno 2874 of 20 December 1985 (a copy of

the telegram is attached to the letter);

(c) Mr Guy's submission of 22 April, and associated comments from

Mr Colvin and Sir Arthur Watts;

(d) Sir J Coles' letter of 30 April to Mr Cahill.

From (c) above, it is clear that possible legal action against

Mr Cahill was considered in detail when he wrote on 30 March.

was decided that any threat of legal action would in effect be

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