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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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OF 24072OZ JANUARY 92
AND TO IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR
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FOR FCO AND KUALA LUMPUR: LORRAIN OSMAN.
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KEVIN CAHILL OF THE LORRAIN OSMAN APPEAL COMMITTEE HAS SENT MR.PURVES A BOOKLET ENTITLED QUOTE JUSTICE BETRAYED UNQUOTE.
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THE PUBLICATION SETS OUT MATTERS OF COMPLAINT WHICH HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTIVELY EXAMINED BY THE DIVISIONAL COURT AND FOUND TO BE OF NO SUBSTANCE. IT ALSO SPEAKS TO THE CONTENT OF TELEGRAMS PASSING BETWEEN HONG KONG, LONDON AND KUALA LUMPUR WHICH HAVE BEEN RULED IMMUNE FROM PRODUCTION IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND OF LETTERS WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF AN INVESTIGATION BY THE POLICE AND ICAC AS TO THEIR AUTHENTICITY.
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THE BOOKLET WHICH IS IN PARTICULARLY OFFENSIVE TERMS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO BOTH THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND THE HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SEEN THE BOOKLET IN WHICH EVENT WE SHALL SEND A COPY TO YOU BY BAG.
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