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Oprision of the Attorney Seural. I thick the first thing

first thing would be

ching

to ascertain whether the woman

Fair is telling the truth on two pronto (a)

her husband Chantim here up

to the 5th and (b) bras he been in prison at Coucton siive. There west be facts and neighbours to which she

Co

• refer for corroboration offer story

ou the

first point and I should think that enquiries might be worde

police

as to the second.

off the statement on

by the

these points

turus out to be true I think the rest of

the

story

would

secu probable and

represcutations might then have to

be made to have the

wan returnee

and the offending chinese officials

called to account, Such a claim

showed