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TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 753 OF 1 AUGUST.1973

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM MR ROYLE,

1. SINCE MY TELEGRAM NO 740 I HAVE ASKED MR CARLISLE, MINISTER OF STATE AT THE HOME OFFICE, WHETHER HE WOULD AGREE TO LOCAL

POLICE CONDUCTING SURVEILLANCE ON GODBER. I AM AFRAID THE

HOME OFFICE CANNOT AGREE TO DO THIS BECAUSE OF THE DANGER

THAT THE SURVEILLANCE WOULD BECOME KNOW AND WOULD AROUSE PROTESTS

ABOUT THE HARRASSING OF A UK CITIZEN AGAINST WHOM THERE WERE

NO CHARGES UNDER UK LAW. IT OCCURS TO ME THAT IF THE FACT THAT

YOU HAD APPOINTED A PRIVATE AGENCY TO TRAIL GODBER BECAME KNOWN

IN HONG KONG, YOU COULD BE UNDER SOME PRESSURE TO EXPLAIN WHY

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT COULD NOT EVEN KEEP AN EYE ON THE MAN.

I WOULD PREFER YOU NOT TO REFER TO MY APPROACH TO THE HOME

OFFICE AND TO THEIR REFUSAL TO ALLOW LOCAL POLICE TO DO THIS.

YOU CAN OF COURSE USE UNATTRIBUTABLY THE GROUNDS FOR THEIR.

REFUSAL BUT I REALISE THAT THIS WOULD PROVIDE LITTLE

SATISFACTION TO OUR WOULD-BE DETRACTORS.

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