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30th May, 1974

(in Hong Kong) whether she is in fact his wife and the holder of the deposit book. This evidence will greatly assist our case. It is conceivable that the withdrawals from the deposit account will tie in with the various bribes that were paid.

Counsel further advised that we should obtain expert evidence dealing with the conversion of the Hong Kong currency into sterling and referred to in the various exhibits marked M, N and 0. We propose to obtain this information through our firm's Bankers, y tombol be

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In the Deposition of Mr. E.F. McWilliams reference is made in paragraph 5 to a Mr. Chia interpreting reply. Counsel will require a statement by the interpreter duly authenticated, stating that

stated !! in Cantonese which he translated as being

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Counsel will also require evidence from, as he puts it *a reliable source from the police authority as to why

was appointed as Superintendent and not Whitley, whose name was put forward on several occasions, for promotion.

Yours faithfully,

A.R. Rushford, Esq., Deputy Legal Adviser, Hong Kong Department,

Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London, S.W.1.