TNAG-0491-FCO40-556-Allegations-of-bribery-and-corruption-in-Hong-Kong-police-an-1974 — Page 123

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PRIORITY

CYPHER CAT/A

FM HONG KONG 170400Z

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO.52

17 JUL-1974-

PUKK14/3

TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 760 OF 17 JULY, 1974.

YOUR TELNOS 623 AND 634: GODBER.

THE FOLLOWING REPLY IS SUGGESTED:

:

(167)

Mar REF

161 162

REF.

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QUOTE IT IS AT PRESENT INTENDED THAT THE ONLY OTHER EVIDENCE

WILL BE THAT OF DETECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT HOWELL, WHO ARRESTED

MR GODBER. PARAGRAPH THE ONLY PERSON FROM WHOM THE PROSECUTION

HAS TAKEN A STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROCEEDINGS FOR

THE RETURN OF MR GODBER TO HONG KONG AND WHOSE EVIDENCE WILL

NOT BE BEFORE THE COURT EITHER BY WAY OF AFFIDAVIT OR ORALLY

IS SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT CHARLES STEVENS OF POLICE HEADQUARTERS

HONG KONG. PARAGRAPH

WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE

PROSECUTION AND AS A RESULT SUBSEQUENTLY SWORE TWO AFFIDAVITS

COPIES OF WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE DEFENCE, NO OTHER

STATEMENTS OR AFFIDAVITS HAVE BEEN MADE BY

PROSECUTION. UNQUOTE.

MACLEHOSE

TO THE

FILES

HKIOD

NTD

GIB & GEN D

LEGAL ADVISERS

SIR D WATSON

MR MALE

MR SCOTT

CONFIDENTIAL