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IMMEDIATE

CLAIR

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UNCLASSIFIED

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TEL NO 634 OF 9 JULY 1974

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY. A

10 JUL 1974

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GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG AND GODBER EXTRADITION

COUNSEL HAS ASKED US TO WRITE TO YOU CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING

POINTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE PROCEEDINGS.

1. WE HAVE ASSUMED THAT THE WITNESSES WHOSE AFFIDAVITS WE HAVE

RECEIVED WILL BE THE ONLY WITNESSES WHOSE EVIDENCE WILL BE RELIED

UPON IN THE PROCEEDINGS AND FURTHER THAT YOU DO NOT INTEND TO

CALL ANY ORAL WITNESSES, ARE WE CORRECT IN THESE TWO ASSUMPTIONS?

2

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRACTICE PROVIDED BY R. V BRYANT AND DICKSON (1946) 31 CR.APP.R. 146 ARE YOU PREPARED TO LET US KNOW THE NA ES AND ADDRESSES OF PERSONS FROM WHOM THE PROSECUTION

HAVE OBTAINED STATEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE PROCEEDINGS

AND WHCH IT IS NOT INTENDED TO CALL TO GIVE EVIDENCE BY WAY OF

AFFIDAVIT OR ORALLY?

3. ARE YOU PREPARED TO LET US KNOW WHETHER

HAS MADE ANY STATEMENT OR AFFIDAVITS PRIOR TO THE TWO

AFFIDAVITS ALREADY GIVEN TO US RELATING TO OUR CLIENT?

WE WOULD APPRECIATE AN EARLY PEPLY AS WE CONSIDER THESE MATTERS

IMPORTANT TO OUR CLIENT'S DEFENCE,

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SIR D. WATSON

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GGD

HR. MATE

MR. SCOTT

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