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CHARLES RUSSELL & CO.

SIR CHARLES RUSSELL, BART

CYRIL RUSSELL

RIOU BENSON

PETER GEORGE

ANDREW CN BRAND

DAVID GLYNN

COLIN RUSSELL

ROBERT KYLE

CHRISTOPHER NICKOLS

DAVID LONG

LAURENCE WATT

JOHN B. FLETCHER, C B.E.

D/KP/SL HKK 14/3

Dear Sir,

RECEIVED REGISTRY No 5. 118 OCT 1974

HALE COURT,

LINCOLNS INN,

LONDON.

WC2A 3UL.

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TELEPHONE: 01-242 1031

TELEX: 23521

TELEGRAMS & CABLES: TOILFUL LONDON W.C.2

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11th October, 1974

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REF.

Government of Hong Kong

Godber Extradition

Thank you for your letter of the 10th October with enclosures. We have forwarded the copies to both Leading and Junior Counsel.

We have spoken to Mr. Christopher French, Q.C., on the telephone when he said that we should ascertain from the Colonial Secretary whether he intends to claim Crown privilege or not on

file. Could you please ascertain

the position from him as soon as possible.

Could you also let us have your department's views on whether or not Crown privilege should be argued in this particular case. Could you ascertain from Hong Kong whether we are to be instructed to fully argue the issue of privilege or not in respect of this file.

Counsel suggested that as soon as this information was available the points could readily be dealt with in consultation. Could both you and Mr. Rushford attend?

Yours faithfully,

B.H. Dinwiddy, Esq.,

Hong Kong Indian Ocean Department, ('st Clan' post).

&

Foreign and Commonwealth Office,

London, S.W.1.

Received

18 October

PX copy to Mr Rashford

Mit & BU 21/10.

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