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CONFIDENTIAL

GRS 450 PRIORITY

CYPHER CAT/A

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.52

7 OCT 1974

FM HONG KONG 0708458 +KICKY / 3

CONFIDENTIAL

TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 998 OF 7 OCTOBER. 1974

GODBER.

NEWSPAPERS IN HONG KONG REPORT MR GERALD FUNNELL, GODBER'S LONDON SOLICITOR, AS HAVING SAID LAST FRIDAY THAT NOT ALL THE

DEFENCE EVIDENCE HAD YET BEEN OBTAINED. HE CLAIMED THAT LACK OF CO-OPERATION BY THE COLONIAL SECRETARIAT HAD MADE IT

IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AN AFFIDAVIT FROM THE HONG KONG POLICE COMMISSIONER, MR BRIAN SLEVIN. WE DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THIS REPORT IS ACCURATE, BUT THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW THE FACTS FOR

TRANSMISSION TO RUSSELLS IF YOU THINK THAT NECESSARY.

2. THE FACTS ARE AS FOLLOWS, ON & AUGUST GODBER'S HONG

KONG SOLICITORS SOUGHT THE ADDRESSES OF MORE THAN 30 SERVING

AND RETIRED OFFICERS OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS BUT MAINLY IN THE

POLICE FORCE FOR THE PURPOSES OF INTERVIEW. AT THE SAME TIME

RESUMES OF THE SERVICE OF 9 POLICE OFFICERS WERE SOUGHT,

REQUESTS WERE ALSO MADE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A LARGE NUMBER

OF CONFIDENTIAL AND POSSIBLY PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS. A REQUEST

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS MADE BY THE SOLICITORS ON 17

AUGUST. WE BEGAN SUPPLYING THE INFORMATION REQUESTED ON 23 AUGUST, SLEVIN WAS INTERVIEWED BY GUNSTON ON 2 SEPTEMBER AND LEFT HONG KONG TO ATTEND INTERPOL CONFERENCE ON 7 SEPTEMBER.

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