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SO UNUSUAL IS SCRIVENER'S ACTION THAT WE CANNOT HELP WONDERING WHAT HE IS ABOUT. COULD IT BE THAT HIS APPROACH TO YOU WITH A LOAD OF INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE MAY BE DESIGNED TO INFLUENCE YOUR ATTITUDE WHEN THE QUESTION OF GODBER'S RETURN EVENTUALLY COMES BEFORE THE HOME SECRETARY? IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT THESE ALLEGATIONS NOW, SOME PLAY MIGHT BE MADE OF THEM AT THAT STAGE,

THOUGH THIS SEEMS UNLIKELY BECAUSE OF THE PECULIAR POSITION THAT

SCRIVENER WOULD FIND HIMSELF IN AS WE SEE THE MATTER.

10.

WHATEVER SCRIVENER'S MOTIVES MAY HAVE BEEN HE HAS CREATED A

SITUATION THAT CANNOT BE LEFT AS IT STANDS. AS I SEE IT EITHER:-

A) ACTION MUST BE TAKEN AS IN PARA 6 OR

(B) SCRIVENER MUST UNDERTAKE COMPLETELY TO EXCLUDE AT ALL STAGES

THE ALLEGATIONS IN THE AFFIDAVIT,

MACLEHOSE

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