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CONFIDENTIAL
28 OCT 274
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CONFIDENTIAL
TO FLASH FCO TELNO 1056 OF 24 OCTOBER. 1974
M.I.P.T.
(2vo)
(246) (24),
1. ON CONSIDERING YOUR TELNO. 910 I THOUGHT IT TIME TO ASCERTAIN THE FULL FACTS OF THIS MATTER. ACCORDINGLY I INSTRUCTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SHOW THE RELEVANT TELEGRAMS TO PRENDERGAST
AND ASK HIM WHAT THE POSITION WAS, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT OF
THE OFFICERS MAINLY INVOLVED AT THE TIME PENLINGTON IS IN LONDON AND THORNTON (THEN ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL) LEFT HERE ON LEAVE A FEW DAYS AGO. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ALSO SINCEE SSPOKEN TO
TO PENLINGTON BY TELEPHONE AND PENLINGTON WILL NO DOUBT HAVE GIVEN
YOU MOST OF THE FACTS ANYWAY. NONETHELESS I THINK IT BEST THAT I
SHOULD PUT THEM ON RECORD.
2. THE FACTS IN OUTLINE ARE AS FOLLOWS. BEFORE 13 APRIL 1974 WE
HAND NO INFORMATION AGAINST GODBER IN RESPECT OF THE PRESENT CHARGE.
ON THAT DAY
CONTACTED PRENDERGAST AND TOLD HIM THAT HUNT
HAD INFORMATION WHICH IT WAS BELIEVED WOULD RESULT IN GODBER BEING
RETURNED TO HONG KONG.
STATED THAT HER HUSBAND WOULD
EXPECT IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION FOR ANY FURTHER OFFENCES IF HE
GAVE INFORMATION CONCERNING GODBER A
ND PROMISED TO
TESTIFY. THIS APPROACH TO PRENDERGAST FOLLOWED AN EARLIER APPROACH TO PENLINGTON BY MESSRS. HAMPTON AND WINTER, HUNT'S SOLICITORS, WHEN PENLINGTON TOLD THEM TO INFORM
IN TOUCH WITH PRENDERGAST,
3. PRENDERGAST VISITED
THAT SHE SHOULD GET
STANLEY PRISON ON 15 APRIL AND WAS
TOLD INTER ALIA WHAT APPEARS IN HUNT'S AFFIDAVIT. THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TERMS ON WHICH HUNT WOULD TESTIFY, PRENDERGAST
CONFIDENTIAL
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