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4. IF QUESTIONED ABOUT PREVIOUS MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS (YOUR PARAGRAPH 3(B)), HENRY MIGHT SAY THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE USUAL PRACTICE, A MEDICAL EXAMINATION WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN TO THE OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY A MONTH BEFORE HOWELL LEFT FOR HONG KONG. THIS WAS A MAINLY PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, INCLUDING BLOOD PRESSURE, CHEST X-RAY AND URINE EXAMINATION, BUT, AGAIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH NORMAL PRACTICE, HOWELL WAS SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT ANY PREVIOUS NERVOUS OR MENTAL TROUBLE. AT THE TIME HE APPEARED PHYSICALLY HEALTHY AND MENTALLY STABLE. THIS SUPPORTS THE CONCLUSION THAT THE

ONSET OF HIS ILLNESS MUST HAVE BEEN VERY SUDDEN.

5. IF ASKED WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HOWELL NOW, HENRY MIGHT, IN ADDITION TO ANYTHING YOU MAY WISH TO SAY ABOUT RESIGNATION, THAT HE IS NOW ON SICK LEAVE AND UNDEK DAILY TREATMENT AS AN

OUT-PATIENT.

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COPIES TO

MR C P J WOODS

ASST COMMISSIONER 'C' DIVN

SCOTLAND YARD

DR A CE COLE CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN

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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

6 GRAFTON STREET

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