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TO IMMEDIATE HONGKONG TELEGRAM NO. 860 OF 10 NOVEMBER.

1. MR ROBERT PARRY HAS TABLED 9 PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS FOR

PRIORITY WRITTEN ANSWER ON 16 NOVEMBER. ALL RELATE TO THE POLICE

AND THE RECENT AMNESTY AND ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE:

A) WHAT OFFENCES ARE EXCLUDED,

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(B) IF PERSONS AGAINST WHOM WARRANTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ARE INCLUDED, (C) IF OFFICERS ALREADY BEING INTERVIEWED OR INVESTIGATED ARE

INCLUDED,

HOW MANY CORRUPT SYNDICATES ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY ICAC,

(E) HOW MANY POLICE OFFICERS ARE AWAITING TRIAL UNDER THE ICAC

ORDINANCE, TO THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATE,

(F) WHAT DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD WITH THE FCO ON THE AMNESTY,

(G) IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE AMNESTY,

(H) WHAT DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD WITH EXCO ON THE AMNESTY,

(1) HOW MANY POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN TRIED BY ICAC, HOW MANY

CONVICTED AND HOW MANY CLEARED.

2. WE PROPOSE TO REPLY AS FOLLOWS:

(A) THE AMNESTY EXCLUDES ALL CASES COMMITTED AFTER 1/1/77 TOGETHER

WITH THOSE COMMITTED BEFORE THAT DATE WHERE SUSPECTS HAVE

ALREADY BEEN INTERVIEWED OR ARE OUT OF THE COUNTRY, THOSE

WHERE WARRANTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND CASES WHICH THE GOVERNOR CONSIDERS PARTICULARLY HEINOUS,

(B) NO,

(C) NO,

(D) GRATEFUL FOR INFORMATION ON WHICH TO BASE A REPLY,

(E) 54 (YOUR TELNO 1103),

(F) NONE. THE URGENCY WAS SUCH THAT NO DISCUSSIONS WERE POSSIBLE.

THE AMNESTY IS WITHIN THE GOVERNOR'S POWERS,

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