TNAG-0687-FCO40-836-Disturbances-by-police-in-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 79

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CYPHER CAT A

FM HONG KONG 160250Z

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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 1142 OF 16 NOVEMBER 1977.

FOR STEWART FROM BRIDGE.

AT OUR MEETING WITH CATER ABOUT THE CURRENT PROBLEM WITH THE USE OF CR 59 YOU AGREED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE NEXT ACTUAL CASE TO RAISE AGAIN WITH THE LEGAL ADVISERS THE NEED TO ADOPT THE APPROACH SET OUT IN HAMMOND'S LETTER CSBCB 45/4266/75 OF 12 JULY,

2. THE RECENT AMNESTY MAKES IT LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE MANY OFFICERS AGAINST WHOM PROSECUTION OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION CANNOT BE TAKEN, BUT WHOM WE MUST GET RID OF BECAUSE

WE KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN CORRUPT, AND IN WHOM AS A RESULT WE CAN HAVE NO CONFIDENCE.

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3. IT IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROCEED UNDER CR 59 ON GENERAL, RATHER THAN SPECIFIC, GROUNDS.

4. A REFUSAL TO ALLOW US TO USE CR 59, OR ITS EQUIVALENT IN THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING OUR DISCIPLINED FORCES, WILL MEAN THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE INFECTED FOR MANY YEARS BY OFFICERS WHO ARE KNOWN TO BE CORRUPT.

5. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THEREFORE IF YOU WILL RAISE THE ISSUE WITH THE LEGAL ADVISERS WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE NEXT EXAMPLE SINCE WE MUST KNOW WHERE WE STAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

MACLE HOSE

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MR CORM XXI

MR MURRAY

MR STRAMON

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