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IMMEDIATE

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 040943Z

SECRET

SECRET

HKA412/393/4

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- APK 1975

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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.422 OF 4 APRIL 78,

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,

FICE

MY TELNO.409 YAUMATE! CASE.

(42)・B9.

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1. IT HAS NOW BEEN DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION ON 7TH APRIL AS FOLLOWS #

(A) A LETTER WILL BE SENT TO THIRTY EIGHT POLICE OFFICERS AND ONE EXCISE INSPECTOR SAYING THAT NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN

(B) A LETTER OF COMPULSORY RETIREMENT UNDER CR55 WILL BE SENT TO ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN POLICE OFFICERS AND ONE INSPECTOR OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.

(C). A SUMMONS TO APPEAR IN COURT ON EITHER 10TH OR 11TH APRIL WILL BE ISSUED TO TWENTY POLICE OFFICERS, FOUR RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS AND TWO INSPECTORS OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE,

2. THE FIGURES REFERRED TO ABOVE SHOULD BE INSERTED IN PARAGRAPHS

1 AND 2 OF THE DRAFT PRESS RELEASE CONTAINED IN MY TELNO.406.

3. PLEASE ALSO GUBSTITUTE THE WORD 'SHOULD' FOR THE WORD 'MAY* WHERE IT FIRST OCCURS IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE DRAFT PRESS RELEASE.

4. WE HAVE MADE SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT GUIDANCE NOTES IN TELNO.497:

(1)

(10)

QUESTION AND ANSWER 7 8

DELETE THE WORDS IT IS TRUE THAT MANY OF THEM HAVE

SERVED IN THE YAUMATEI DIVISION'.

ADD NEW QUESTION AND ANSWER AS FOLLOWS:

3ECRET

/8.(Q) HAVE ANY