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IMMEDIATE

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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.428 OF 1 APRIL 78.

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- 3 APR 1978

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No 18 PricZE CLE

FOR STEWART, HKGD.

816

YOUR TELNO.264 # YAUMATEI,

1. DOES THE LAST SENTENCE OF YOUR PARA.2 MEAN THAT YOUR

PRELIMINARY VIEW IS:-

(^) THAT IF WE RETIRED MEN UNDER CR55 BEFORE CHARGING

THEM (AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED), ACQUITTAL WOULD INVOLVE AT LEAST CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER RETIREMENT SHOULD

BE RESCINDED, OR

(B) THAT IF WE DO NOT USE CR55 NOW ON THE MEN TO BE CHARGED,

AND THEY ARE ACQUITTED, WE COULD NOT THEN COUNT ON EXISTING AUTHORITY TO DO SO, THOUGH THE S OF S WOULD

CONSIDER A CASE TO DO SO, OR

(C) BOTH (A) AND (B).

2. GRATEFUL FOR AN IMMEDIATE REPLY.

3. MUST THANK YOU AND THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SPEED AND

CLARITY OF YOUR REACTIONS ON THIS CASE.

MACLEHOSE

FILES.

HKTGP

PS | LORD GORONWY ROBERTS.

Psjpus.

LEGAL ADVISERS SIR A DUFF

ора.

NEWS D,

PS.

MR MURRAY

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COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE