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5 APR 1978

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELHO 274 OF 4 APRIL

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YOUR TELS NOS 402, 406 AND 407: „YAUMATE! CASES,

1. WE REGRET THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN CLEARANCE IN TIME

FOR THE DEADLINE IN YOUR FIRST TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. WE

AGREE THE TEXTS IN YOUR TWO OTHER TELEGARM UNDER REFERENCE SUBJECT

TO THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS.

2. IN THE STATEMENT PARAGRAPH 3 COULD BE TAKEN TO REFER TO THE

OFFICERS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 1 AS WELL AS PARAGRAPH 2. WE SUGGEST

THIS AMBIGUITY BE AVOIDED BY MAKING PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 A SINGLE

PARAGRAPH.

3. WHILE WE FOLLOW THE REASONING BEHIND YOUR PROPOSED WORDING IN

PARAGRAPH 5 WE GREATLY HOPE YOU CAN AVOID LINKING THIS ACTION

SPECIFICALLY WITH THE AMNESTY. WE SUGGEST THAT THE SECOND SENTENCE

MIGHT END AS FOLLOWS QUOTE

IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT IT WOULD

BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO USE CR55 IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH THESE

PENDING CASES WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY UNQUOTE.

IN QUESTION 7 OF THE GUIDANCE NOTES DELETE QUOTE ARISING

FROM THE AMNESTY UNQUOTE.

6. IN THE REPLY TO QUESTION 16 DELETE THE SECOND SENTENCE SINCE

WE ASSUME THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF ACTION AGAINST SENIOR POLICE

OFFICERS WILL BE CONSIDERED EVEN IF THE TRIAL DOES NOT PRODUCE NEW

EVIDENCE.

OWEN

HKGD

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MR.POSNETT

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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

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