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葉錫恩

(MRS.) E. ELLIOTT.

TEL. 0.422414

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53. Kung Lok Road, Kwun Tong.

KOWLOON.

I happen to know that MacLennan wanted the 1978 affair to be heard

in the open court. I mentioned this fact in my letter to His Excellency the

Governor in November, 1978. There was therefore no motive for suicide.

Another disquieting fact is that in an interview arranged with me

by Mr. Moorfoot a few days before the inquest, Mr. Moorfoot explained the five

shots by saying that two were near the heart, and three others trailed right,

across the chest, as MacLennan's hand became weaker. This was completely in

conflict with the evidence given by the police, that there were four shots in the

chest and one on the left above the waist. As the revolver allegedly used to kill MacLennan requires two hands to shoot, surely someone has gone wrong somewhere in

the explanation.

These are only a few of the matters that helped to write a big

question mark over the suicide theory a theory which few people I have met

believe. And of course, without a body, any story can be thought up.

Yours sincerely,

E. Quatt

( Mrs. E. Elliott )