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Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH

FT M Jones Esq Crown Solicitor

Legal Department HONG KONG

(31

Telephone 01-

44

Your reference

Our reference. HKK 380/a

Date

Mice 38011

30 October 1981 RECEIVED IN KESTRY HO. $1 30 OCT 1981

THE MACLENNAN CASE: MR BLAKER'S LIBEL ACTION AGAINST 'PRIVATE EYE'

1.

Dick Clift wrote to you on 18 September asking for your views on a number of points raised by Bailey of the Treasury Solicitor's Office.

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2. As the Inquiry into Inspector MacLennan's case is now over, and we do not know when Mr Blaker's libel action will come to trial, it would be helpful to have an early reply.

العلمة

P J Williamson

Hong Kong and General Department

BU/2 weeks

ссе

30/10

2 weeks

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13/11

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