TNAG-1210-FCO40-1513-Hong-Kong-laws-on-homosexuality-employment-of-homosexuals-wi-1982 — Page 94

PP HONG KONG

GRS 100

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO 04151OZ FEB 82

TO PRIORITY GOV. HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NO. 70 OF 4 FEB.

FOLLOWING TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG

GOVERNMENT OFFICE.

FOR S.H.A. FROM CATER.

MIPT.

Sea

13

Hkk 380/2

RECEIVED MILEINSTAY NO. 51

MY

·S JAN AZ

DESK OFFIUSR INDEX

2. IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION THIS MORNING, MR. BLAKER REITERATED HIS VIEW (AND THAT OF HIS LEGAL ADVISERS) THAT

IT WAS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THIS CASE WOULD COME TO COURT

AND THAT THE PROBABILITY WAS THAT ''PRIVATE EYE' WOULD

CONCEDE THE CASE A FEW DAYS BEFORE IT WAS DUE FOR HEARING.

3. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY ADVICE. CLEARLY I

WOULD WISH TO BE AS HELPFUL AS POSSIBLE BUT YOU OR THE

ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY HAVE DOUBTS TO THE ADVISABILITY OF MY

AGREEING TO GIVE EVIDENCE. I AM IN TOUCH WITH CLIFT WHO

WILL IN TURN BE SEEKING ADVICE OF RUSHFORD.

CATER

REGISTRY

Action To

AP8/2

copy sent to Mr Rushford AF 5/2

CARRINGTON

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