TNAG-1552-FCO40-2116-Hong-Kong-illegal-betting-syndicate-1986 — Page 85

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GRS 155

CONFIDENTIAL

FM PORT LOUIS

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 049

OF 210851Z MARCH 86

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

3

YOUR TELNO 035: ILLEGAL BETTING SYNDICATE

FICK 295/, RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

2 4 MAR 1986

DESK OFFICER INDEX

REGISTRY

PA

Action Taken

1. DULY TOLD THE PRIME MINISTER ORALLY AND IN CONFIDENCE THIS MORNING. HE ALREADY KNEW ABOUT YANG'S ARREST BUT NOT ABOUT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PARA 5 OF HONG KONG TELNO 745. HE WAS VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAD TAKEN HIM INTO OUR CONFIDENCE.

2. JUGNAUTH EXPLAINED THAT THE DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT HAD BEEN ISSUED TO YANG AS AN INCENTIVE FOR HIS VERY SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN MAURITIUS BUT, IN VIEW OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG, HE THOUGHT IT APPROPRIATE NOW TO WITHDRAW IT. COULD THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES THERFORE TAKE THE DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT AND RETURN IT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS? YANG COULD KEEP HIS ORDINARY MAURITIAN PASSPORT.

3. I SAID I DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE BUT I WOULD TRANSMIT THE REQUEST. IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE GOOD FOR OUR RELATIONS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER IF HONG KONG WERE ABLE TO RETURN THE PASSPORT, PREFERABLY VIA ME.

CROWSON

LIMITED

HED.

SAD.

CONS

DR. bilsON

MR. JOHNSON

RES ME FIFOOT

LEGAL ADV.

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