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YOUR REE

L87/3312/RADJ

OUR REF

DATE

33/L9/30011944

21st October 1987

Herbert Smith

WATLING HOUSE 35 CANNON STREET LONDON EC4M 5SD

TELEPHONE 01-489 8000

TELEX 886633 FAX: 01-236 5733 DX: NO 28

CABLES: PRECIS LONDON ECA

AND 3012

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 2 - NOV 1987

R Jackson Esq The Treasury SolicitorFICER Queen Anne's Chambers PA 28 Broadway London

SW1H 9JS

Dear Mr Jackson,

REGISTRY Action "aken

3.00

TBH PHILLIPS

JF GOBLE

PK DRURY

R M C NOTT

GM LEWIS

AL JONES

JA ROWSON WF POLL

WL ROXBURGH AC CONGREVE E1 WALKER-ARNOTT BJ WOOLF GMH MCLOUGHLIN PTC KING

GDM WILLOUGHBY

CP TOOTAL GH POINTON

DP NATALI GRR HART

LA COLLINS

RJ WELLINGS

CF SANDS

NRA BAKER

RJ C PRIVETT

DM BOLTON GG BROOKS

IJ LEWIS

CONSULTANTS

HW HIGGINSON CBE MC

1.

CW PLANT

RD BOND CH HARRISON

AD PREECE HRA ANDERSON DE A HIGGINS AJTWILLOUGHBY

SJ BARTON

B M A CURWEN

MR MUNDEN

R HEDDEN

G D BLAND

DOROTHY LIVINGSTON RJH FLECK

G F KINMONTH

RDA FRASER

CD TAVENER MH CARL

JR FARR

JR WOOD

SG BARNARD

AD MACAULAY

FA MANN CBE

Cafes to M. Hymn HKD

M. Burad

BY HAND

M. L-tttefill M. Tary 12210

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South China Morning Post Limited and Others (Petitioners) -v- Her Majesty's Attorney General (Respondent)

DL GOLD

MARGARET MOUNTFORD RM NEILL

MARIAN PELL

NJ BRIMSON WJ MOODIE RAJOWETT ME DAVIS AR MORLEY D MARTIN

EPG ROBINSON SC HANCOCK DMB CLARKE

SV EMBLEY

TW TURTLE MIKINGSTON

TESSA MAYHEW TC PARKES

MJ BAKES

CAROLINE GOODALL

JD SISSONS

JRN LEYLAND

RM SHUTE PT BELLIS

HS MAXWELL WOOD

I write to confirm that the Petitioners' application for special leave to appeal to the Privy Council was refused at Monday morning's hearing. The Judicial Committee recommended however that the trial of the action should be expedited. Although no reasons were given for the decision it was clear from the Committee's questioning of Mr Lester that at this interlocutory stage it regarded the balance of convenience as lying in favour of the Attorney General and temporary restraint.

Good luck on 16th November!

Yours sincerely,

G More

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