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1 WE ARE FAXING A COPY OF THE SCMP ARTICLE OF 23 FEBRUARY 1990 TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF THE POLICE MEMORANDUM OF 15 FEBRUARY 1990

TO WHICH THE SCMP ARTICLE REFERRED. THE MEMORANDUM APPEARS TO HAVE

BEEN LEAKED TO THE SCMP. AN INTERNAL POLICE INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.

2. WE DO NOT INTEND TO COMMENT PUBLICLY ON THE CONTENTS OF THE LEAKED MEMORANDUM, AND WE SUGGEST THAT YOU DO LIKEWISE. HOWEVER, IF PRESSED, YOU MAY WISH TO SAY THAT THE MEMORANDUM LEAKED WAS ONE IN A REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERIES, AND WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY PREPARED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO HIGHLIGHT SPECIFIC ISSUES AS THE SCMP ARTICLE IMPLIES.

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