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TELNO 004
OF 170730Z JANUARY 86
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COMMS OFFICE REG NO. D.T.R. 18TH JANUARY, 1986 0700
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MY TELNO 003: BANK BUMIPUTRA
1. ON 16 JANUARY THE SUPREME COURT REJECTED BY A 2-1 JUDGEMENT, HASHIM SHAMSUDDIN'S APPLICATION TO HALT THE GATHERING OF EVIDENCE FROM MALAYSIAN WITNESSES. THE SAME DAY NOORDIN AND CHOOT RELEASED TO THE PRESS THEIR MEMORANDUM TO DR MAHATHIR (PARA 2 OF TUR) IN
WHICH THEY SAID THEY WERE WILLING TO HELP THE GOVERNMENT BY TAKING
ON THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUBLISHING THE NOORDIN COMMITTEE REPORT. THEY ADDED HOWEVER THAT THIS WOULD ONLY BE POSSIBLE IF THE GOVERN-
MENT DIRECTED THE BANK BUMIPUTRA BOARD TO AUTHORISE THEM UNCONDITION-
ALLY AS FORMER MEMBERS OF THE NOORDIN COMMITTEE, TO PUBLISH THE REPORT AND THEY RECEIVED AUTHORITY FROM THE BOARD TO DO SO,
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2. THE NEW STRAITS TIMES OF 17 JANUARY CARRIED A REPORT FROM RITA GOMEZ IN HONG KONG QUOTING AN UNNAMED HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
AS STATING THAT THE RELEASE OF THE NOORDIN REPORT IN MALAYSIA WOULD
NOT PREJUDICE THE BMF AND CARRIAN TRIALS, THE OFFICIAL WAS ALSO
QUSTED AS SAYING " DO NOT SEE ANY REASON WHY IT CANNOT BE
RELEASED IN MALAYSIA, AS THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW, THE
PRESS REPORT ADDED THAT THE NOORDIN REPORT DID NOT NAME ANY MALAYSIAN POLITICIAN AND THAT THE HONG KONG ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S
DEPARTMENT HAD REFUSED TO RELEASE COPIES OF IT TO CARRIAN
LIQUIDATORS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES.
3. COMMENT. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL'S COMMENT THAT PEOPLE
IN MALAYSIA HAD A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT WAS IN THE REPORT WILL NOT BE
WELCOME TO THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT, IT MAY FUEL SUSPICIONS IN MALAYSIAN OFFICIAL MINDS THAT THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES ARE COVERTLY
ASSISTING THOSE WHO ARE ARGUING FOR PUBLICATION HERE. SUCH COMMENTS
APE THEREFORE BEST AVOIDED WE THINK.
1: DFA
D: AG, DPP jez
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