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UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION

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B.T.R. 10th JANUARY 1996 1508 RS

UNCLASSIFIED

FM KUALA LUMPUR

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 002

OF 9090OZ JANUARY BF

INTO PRIORITY FOO

IN TO POUTINE SINGAPORE

RECEN 13 JAN1920

MY TELNO 001: BANK BUMIPUTRA

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1. FOLLOWING THE WEEKLY CABINET MEETING OF 2 JANUARY, INFORMATION MINISTER BAIS YATIM TOLD THE PRESS THAT THE CABINET HAB ASKED THE ATTUONEY-GENERAL TO SUBMIT WITHER TWO WEEKS HIS VIEWS ON THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF PUBLISHING THE NOORDIN COMMITTEE REPORT, RAIS SPID

A DECISION ON WHETHER THE REPORT SHOULD BE PUBLISHED IN FULL WOULD DEPEND ON THE ATTURNLY-GENEPAL'S ADVICE AND IN PARTICULAR HIS VIEWS IN WHETHER PELEAGE OF THE REPORT WOULD PREJUDICE THE TRIALS # HUNG KONG, RAIS SAID THAT THE CABINET WAS CONSCIOUS OF THE WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE REPORT AND THE GOVERMEOT WAS TOEREFORE APPROACHING THE MATTER IN A CAUTIOUS AND JUDICIOUS MANNER, HE MDDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS AOT OPPOSED TO NOORD IN PUBLISHING THE REPORT

PROVIDED HE ASSUMED FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DOING SO.

2. SEPARATELY NOORDIN TOLD THE PRESS THAT WHILE HE DID NOT WISH TO PASS THE BUCK, HE BELIEVED THAT IT WAS BANK BUMIPUTRA'S RESPONSIBI- LITY TO MAKE THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT PUBLIC. HE ADDED THAT THE COMMITTEE WAS NOT EMPOWERED TO MAKE PUBLIC THE REPORT SINCE IT

CEAGED TO EXIST WHEN ITS WORK WAS COMPLETED.

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