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ADDRESSES GIVEN BY THE APPLICANT. THE EMBASSY REPORTED TO THE FCO THAT THE APPLICANT WAS NOT KNOWN AT THE FIRST ADDRESS, SOME RECOGNITION WAS SHOWN AT THE SECOND ADDRESS, BUT THE EMBASSY REPORTED THAT ENQUIRIES THERE WERE MET WITH UNDERSTANDABLE SUSPICION. A MESSAGE WAS LEFT AT THE SECOND ADDRESS THAT THE

APPLICANT SHOULD VISIT THE EMBASSY EARLY ON MONDAY 6 MAY. WHEN

HE DID NOT DO SO THE EMBASSY CONTINUED TO MAKE ENQUIRIES.

7. ON 7 MAY, MR SCHROEDER WAS SENT TO VISIT THE TWO ADDRESSES A SECOND TIME, TAKING WITH HIM THE UNITED KINGDOM TRAVEL DOCUMENT BEARING THE APPLICANT'S PHOTOGRAPH. THERE WAS STILL NO

RECOGNITION OF THE NAME AT THE FIRST ADDRESS. AT THE SECOND

ADDRESS MR SCHROEDER FOUND SOMEONE WHO SAID SHE WAS MUDIKANSE MBALA'S AUNT. SHE GUIDED MR SCHROEDER TO THE HOUSE OF THE

LATTER'S MOTHER. THE MOTHER SAID THAT SHE HAD A SON AGED 25 NAMED MUDIKANSE MBALA, WHO WAS A STUDENT AT KISANTU. THE EMBASSY CONFIRMED THAT THAT WAS CONSISTENT WITH SOME OF THE INFORMATION GIVEN THEM BY THE APPLICANT AT THE AIRPORT. HOWEVER, WHEN THE MOTHER AND THE AUNT WERE SHOWN THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE APPLICANT'S

TRAVEL DOCUMENT THEY DID NOT RECOGNISE THE SUBJECT OF THE

PHOTOGRAPH.

8.

THE EMBASSY WERE ASKED TO CONTINUE THE SEARCH FOR THE

APPLICANT DESPITE THIS SET BACK. BUT ON 10 MAY AN URGENT

REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM TREASURY SOLICITOR TO SUSPEND ALL FURTHER ACTIVE ENQUIRIES, SINCE THE APPLICANT'S SOLICITORS HAD DRAWN ATTENTION TO THE DANGERS TO THE APPLICANT TO WHICH THE EMBASSY'S WELL-INTENTIONED ENQUIRIES MIGHT THEMSELVES GIVE RISE (DANGERS WHICH THE EMBASSY HAD ALREADY DRAWN TO THE ATTENTION OF

THE FCO AND THE HOME OFFICE). THE EMBASSY HAVE NOW BEEN ASKED TO

CONTINUE ENQUIRIES WITH THE HELP OF A LOCAL CHRISTIAN

ORGANISATION.

TEXT ENDS.

WE ARE SORRY TO BURDEN YOU WITH YET ANOTHER TASK IN THIS SAGA

BUT IT IS VITAL THAT THE AFFIDAVIT IS CORRECT.

3.

HURD

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