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position of BMFL. The uncensored minutes which my lawyers have now inspected recorded at item 83/82 a discussion (Pages 21-22 "LEO 2") reveals there was

concerning the global placement limits of BBMB's foreign operations and the lending position at 26th March 1982 to banks and non-banks.

It is relevant to

my case that the Senior General Manager of the International Banking Division had in 1982 assured the committee that global placement limits were "closely monitored on a continuing basis to prevent any undue risk to the Bank"

THE CENSORING OF THE DOCUMENTS.

33.

My complaint relating to the censoring of documents has been the subject

of a long-standing dispute with both BBMB and the HK Government, indeed since I can illustrate my complaint in this way. the very beginning of the case. Mr Allison produced as part of "CHA 3", a 3-page extract from the minutes of a Board meeting on 19th January 1982 (Pages 23-25 "LEO 1"). The only relevant the extracts which he has selected is page 1, identifying those present at meeting, Page 3 relating to BBMB's money market operation, and page 5. BBMB's the full board Inspection of offshore loans and foreign currency loans. minutes shows that it is 22 pages and that item 8/82 (iv) on Page 12 (31) refers to a discussion concerning BMFL and its profits, domestic loans and

to produce this, leads me advances question his definition of what comprised "material documents". Furthermore, - 30 "LEO 1") which set out financial he had excised pages 6-9 (Pages 27 figures reported by the foreign branches, including New York, Bahrain and London. As a large proportion of

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offshore

loans.

His

omission

to

the funds lent to Carrian came from the the funds lent

that BBMB was aware at all material time: because they were aware of the figure

foreign branches and as my case is of the loans to Carrian, in part, reported by the foreign branches, such information disclosed at Board-level i

clearly relevant.

34. The extracts of the Board minutes for the meeting of 9th November 198 ("CHA 1", 29) (Pages 32-34 "LEO 1") illustrate further the highly prejudicia The extracts which Mr. Allison produced of page consequences of censoring.

forei

5,6 and 13, fail to reveal those present at the meeting. They refer only

and foreign currency loans of the various BMFL and offshore loans

The complete minutes of this meeting, totalling branches, including BMFL. pages, in fact deals with "money market operations" at page 4 of the minute which he considered relevant in the 19th January 1982 minutes referred to

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