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Sir John Coles,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
Downing Street,
London SW1.
19.11.1991.
Dear Sir John,
56 Tavistock Place
London WC1 9RG.
SEAD (W. Colvin)
please note the threat and leading
frutatul lor womb actor.
cc.
Mr Yaghawum urgentanti
121/11
Public Immunity Certificates. FCO Cables.
Dr. Sum
Legal Achunies
I wish to draw your attention to my earlier letter to
Sir Arthur Watts on 30th March 1991, and your response to me
of 30th April 1991, which included the views of Sir Robin Butler, the
Cabinet Secretary.
the Public Interest
to
your views on
In your letter you drew my attention
Immunity Certificate granted to certain
communications between your office and that of the Hong Kong
Governor, copies of which are enclosed herewith. I wish to make
use of the cable of 20/12/1985 in a 2000 word article on the
case for a leading business magazine and also in a book and
a televison documentary, which I am currently preparing.
As can readily be seen from the contents of the cable, there
is a clear inference capable of being drawn that the etradition
of Lorrian Esme Osman and the intended prosecution in Hong Kong
is motivated by political rather than proper prosecution criteria.
"Given the pressure that Talib must be under at home, it should
not be assumed that he has only the interests of
of justice in
mind." (Talib was the Malaysian Attorney General).
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