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07631 MDHIAN 1791

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, IN FACT THE STATEMENT WAS NEVER REPORTED IN THE NEWSPAPERS.

WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING REPLY TO CAHILL'S LETTER:

''I REFER TO YOUR LETTER OF

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I AM ABLE TO TELL YOU THAT

THERE IS NO TRUTH IN THE STATEMENTS THAT THE DPP AND AG ENGAGED

IN THE PRACTICES YOU MENTION. NO SUCH SUGGESTION OF WRONGDOING WAS EVER PUT TO THEM AND HAD SUCH A PROPOSAL BEEN MADE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VIGOROUSLY AND UNAMBIGUOUSLY REJECTED.

UNFORTUNATELY IT APPEARS THAT THE TRANSCRIPT TO WHICH YOU REFER WAS NOT A FULL ONE. HAD IT BEEN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN APPARENT TO YOU THAT THE CROWN FORMALLY ISSUED A DENIAL OF THE ALLEGATIONS, IN COURT''

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5. YOU MAY LIKE TO KNOW THAT KEVIN CAHILL, OF 5 SEPTEMBER, FILED A LONG LIST OF QUESTIONS WITH GIS HERE TO BE PASSED TO THE PRESS OFFICER OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S PARTY. WE ARE FAXING YOU THIS MATERIAL. YOU WILL SEE THAT IT HAS A FAMILIAR RING TO IT.

WILSON

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SIR J COLES

MR BURNS

MS BARRETT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR PARKER, LEGAL ADVISERS MR UNDERWOOD, C7 DIVISION,

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MR R SMITH, C7 DIVISION, (HOME OFFICE)

MR J ZIEGEL,

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