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Note No.22

KHOTSO PULA NAL

HIGH COMMISSION OF

onginal sent to CSAD.

THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO

10 COLLINGHAM ROAD, LONDON, SW5 ONR. TEL. 01 373 8581/2

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4/5.

The High Commission of the Kingdom of Lesotho presents its compliments to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and has the honour to request the latter to provide assistance to the Lesotho Government's Commission of Inquiry following irregularities with the issuing of Lesotho passports and granting of citizenship to some Hong Kong based Chinese. order to complete its investigations the Commission has to travel to Hong Kong as soon as possible.

In

Specifically, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is requested to:

(i) make necessary arrangements for the Commission of

Inquiry to visit Hong Kong within the next week in order to undertake this task;

(ii)

facilitate the provision of adequate protection for the members of the Commission of Inquiry whilst in Hong Kong;

(iii) facilitate, as far as it is legally and physically possible,

through the Hong Kong authorities, the identification of potential witnesses in the private and public sectors, who can testify before the Commission;

(iv)

make it possible that Mrs Lydia Wu, the former Lesotho's Honorary Consul to Hong Kong, is available to be interviewed by the Commission of Inquiry.

The Commission of Inquiry is composed as follows:

Honourable Judge Kheola

Mr. L. Qhobela

Mr. M. Rantekoa

Mr. A. Mosaase

(Chairman)

(Secretary)

The High Commission of the Kingdom of Lesotho avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office the assurances of its highest consideration.

LONDON

28.4.92.

HKD 4063341/3

1992

QB

JONER FOR THE KING

COMMISS

KINGDOM OF

HIGH

LONDON

SOTHO