RESTRICTED
FM MASERU
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO MISC 031
OF 280815Z APRIL 92
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO
RESTRICTED
28
136027
MDHIAN 1809
TOP COPY Q DIST?
6/5
OUR TELNO MISC 30: LESOTHO PASSPORTS COMMISSION
VISIT TO HONG KONG
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1. WE RECEIVED A THIRD PERSON NOTE YESTERDAY (27 APRIL) FROM THE MFA ASKING THAT:
A. NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS BE MADE FOR THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY
TO VISIT HONG KONG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK
OR TWO.
B. THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES BE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE
PROTECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.
C.
THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING WITNESSES
WILLING TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE COMMISSION IN HONG KONG.
MRS LYDIA WOO, THE FORMER HONORARY CONSUL OF LESOTHO, BE REQUESTED TO BE INTERVIEWED BY THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY. E. THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES REQUEST ITS CITIZENS, INCLUDING CIVIL SERVANTS, TO COME FORWARD TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE COMMISSION WHILST IT IS IN HONG KONG.
2. WHILE THE COMMISSION WILL CLEARLY COME TO HONG KONG KNOWING SOME OF THE PEOPLE THEY WOULD LIKE TO INTERVIEW, THEY WILL ALSO BE RELYING ON INFORMATION FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO ENABLE THEM TO FOLLOW UP LINES OF ENQUIRY. YOU WILL BE IN A BETTER POSITION THAN US TO ASSESS WHETHER SECURITY WILL BE A PROBLEM BUT THE COMMISSION WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY ADVICE/ASSISTANCE POSSIBLE. WE HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HELP GENERALLY. GRATEFUL
FOR YOUR RESPONSE SO THAT WE CAN REPLY TO THE MFA NOTE.
COWLING
YYYY
HKD 341/3
RECEMERLA
0 8 MAY 1992
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