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Mr Anderson, Acting
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Mr Parker, Assistant
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Mr Yaghmourian, SEAD
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LORRAIN OSMAN: HABEAS CORPUS NO 7
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Problem
1.
Mr Osman has brought a seventh application for a writ of habeas corpus and is seeking disclosure of FCO documents.
What action should we take?
Recommendation
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file
appendix
As a
2. I recommend that we do not disclose any documents. precaution, Lord Caithness should be invited to renew the Public Interest Immunity claim, certified by Mr Maude on
12 June 1990, ie that disclosure of the documents would not
be in the public interest. This course of action was approved at a meeting attended by FCO and Home Office Legal Advisers, Treasury Solicitors and Treasury Counsel on
18 February.
Background.
This
3. The application will be heard on 24-25 February.
matter is quite distinct from the problem of the booklet
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