TNAG-2652-FCO40-3845-Extradition-cases-from-the-UK-and-France-to-Hong-Kong-Lorrai-1992 — Page 37

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The reason he no longer backs the situation is because he can see a political time bomb at 200 yards (especially, I suppose, when it has actually started to explode, ie BBMB ). You will forgive me for being both blunt and cynical when I say that HK have thoroughly screwed up' on this matter, firstly by failing to secure their files, and secondly by failing to (falsely) convict Lorrain Osman, with speed.

4. Others in the FCO will have already told you that Super 811, for the EP is now in preparation. I am resonably confident that it will make the EP report before the 9th of April.

5. I hope that they will have also told you that the Hong Kong and Shanghai merger with Midland, will be scrutinised by the HoC, and probably made the subject of an objection, on the basis of the Chooi minute and other Osman case papers, relating to the actions or inactions of the HK Government over Carrian.

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If HK had a clean and honest case against Lorrain Osman, would be no campaign to free him. Lying to the courts as HK has done in Adkins 15.6.1992, and presenting false allegations, not only

be that there will

that guarantees

campaign, but eventually, everyone connected with it will be questioned in public about it. I enclose

I enclose a letter from Peter Wong, which implies that Lorrain Osman was taken hostage, not for what he had done, but for what he allegedly knew. Certainly the dishonesty of HK, from its first revelations of the

cable of Youde 20.12.1985, to the Chooi Minute and the Jalil letters, ties in with the hostage taking implication.

There is widespread concern and discussion at the bar, to which the Lord Chancellor and his staff are privy, about the bias shown by the judges, in particular Woolf LJ, towards Lorrain Osman. I am personally concerned that this may have arisen from material supplied to the High Court judges through Privy Council papers. If this were so there would have to be a special HoC committee investigation,

terms, in addition to the investigations by the Home Affairs and Foreign Committees, of the whole matter.

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planned Affairs

I would urge you to re examine the suggestion at the end of par 3 in the Youde cable of 20.12.1992, especially now that France has refused to extradite Dr. Saniman. Perhaps the author will have something to add. Nor do I suppose that Sir David Wilson will wish his introduction to the Lords to be marred by unseemly queries and publicity about this case.

I hope you will give very careful consideration to the points that I have made. A new Parliament is not likely to be happy to find that unresolved business from the previous session, is being done for it, at Strasbourg.

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