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prosecutions) and what has happened as a result of the losses

made by B.F.M.L. However, there is absolutely nothing in this

point. There could be any number of reasons for the difference

in approach. This is also true of the further point which is

made with regard to the United State's assets.

Mr. Osman says with regard to the additional B.B.M.B.

documents that they enable him to present to the court "for the

first time direct evidence of the knowledge of the Hong Kong

Government of the cover up both by B.B.M.B. and by the Malaysian

Government for political purposes and of the adoption of and

co-operation of the Hong Kong Government in that objective".

We disagree. The documents do not provide any such evidence.

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The Jalil documents.

as his

Mr. Jalil was a member of a team which conducted an

internal audit into B.F.M. L. at the end of 1982. In February

1983 he was sent by the then Group Chairman of B.B.M.B.

personal representative to Hong Kong. He then reported

directly to that Chairman. He also became Assistant General

Manager (Credit) in B.F.M.L. and was closely involved in

attempting to resolve the loans which had been made to the

Carrian Group. He kept extensive diaries of his activities and

no doubt would have been in a position to give valuable evidence

at any trial in relation to the loans to the Carrian Group if he

had not been unfortunately murdered on 18th July 1983.

For the purpose of the present application, we are prepared

to assume that the Jalil documents are genuine copies of

documents written by Mr. Jalil and that at some stage they came

into the possession of the Hong Kong Organised and Serious Crime

Group. The documents indicate that Mr. Jalil was of the view

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