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Folio No: DM.324 Folio Title: Correspondence re: Contempt of Court by David Marshall Content Description: This file contains 6 items all re: the Attorney General's Complaint of Contempt of Court by David Marshall. There is also a letter of apology from David Marshall to Lee Kuan Yew ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS A copy of Note from the Attorney General, Tan Boon Teik, re: the events that transpired in the Chief Justice's DM.324.001 26/5/1971 Digitized Open Chambers in connection with the publication of the affidavits of the Nanyang Siang Pau executives. A letter from the Attorney General, Tan Boon Teik to the President of the Law Society of Singapore re: David Marshall's replies to the Attorney General's complaints DM.324.002 19/8/1971 Digitized Open against him, namely, that he had pre-published contents of the affidavits his clients had sworn in respect of their applications for writs of habeas corpus. David Marshall's letter to the Law Society of Singapore DM.324.003 29/7/1971 Digitized Open re: the Attorney General's complaint against him. Press cutting from the New Nation entitled: Confrontation: IPI waits for Lee. Nanyang Siang Pau DM.324.004 8/6/1971 Digitized Open executives' affidavits circulated to press and delegates at conference. David Marshall's letter of apology to Lee Kuan Yew in connection with the prosecution of David Marshall for DM.324.005 20/10/1972 pre-publishing contents of the affidavits his clients had Digitized Open sworn in respect of their applications for writs of habeas corpus. A letter from the Attorney General, Tan Boon Teik to the Acting President of the Law Society of Singapore DM.324.006 16/6/1971 with an account of the facts in respect of the events Digitized Open that took place re: the pre-publication of the affidavits filed by the applicants for writs of habeas corpus. 1 of 1 .

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