January 13
Received fax from Teresa Gorney and forwarded reports and information documents.
January 20
Fax from Cecilia, Tunisian government are now requesting the Malta government to make another request for the release of the ATC tapes via an International procedure called " A Commission Rogatoire ". We write to the Dept. Foreign Affairs Dublin requesting an explanation of this procedure and what it entails.
January 25
Letter from Cecilia containing copies of extracts from Malta Peoples Newspaper included a FrontPage article about Mathew.
February 13
Letter and file from Ms. Ruth Shurman BBC Producer, letter apologises for being unable to have program commissioned on Desmond and the incident. This was much as I had expected not with standing her obvious enthusiasm for the project when we met prior to Christmas.
March 9
Letter from Declan Bree TD with report of answer given in the Dial by the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
March 13
Letter to Mr. L Maguire in Dublin Hon. Consulate of Tunisia in Ireland and enclose copies of seven documents for information and records.
We hear that Mandy has been speaking to GHQ at Cheltenham Farnborough re the Tunisian ATC tapes sent there by the Board of Enquiry on behalf of the Government of Malta, the recordings to be investigated. We hear from Cecilia the Bartolo family received a anonymous threatening letter
March 14
Received fax from Cecilia with copy of Malta Times Newspaper story Mandy and her solicitor in Malta their statement is quoted.
March 20
We hear from Cecilia that she had received another anonymous/upsetting phone call.