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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol 35 no. 8. 27 April 1972

13 April 1972 Mr. P. Cullen, President, V.U.W. Students' Association

Mr. P. Cullen,

President, V.U.W. Students' Association.

Dear Mr Cullen,

I have at last managed to get a copy of the Hutchinson Report so am able to answer your letter of 11 April. Concerning your three questions.

1.I was not aware that either of the people mentioned in your letter were Security agents when they were studying at Victoria. While not wishing to modify that statement in any way whatsoever I want also to make it clear that I know of no evidence which suggests that they were or were not Security agents during the time they were studying at Victoria.
2.I have no knowledge of any other members of the Security Service who are at present studying at Victoria.
3.
The Hutchinson Report recommends as follows:

"That the proposed attendance of a member of the Security Service at a University should be discussed between the Security Service and the University Authorities before his enrolment."

From this it is clear that the initiative is with the Security Service and during the tenure of my Vice-Chancellorship (from approximately April 1968) I have not been approached by them on this matter.

Yours sincerely,

Vice-Chancellor.