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ROAVED IN REGISTPN+.31
CT 1973
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FM HONG KONG Ø10224Z
CONFIDENTIAL
AKKILD
TO PRIORITY VIENNA TELNO 3 OF 1ST OCTOBER, 1973.
M.I.P.T.
FOLLOWING IS REPEAT OF VALLETTA TELNO 1 TO ME.
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PRENDERGAST.
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2.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEGRAM OF 26TH SEPTEMBER.
I ACCEPT APPOINTMENT AS THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS IN THE
PROPOSED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ON TERMS STATED. I PRESUME
THAT THIS WILL BE MY TITLE AND NOT THAT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER.
TITITE
3. POSITION REGARDING PUBLICITY NOTED.
4.
HAD MOST USEFUL MEETING AT ROME AIRPORT YESTERDAY, 28TH, WITH
SLEVIN. MY TARGET DATE FFOR ARRIVAL HONG KONG ON OR ABOUT 1ST
DECEMBER. WOULD LIKE LONGER BUT WILL DO MY BEST TO STICK TO THIS
DATE. PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THIS WILL FIT IN WITH YOUR PLANNING.
5.
I REGRET THAT I CANNOT BE IN LONDON FOR MEETING ON 22ND
OCTOBER. SLEVIN AND I SUGGEST AS AN ALTERNATIVE EITHER AFTERNOON
11TH OCTOBER OR PORNNING 12TH OCTOBER. SLEVIN CAN ALSO MALAGE
EITHER OF THESE DATES. AS THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS MEETING
WERE MADE FROM YOUR END, IT WOULD SEEM PREFERABLE IF NEW DATES
WERE PUT TO MACOUN BY YOU. PLEASE ADVISE NE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
IF ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE MADE PROVISIONAL AIR BOOKING.
6.
I WILL DISCUSS VISIT TO SCOTLAND YARD WITH MACOUM.
7. QUESTIONS OF DETAIL WILL HENCEFORTH BE DIRECTED TO CLINTON,
D.C.S.
8. SINCE ABOVE WAS DRAFTED, I HAVE SEEN FCO TELNO 961 TO HONG KONG
MACLEHOSE
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