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NKICIU
212
FM HONG KONG 0102227
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY VIENNA TELNO 2 OF 1ST OCTOBER, 1973.
M.1.P.T.
FOLLOWING IS REPEAT OF MY TELNO 1088 TO FCO.
MY TELNO 1 TO MALTA.
FOLLOWING FOR MACOUN, OVERSEAS POLICE ADVISER.
WITH REFERENCE TO PARAGRAPHS 10 AND 11 OF MY TEL UNDER REFERENCE
GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOW DISCOVER WHETHER WILLIAMSON WOULD BE
INTERESTED. PROVIDED HE WILL WORK WITH PRENDERGAST I AM KEEN TO
SECURE HIM OR SOMEONE OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCE.
TERMS WOULD BE AS FOR PRENDER GAST EXCEPT THAT SALARY WOULD BE LESS, AND I DO NOT THINK SHOULD EXCEED HK DOLLARS 9,000 PER MONTH, AIR PASSAGES WOULD BE ECONOMY.
2.
IF REACTION SATISFACTORY PLEASE TRY TO ARRANGE PROPOSED MEETING
ON 22ND OCTOBER: DETAILS COULD BE FIXED UP WITH SLEVIN IN VIENNA.
3.
WILLIAMSON COULD NOT BE EQUAL WITH PRENDERGAST.
THE LATTER WOULD HAVE TO BE THE BOSS. PERHAPS THE POSITION COULD BE
SMUDGED, IF YOU THINK DESIRABLE AND SLEVIN AND PRENDERGAST AGREE
BY WILLIAMSON BEING DESCRIBED AS 'ADVISER TO THE COMMISSION'.
4.
PLEASE ALSO DISCUSS WITH PRENDERGAST AND SLEVIN PROVISION FROM
THE MET OF A MORE JUNIOR OFFICER FAMILIAR WITH FRAUD AND CORRUPTION
WORK, AND LET ME HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS.
MACLEHOSE
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