PRIORITY
CYPHER/CAT A
GPS 400
FM HONG KONG 100338Z
DEDIP
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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 1022 OF 10 SEPTEMBER. 1973.
NO`RM
PERSONAL FOR MACLEHOSE FROM NORMAN-WALKER.
ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES.
YOUR TELEGRAMS 883 AND 884.
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A COPY OF BLAIR-KERR'S SECOND REPORT FOR YOUR RETENTION HAS BEEN SENT IN BAG NUMBER A 97 DESPATCHED ON 6 SEPTEMBER.
2. IT IS PROBABLE THAT YOUR PRELIMINARY VIEWS ABOUT FUTURE ANTI- CORRUPTION MEASURES MAY BE INFLUENCED BY THE CONTENTS OF THIS
REPORT.
3. AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PAPER, SEEKING THE ADVICE OF COUNCIL ON
BLAIR KERR'S REPORT IS NOW BEING PREPARED. THE PROPOSAL IS THAT
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EX. CO. SHOULD BE ASKED TO ADVISE THAT THE REPORT BE PUBLISHED AND
THAT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD ALL BE ACCEPTED.
4. BLAIR-KERR DOES NOT FIRMLY RECOMMEND SEPARATION OF THE ANTI- CORRUPTION OFFICE FROM THE POLICE BUT HINTS THAT THIS IS PROBABLY AN UNAVOIDABLE DECISION FOR POLITICAL REASONS, THE EX.CO. PAPER IS BEING DRAFTED ON THE BASIS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SEPARATION.
5. HOWEVER, AT PRESENT IT IS NOT INTENDED TO INCLUDE IN THE PAPER ANY DETAILS AS TO THE FORM WHICH A NEW ORGANISATION SHOULD TAKE. PERHAPS THIS COULD WAIT UNTIL YOU RETURN. A TELEGRAM HAS BEEN SENT TO THE OVERSEAS POLICE ADVISER ASKING HIM TO APPROACH SCOTLAND YARD IMMEDIATELY TO SEE IF ONE OR TWO EXPERIENCED POLICE OFFICERS COULD BE SECONDED TO HONG KONG FOR TWO TO THREE YEARS TO HELP LAUNCH A NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION OFFICE IF ONE IS ESTABLISHED,
6. WITH REGARD TO PRENDERGAST, I FEEL THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER IF
HE DID NOT ARRIVE UNTIL AFTER SUTCLIFFE LEAVES IN JANUARY.
IT IS PERHAPS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT SUTCLIFFE DOES NOT YET /KNOW OF
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