ECIAL
5. DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY AHEAD? IT SEEMS THE BEST
CHANCE OF DISPELLING MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT THE SITUATION IN
HONG KONG AND YOUR GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION TO TACKLE THE
PROBLEM DIRECTLY, AND THUS THE BEST WAY OF GETTING THE STAFF YOU
NEED, ANNING COULD PERHAPS ALSO MEET PRENDERGAST EITHER HERE OR
IN MALTA. IF SO YOU MAY WISH TO REPEAT THIS TELEGRAM TO MALTA.
DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL AGREES IN THE ABSENCE OF MACOUN,
DOUGLAS-HOME
FILES
HKIOD
CPA
MR. YOUDE
SIR D. WATSON
PS/MR. ROYLE
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