GRPS 180
PRIORITY
CYPHER/CAT A
FM HONG KONG 170209Z
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL:
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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 1190 OF 17TH OCTOBER, 1973.
YOUR TELNO 1928 : ANTI-CORRUPTION UNIT.
IT IS MOST DISAPPOINTING THAT WILLIAMSON SHOULD HAVE PROVED
UNSUITABLE. QUITE APART FROM HIS QUALIFICATIONS I HAD COUNTED ON THE APPOINTMENT OF A DPECIALIST IN ANTI-CORRUPTION TO BALANCE
POSSIBLE CRITICISM OF PRENDERGAST AS HAVING TOO RESTRICTED A
BACKGROUND.
2. TO GO SOME WAY TO MEET THIS POINT I HAVE AMENDED THE REFERENCE 246)TO WILLIAMSON IN MY TELNO 1178 TO READ IN DUE COURSE WE WILL BE
APPOINTING ONE OR TWO MORE FROM UNITED KINGDOM POLICE FORCES,
AT DIFFERENT LEVELS, WITH SPECIAL EXPERIENCE OF ANTI-CORRUPTION WORK?'.
3.
?
GRATEFUL THEREFORE IF YOU WOULD PRESS ON WITH FINDING A
SUBSTITUTE FOR WILLIAMSON.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
HKIOO
OPA
P/S MR ROYLE
CONFIDENTIAL.
Action is
in hand
on paragraph 3.