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TO PRIORITY BANGKOK TELNO 43 OF 16TH AUGUST, 1973. INFO ROUTINE F C O
SECONDMENT OF HONG KONG POLICE OFFICERS TO THAILAND,
FOR THE APPOINTMENT IN BANGKOK IT IS PROPOSED TO NOMINATE JOHN
PETER LAW, QPM, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, INITIALLY FOR A
PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, HE IS A SENIOR OFFICER WITH WIDE EXPERIENCE, BORN 1924 AND FIRST APPOINTED IN 1948 TO MALAYA. SUBSEQUENTLY, SERVED IN KUALA LUMPUR, NORTH BORNEO, BRUNEI AND HONG KONG MAINLY IN SPECIAL BRANCH WORK. SINGLE. READS, WRITES AND SPEAKS FLUENT
MANDARIN AND SPEAKS MALAY.
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IN VIEW OF HIS AGE AND SENIORITY IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT HE BE
ACCORDED THE RANK OF COUNSELLOR.
3. HE WILL BE AVAILABLE TOWARDS THE END OF SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER. FURTHER DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
4.
IF THE ABOVE IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU WE WOULD APPRECIATE DETAILS OF RENTAL, ALLOWANCE APPROPRIATE TO THE RANK TOGETHER WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE POST REPORT FROM PAGE 14 ONWARDS.
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