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TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 131 OF 2 NOVEMBER. 1973
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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR HUNT FROM ARCHER.
2. 12/21
1. IN REPLY TO YOUR TELEGRAM OF 30 OCTOBER I THINK YOU SHOULD FALL IN WITH ANY REASONABLE PROPOSALS TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS WITH OFFICERS OF HONG KONG SHIPS IN JAPAN PROVIDED YOU ARE ALLOWED ADEQUATE TIME AND ADEQUATELY EQUIPPED PREMISES IN WHICH TO SEE THEN. THERE IS THE POINT THAT IT WOULD COST TIME AND MONEY TO BRING OFFICERS FROM JAPAN TO HONG KONG WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO JUSTIFY IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN JAPAN.
2. WE ARE A LITTLE CONCERNED TO SEE THESE INTERVIEWS REFERRED TO AS ORAL EXAMINATIONS AS WE HAD AGREED THAT WE SHOULD NOT SO DESCRIBE THEM. ADMITTEDLY THE TEAM HAS BEEN ASKED TO INDICATE WHICH CANDIDATES WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE AND YOU WILL HAVE TO ASK A RANGE OF TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AT THE INTERVIEWS, BUT IT SEEMS IMPORTANT NOT TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT A HALF-DAY INTERVIEW, SUCH AS THE TEAM WILL BE CONDUCTING, IS NECESSARILY THE PATTERN FOR EXAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS ADOPTED IF THE SCHEME GOES THROUGH, HAVE RECEIVED COWLEY'S LETTER AND AM TAKING UP THE PERSONAL POINTS.
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MR. ARCHER, MAR, DTI MR. MANSON, SG, DTI MR. STANDEN, MAR 1, DTI
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