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BECAUSE OF UNDOUBTED PRESS INTEREST WE WOULD SUGGEST
A SHORT PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICERS ON ARRIVAL. THIS WILL ENABLE THEM TO GET DOWN TO WORK THEREAFTER UNTROUBLED BY THE PRESS. THEY WOULD BE BRIEFED BY JOHN PRENDERGAST AND JACK CATER PRIOR TO THE MEETING WITH THE PRESS,
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I SUGGEST AS THE TEXT OF A RELEASE FOR THE U.K. PRESS, AND ONE WHICH COULD ALSO BE RELEASED AT A MUTUALLY AGREED TIME HERE, THE FOLLOWING:-
QUOTE THE HOME OFFICE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE, SIR ROBERT MARK, HAS AT THE REQUEST OF THE RECENTLY CREATED INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION IN HONG KONG, AGREED THAT COMMANDER ANNING AND CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT EDWARDS SHOULD PAY A
VISIT TO THE COMMISSION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS IN ORDER TO ADVISE THE DIRECTOR OF THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE
COMMISSION ON CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE WORK OF HIS DEPARTMENT UNQUOTE.
FCO PASS TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE 6 GRAFTON STREET W1
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