CONFIDENTIAL
RECEIVED
RECITE N. 52
12 AUG 1974
MWX14/4
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TX
CYPHER
FM HONGAID 091130
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR, HONG KONG, TELNO HK420 OF 9TH AUGUST, 1974.
SENIOR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
MY TELNO 400 OF 5TH AUGUST.
I UNDERSTAND THAT SIR ROBERT MARKS HAS JUST REPLIED BY
TELEGRAM TO THE GOVERNOR'S RECENT PERSONAL LETTER. HIS
REPLY SAYS THAT HOWELL WILL BE PROMOTED COMMANDER ON
12TH AUGUST AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR TRANSFER ON
26TH AUGUST. ODM ARE AIMING FOR HOWELL TO TRAVEL
PROBABLY ON 27TH.
2.
I HAVE WARNED ODM AND HOWELL THAT WE DO NOT
WANT ANY PREMATURE PUBLICITY UNTIL HOWELL HAS ACCEPTED
OFFER. FORCE ORDERS ANNOUNCING HOWELL'S PROMOTION WILL
NOT REFER TO SECONDMENT.
3.
I WILL BRIEF SIR MURRAY BEFORE HE LEAVES TODAY. ++ja vaja
HONGAID LONDON
STKLY
CYPHER
(S.T. Kidd) Commissioner