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EN CLAIR
FM HONGAID 57410
CYPHER
CONFIDENTIAL TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 400 5TH AUGUST 1974
APPLICANT FOR SENIOR ASSISTANT COMMISIONER OF POLICE
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 403 OF 26TH JULY.
HOWELL'S AFTOINTMENT IS COVERED BY THE ARRANGEMENTS DESCRIBED IN
ODM'S SAVING GRAM NO. SA/P10142 OF 21ST JULY 1967, WHICH EXPLAINS
THE PROCEDURE FOR SUCH AFFOINTMENTS UNDER THE OVERSEAS SERVICE
ACT 1958 (THE ACTS QUOTED BY YOU ARE NOT RELEVANT).
2. ODM WILL OFFER HOWELL A THREE YEAR AP:OINTMENT ON THE NON-
GRATUITY BEARING TERMS DESCRIBED IN SAVING GRAM SA/P10142.
REFERENCE WILL BE MADE TO THE TERM "SECONDMENT"
"HONORARIUM" BE PAYABLE.
NO
NOR WILL ANY
3. AS SOON AS HOWELL HAS FORMALLY ACCEPTED THE APPOINTMENT OFFERED
BY ODM, I WILL ARRANGE WITH THE METROPOLITAN POLICE TO CONCERT A
SUITABLE ANNOUNCEMENT HERE AND IN HONG KONG.
HONGAID
S.T. KIDD COMMISSIONER
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