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PRIORITY
EN CLAIR
FM F C O 121949Z
UNCLASSIFIED
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TO PRIORITY SYDNEY TELNO 15 OF 11 MAY 1977,
AND TO ROUTINE HONG KONG.
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RECCV IN R&RY No.61
17 MAY 1977
HKK2/2/528
PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING TO PROFESSOR TURNER IN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY:
FROM STEWART
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1. YOUR TELEGRAMS OF 5 AND 10 MAY REFER. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT YOU CANNOT YET SAY WHEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO COME TO THE UK, BUT HOPE YOU CAN GIVE US SOME INDICATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND IN ANY EVENT, BEFORE YOU UNDERTAKE THE FINAL STAGE OF YOUR ENQUIRIES. ALSO PLEASE GIVE ADVANCE NOTICE IN ORDER THAT WE CAN ARRANGE NECESSARY APPOINTMENTS. FCO WILL PAY FARE. WE AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE REASONABLE DISCRETION RE TIMINGS.
2. YOU MAY HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN PAYMENTS OF EXPENSES AND HONORARIA, BUT I AM NOT QUITE CLEAR WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE. I SHALL TELEGRAPH AGAIN WHEN YOUR LETTER OF 5TH IS RECEIVED.
3. I REGRET THAT THE TAX DEDUCTIONS FROM YOUR HONORARIUM FOR THE FIRST STAGE CANNOT BE REFUNDED WITHOUT AUTHORITY FROM THE INLAND REVENUE. WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY IN THIS. YOUR LOCAL TAX OFFICE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT YOU DID NOT NEED TO PAY TAX ON THESE EARNINGS. PLEASE OBTAIN A LETTER FROM THEM AND LET ME HAVE IT.
I SHALL THEN TRY TO ENSURE THAT THE REFUND IS MADE QUICKLY.
4.
I MUST WARN YOU THAT THERE IS LITTLE POSSIBILITY OF ANY FURTHER PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THE FIRST STAGE. AS I POINTED OUT IN MY LETTER OF 4 APRIL, WE MET AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OF YOUR CLAIM AND HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED THE COSTS WE ORIGINALLY AGREED FOR THE FIRST STAGE.
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HK & GD
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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
PS/MR LUARD
LR CORTAZZI