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FM HONG KONG 160945Z
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CONFIDENTIAL
AKK 382/15
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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.1148 OF 16 NOVEMBER.
FOR UNWIN PPD, INFORMATION STEWART, HKGD.
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Pl. have copy sent to Ms Cortazzi
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MY TELNO.1120: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE RHODESIA.
1. UNAVOIDABLY, THE RECENT DIFFICULTIES WITH THE POLICE FORCE HERE HAVE OBLIGED ME TO RECONSIDER THE RELEASE OF HENRY TO RHODESIA.
2. NATURALLY, I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT THE FORCE WILL SETTLE DOWN WELL ENOUGH IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS FOR HENRY TO BE RELEASED, ON THE TERMS PREVIOUSLY AGREED, IF HE IS REQUIRED IN 1978.
3. HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE UNWISE NOT TO ALLOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE STATE OF THE FORCE WOULD MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO LET HENRY GO.
4. I SUGGEST THAT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO
EARMARK A SUBSTITUTE FOR HENRY IN RHODESIA.
5.1 APOLOGISE FOR HAVING TO SEND THIS MESSAGE BUT I THOUGHT I MUST WARN YOU OF THE POSSIBILITY.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
PPD
HKGD
RHOD D
OFA
MR. STRATTON
MR.MANSTJELD MR.WEIR
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