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FM HONG KONG 160505Z
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DESKBY 180830Z
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AL BOLO NESLYHO.
2. L 19 SEP 1978 ·
TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.1105 OF 16 SEPTEMBER 78.
FOR MACLAREN, HK+G DEPT, FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL.
1. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE FOLLOWING MY TELEPHONE
CONVERSATION WITH YOU YESTERDAY EVENING AND FOR ALL THAT YOU
ARE DOING TO HELP US.
2. I HAVE SPOKEN TO DENYS ROBERTS WHO FEELS THE BEST COURSE
WILL BE FOR ME TO COME TO LONDON FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING 16 OCTOBER.
WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL GIVE SIR BASIL HALL A REASONABLE TIME
WITHIN WHICH TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE SUITABLE CANDIDATES. I COULD
THEN DISCUSS THEM WITH HIM AND, SUBJECT TO HIS VIEWS, POSSIBLY
MEET SCME IN A PRELIMINARY WAY.
3. WE NEED AS BROAD A SEARCH AS SIR BASIL HALL THINKS SENSIBLE
AT THIS STAGE, WITH A VIEW PERHAPS TO SOME NARROWING OF THE FIELD
DURING MY OCTOBER VISIT.
4. OUR INTENTION IS THAT DENYS ROBERTS AND I WILL CONDUCT FORMAL
INTERVIEWS DURING THE WEEK BEGINNING NOVEMBER 13. I NEED TO BE IN
A POSITION TO PROVIDE HIM IN ADVANCE WITH DETAILS OF THE CANDIDATES
WHOM I SHALL HAVE AGREED WITH SIR BASIL HALL IN OCTOBER.
5. WE RECOGNISE THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE PERHAPS ALL THE BACKGROUND
ON THE JOB AND THE KIND OF MAN NEEDED THAT IS NECESSARY, BUT DENYS
ROBERTS DOES NOT FAVOUR A VISIT BY ME FOR THE PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OF BRIEFING SIR BASIL HALL ON THIS. 1 SHALL HOWEVER TELEPHONE
JOHN FREELAND DURING THE MORNING (YOUR TIME) OF TUESDAY 19 SEPTEMER
TO SEE HOW I CAN HELP IN THIS REGARD.
6. 1 SHALL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME .
WITH SIR BASIL HALL ON MONDAY, 16 OCTOBER.
MACLEHOSE
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