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FM FCO
TO TELELETTER HONG KONG
TELELETTER NFR
OF 14163OZ
JANUARY 92
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FROM P F RICKETTS, HKD
TO J M SHANNON, SECURITY BRANCH HONG KONG
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VISIT BY MR ALISTAIR MUNRO, NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TELELETTER OF 13 JANUARY.
ALISTAIR MUNRO CAME IN TO SEE ME ON 14 JANUARY. HE GAVE ME A BACKGROUND BRIEFING PAPER ON THE WORK OF HIS TERRORIST FINANCE UNIT, AND ALSO A NOTE WITH MORE DETAILED TOPICS TO BE COVERED DURING HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG, AS WELL AS A LIST OF PEOPLE HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. THIS COINCIDED ALMOST EXACTLY WITH THE LIST YOU GAVE ME ON THE TELEPHONE.
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HE WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD MAKE UP A PROGRAMME ON THIS BASIS. HE INTENDS TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON 12 MARCH (IE LEAVING LONDON ON 11 MARCH). HE WOULD LIKE 13 MARCH KEPT FREE FOR SETTLING IN AND WOULD MUCH WELCOME AN INITIAL CONTACT WITH RHKP ON 14 MARCH, PERHAPS WITH A HARBOUR TOUR IF POSSIBLE TO ORIENT HIMSELF.
4. HE IS THEN HAPPY FOR YOU TO WORK HIM AS HARD AS YOU LIKE FOR THE PERIOD 16 AM21 MARCH. HE WILL LEAVE FOR AUSTRALIA ON 22
MARCH.
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5. I AM FAXING TO YOU THE PAPERS HE LEFT WITH ME. THESE GIVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT HE HOPES TO ACHIEVE. IN PARTICULAR HE IS LOOKING FOR ANY NEW IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES WHICH HE CAN USE IN NORTHERN IRELAND. IN RETURN HE IS HAPPY TO BRIEF HIS INTERLOCUTERS ON THE NORTHERN IRELAND EXPERIENCE. HE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO MEET THE CHIEF SECRETARY. COULD YOU KINDLY BOOK HIM A SUITABLE HOTEL (I SUGGEST THE WHARNEY HOTEL OR SOMETHING EQUIVALENT). IF YOU COULD LET ME HAVE A DRAFT PROGRAMME IN DUE COURSE I WILL PASS THIS TO HIM.
SIGNED: P F RICKETTS
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