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COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO DUBLIN
TELNO 139 18 JULY, 1967
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M.I.P.T. AM SORRY TO HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT LAST WEDNESDAY
GASS REPORTED THAT HE, THE CBF AND HIS ADVISERS HAD HAD TO REMOVE TYRER FROM COMMAND OF HONG KONG POLICE. WE AT ONCE CABLED OUR SUPPORT FOR THIS ACTION. GROUNDS ON WHICH IT HAD TO BE TAKEN WERE CONVEN- IENTLY SET OUT IN SUBSEQUENT TELEGRAM FROM HONG KONG, WHICH I AM REPEATING FOR YOUR INFORMATION IN M.1.F.T.
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TYRER LEFT HONG KONG ON FRIDAY. BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, WITH OUR AGREEMENT, PUT OUT STATEMENT TO EFFECT HE WAS RETURNING FOR CONSULTATIONS WITH COMMONWEALTH OFFICE. ALL TELEGRAMS ON THIS SUBJECT HAVE BEEN TOP SECRET, AND WE ARE TAKING UTMOST PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP STORY FROM PRESS.
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IN RESPONSE TO GASS' REQUEST, TYRER HAS APPLIED FOR PERMISSION TO RETIRE (ALTERNATIVE WOULD HAVE BEEN PROCEEDINGS FOR HIS COMPULSORY RETIREMENT). I HAVE HAD TWO INTERVIEWS WITH HIM SINCE HIS RETURN. HE HAS OBVIOUSLY TAKEN DECISION HARD, AND STILL SEEMS TO BE SUFFERING FROM SENSE OF SHOCK. BUT HE IS BEHAVING WITH DIGNITY AND I DO NOT THINK HE WILL SEEK TO CONTEST DECISION OR DO ANYTHING TO EMBARRASS HONG KONG.
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HE HAS HOWEVER ASKED IF WE COULD TAKE HIM ON IN COMMONWEALTH OFFICE FOR AT LEAST A FEW MONTHS (HE HAS ABOUT FOUR MONTHS LEAVE DUE TO HIM), TO ENABLE HIM TO RETIRE FROM HONG KONG WITH DIGNITY. FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL INFORMATION IT IS LIKELY, SUBJECT TO
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