TNAG-0408-FCO40-454-Allegations-of-bribery-and-corruption-in-the-Hong-Kong-polic-1973 — Page 10

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CONFIDENTIAL

STAFF IN CONFIDENCE

́S OCT 1973.

NICK

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HKIOD Сора

TO PRIORITY GOV HONG KONG TELNO 002 OF 4 OCTOBER, INFO FCO. PERSONAL FOR CLINTON, DCS, ONLY: YOUR TELNO 001.

FOLLOWING FROM PRENDERGAST.

1. REFERENCE APPOINTMENT TO HONG KONG CAN YOU GIVE ME GUIDANCE QUESTION OF REMOVAL ALLOWANCES. PRESUMABLY AFTER INITIAL PERIOD IN HOTEL FURNISHED ACCOMODATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. I MUST HOWEVER, SEND TO HONG KONG SUCH ITEMS AS LINEN, CROCKERY, CUTLERY ETC. IF SENT BY SEA THESE MAY TAKE MONTHS TO ARRIVE. CAN I HAVE

RECOURSE TO AIR FREIGHT ?

2. ALSO, I MUST PACK, TRANSPORT AND STORE IN U.K. THOSE HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS WHICH WILL NOT BE DISPOSED OF HERE OR SENT TO HONG KONG. (AS I HAD NOT PLANNED TO LEAVE MALTA SO SOON I HAVE NO HOUSE AVAILABLE IN U.K. WHERE MY BELONGINGS CAN BE STORED AND MY HOUSE HERE IS BEING SOLD). THE ESTIMATED COST OF PACKING AND REMOVAL TO U.K. IS JUST OVER £400. THE COST OF STORAGE NOT YET KNOWN BUT WILL PROBABLY BE IN REGION OF 90P PER 100 CUBIC FEET PER WEEK. WILL HONG

KONG HELP ME ON THIS ?

3. AS RECRUITMENT WILL BE FROM MALTA, MY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, I PRESUME FARES FOR SELF AND WIFE WILL BE PAID FROM HERE TO HONG KONG THROUGH LONDON WHERE I WILL BE HAVING CONSULTATIONS WITH SCOTLAND YARD PRIOR TO LEAVING FOR HONG KONG.

4. WHAT WILL BE MY DATE OF APPOINTMENT ? I AM ENDEAVOURING TO REACH HONG KONG BY 1ST DECEMBER.

5. AN EARLY REPLY APPRECIATED.