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TO PRIORITY GOV HUNG KONG TEL NO. 961 OF 28/9/INFO VALLETTA,

YOUR TEL NO 1 TO MALTA AND 1983 TO FCO.

FROM STEWART.

1. MACOUN AND HIS DEPUTY HICKS ARE AWAY UNTIL 10 OCTOBER.

MACOUN WILL BE AT INTERPOL MEETING WHERE HE WILL MEET SLEVIN.

THEREAFTER HE WILL BE AWAY AGAIN FROM 22-26 OCTOBER. WE ARE

SENDING COPIES OF YOUR TELEGRAMS TO HIM IN VIENNA.

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DO YOU WISH US TO APPROACH WILLIAMSON IN MACOUN'S ABSENCE, AND TO SUGGEST ANOTHER DATE FOR THE MEETING WITH PRENDERGAST?

IN VIEW OF DELICACY OF DISCUSSIONS WITH WILLIAMSON, YOU MAY PREFER

TO WAIT UNTIL MACOUN'S RETURN.

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