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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 1088 OF 26TH SEPTEMBER, 1973.

MY TELMO 1 TO MALTA.

FOLLOWING FOR MACOUN, OVERSEAS POLICE ADVISER.

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WITH REFERENCE TO PARAGRAPHS 10 AND 11 OF MY TEL UNDER REFERENCE

GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOW DISCUSS WHETHER WILLIAMSON WOULD BE

INTERESTED. PROVIDED HE WILL WORK WITH PRENDERGAST I AM KEEN TO

SECURE HIM OR SOMEONE OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCE.

TERMS WOULD BE AS FOR PRENDERGAST EXCEPT THAT SALARY WOULD BE

LESS, AND I DO NOT THINK SHOULD EXCEED. HK DOLLARS 9, ØØØ

PER MONTH. AIR PASSAGES WOULD BE ECONOMY.

2. IF REACTION SATISFACTORY PLEASE TRY TO ARRANGE PROPOSED MEETING

ON 22ND OCTOBER: DETAILS COULD BE FIXED UP WITH SLEVIN IN VIENNA.

3. WILLIAMSON COULD NOT BE EQUAL WITH PRENDERGAST. THE LATTER WOULD

HAVE TO BE THE BOSS. PERHAPS THE POSITION COULD BE SMUDGED, IF YOU THINK DESIRABLE AND SLEVIN AND PRENDERGAST AGREE BY WILLIAMSON

BEING DESCRIBED AS 'ADVISER TO THE COMMISSION'.

4. PLEASE ALSO DISCUSS WITH PRENDERGAST AND SLEVIN PROVISION FROM

THE MET OF A MORE JUNIOR OFFICER FAMILIAR WITH FRAUD AND CORRUPTION

WORK, AND LET ME HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS..

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