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TIMEDIATE

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 080636Z

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO

CONFIDENTIAL

ARGISTRY No.51

-9 OCT 1973

AKKIIN

8TH OCTOBER, 1973.

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FOLLOWING FOR MACOUN FROM MACLEHOSE.

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MY TELNO 1088 TO FCO AND TELNO 1 TO VALLETTA.

WILLIAMSON AND PRENDERGAST.

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I NOW PROPOSE TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR ANTI- CORRUPTION IN THE COURSE OF MY LEG-CO SPEECH ON 17TH OCTOBER. 1 WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THE NAMES OF PRENDERGAST AND WILLIAMSON AT THE SAME TIME, IF THIS PROVES POSSIBLE WE WILL BRIEF

THEM ON HOW THEY SHOULD DEAL WITH PRESS ENQUIRIES.

2. I THEREFORE VERY MUCH HOPE IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN ACCEPT- ANCE IN PRINCIPLE FROM WILLIAMSON ON 11TH OCTOBER, OR AT ANY

RATE BY 15 OCTOBER AT LATEST, THOUGH CLEARLY THERE WILL BE LOOSE ENDS TO BE TIED UP THEREAFTER, TARGET DATE FOR HIS ARRIVAL SHOULD

BE AGREED WITH PRENDERGAST,

3. WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOME DISCRETION AS TO THE SALARY OFFERED, PARTICULARLY SINCE WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS RECEIVING

IN THE HOME OFFICE. IF NECESSARY YOU WOULD GO TO HK DOLLARS

10,700 PER MONTH.

I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A REPORT BY TELEGRAM AFTER YOUR

MEETINGG ON 11TH OCTOBER.

MACLEHOSE

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