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TO IMMEDIATE VALETTA TELNO 3 OF 17TH OCTOBER, 1973. INFO ROUTINE

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PLEASE TELL PRENDERGAST THAT WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE

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IN A SPEECH AT 0700 GNT TODAY :--

'VE ARE APPOINTING IMMEDIATELY MR. JOHN PRENDERGAST TO. BE

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. HIS RECORD AS A POLICEMAN IS ONE OF UNBROKEN SUCCESS IN MANY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS, AND HE HAS THE ADVANTAGE

OF EXPERIENCE OF HONG KONG BETWEEN 1960 AND 1966 AS DIRECTOR OF

SPECIAL BRANCH. IN DUE COURSE WE WILL BE APPOINTING ONE OR TWO

MORE FROM UNITED KINGDOM POLICE FORCES, AT DIFFERENT LEVELS, WITH SPECIAL EXPERIENCE OF ANTI-CORRUPTION WORK’.

2. HE MAY BE CONTACTED BY HONG KONG PRESS. IF 50.1 SUGGEST HE TAKES THE LINE THAT HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING HIN HONG KONG AGAIN, TO FACING THIS NEW CHALLENGE, AND TO WORKING WITH JACK CATER, BUT OBVIOUSLY CANNOT COMMENT ON THE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS INVOLVED UNTIL

HE IS IN THE SADDLE,

3. IF ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE SEPARATION OF ANTI-CORRUPTION WORK

FROM THE POLICE AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH HE PROPOSES TO USE POLICE- MEN IN HIS UNIT, I SUGGEST HE SAYS THAT HE FEELS SURE HE CAN COUNT

ON THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE POLICE. SELECTION OF PERSONNEL IS A

MATTER ON WHICH HE CANNOT COMMENT AT THIS POINT.

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PLEASE TELL HIM HOW DELIGHTED 1 AN PERSONALLY THAT HE IS

COMING,

MACLEHOSE

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