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TO IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR TELNO 18 OF 8TH NOVEMBER, 1973. AND TO

IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE.

MR. JACK CATER, CURRENTLY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS HAS

BEEN APPOINTED HEAD OF THE NEW INDEPENDENT ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMIIS-

SION. THIS CREATION OF A NEW COMMISSION WAS ANNOUNCED ON OCTOBER 17TH

BY THE GOVERNOR IN HIS ANNUAL LEG. CO. ADDRESS. THE ANTI-CORRUPTION

BRANCH IS CURRENTLY A POLICE UNIT BUT WILL.CEASE TO BE SO ON OR

ABOUT FEBRUARY 1ST, 1974.

2. MR. CATER IS BEING ASSISTED IN HIS TASK OF SETTING UP THE COMMICCION BY MR. TREVOR BEDFORD, A SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, WHO HAS BEEN SECONDED TO THE COMMISSION AS SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO MR. CATER. IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY VALUABLE FOR US HERE IF

BEFORE THE ROLE AND ORGANISATION OF THE COMMISSION IS FINALLY DECIDED, BEDFORD COULD VISIT BOTH SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR TO DISCUSS THE ORGANISATION AND ROLE OF THE ANTI-CORRUPTION BODIES THERE AND ALSO METHODS OF TRAINING, RECRUITMENT AND TERMS OF SERVICE OF OFFICERS EMPLOYED IN THIS WORK FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, WE WOULD

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PREFER THE VISIT BY MR. BEDFORD TO TAKE PLACE AS SOON AS PUSSIBLE AND FATUR TO THE APPOINTMENT OF OTHER KEY STAFF. CLEAR DAYS, MONDAY TO FRIDAY (ARRIVING THE PRECEDING SUNDAY EVENING) WOULD, SUBJECT TO YOUR ADVICE, BE ABOUT THE RIGHT TIME FOR TWO VISITS WITH, SAY, THREE DAYS IN SINGAPORE AND TWO DAYS IN KUALA LUMPUR. WE REGRET THE SHORT NOTICE BUT THE BEST AND ALMOST ONLY DATES FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW ARE 19TH NOVEMBER TO 23RD NOVEMBER, ARRIVING SINGAPORE THE EVENING OF SUNDAY, 18TH NOVEMBER.

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IF ACCEPTABLE TO YOU IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF YOU COULD MAKE THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE GOVERNMENT CONCERNED AND

BOOK HOTEL ACCOMMODATION ETC., AND IF SINGAPORE COULD BOOK A SUITABLE FLIGHT FROM SINGAPORE TO KUALA LUMPUR. WE WOULD BE RESPONS-

IBLE FOR FLIGHT BOOKINGS FROM HERE TO SINGAPORE AND FROM KAULA

LUMPUR TO HONG KONG ONCE THE PROGRAMME IS KNOWN.

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