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9. IT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC OUR DECISIONS ON THE BLAIR-KERR RECOMMENDATIONS: AS THESE WILL

INEVITABLY APPEAR WEAK WHEN COMPARED WITH WHAT WAS PROPOSED.

THERE IS A DANGER THAT WE SHALL BE CRITICIZED FOR NOT BEING SUFFICIENTLY RUTHLESS, BUT A BALANCE HASS TO BE KEPTT AND WE MUST ENSURE THAT LOYAL AND HONEST OFFICERS ARE NOT AFFRONTED AND THAT

THE POSSIBILITIES OF VICTIMISATION ARE REDUCED.

10.

WE HAVE CONSULTED THE STAFF ASSOCIATIONS ON THE UNRELATED AMENDMENTS TO CRS 54(5), 58 AND 59(3) WHICH WERE SUGGESTED IN OUR LETTER REF. EBCR L/M 186/72 DATED 13TH JULY 1973, TO WHICH

STUART REPLIED IN HIS LETTER REF. HK 18/8 DATED 29TH AUGUST 1973. ASSOCIATIONS EXPRESSED DOUBTS ABOUT THESE PROPOSALS BUT WE NEVERTHE- LESS WISH TO PURSUE THEM, SUBJECT TO THE MODIFICATIONS SUGGESTED BY STUART IN HIS ABOVE-MENTIONED LETTER. PERHAPS YOU WOULD ADVISE US OF THE PRECISE FORM THESE AMENDMENTS SHOULD TAKE,

1. OUR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY ORDINANCE

WILL BE DEALTH WITH SEPARATELY.

MACLEHO SE

FILES HITID G+GD

LEGAL ADVISERS

CPA

PS/M.2 ROYLE

M2 Youde

SIRA WATSON

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