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AS THE LONDON UNIVERSITY IS ONLY PREPARED TO RELEASE DR. BAKER ON NO-PAY LEAVE FOR A PERIOD OF 18 MONTHS FROM APRIL 1974, (HE WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN BEFORE OCTOBER 1975 FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR) IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT DR. BAKER SHOULD TAKE UP APPOINTMENT IN HONG KONG DURING THE FIRST WEEK IN APRIL. SUBJECT TO YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS RECOMMENDATION, THE O.D.A. IS REQUESTED, BY COPY OF THIS TELEGRAM, TO OFFER DR. BAKER APPOINTMENT AS ADVISER ON CHINESE LANGUAGE TRAINING ON AGREEMENT FOR 18 MONTHS AT HONG KONG DOLLARS 7,700 PER

MONTH.

PLEASE TELEGRAPH YOUR REPLY SOONEST AND COPY IT TO 0.D.A.

A NOTIFICATION (G.F. 117) OF THE ABOVE VACANCY IS BEING. SENT TO YOU BY SEPARATE DESPATCH.

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