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IMMEDIATE

CYPHER CAT/A

FM HONG KONG 22014ØZ

CONFIDENTIAL

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REGISTRY NO.52

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2 20CT 1974

Лаккура

TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 1845 OF 22 OCTOBER. 1974

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YOUR TELEGRAMS NUMBERS 888 AND 896: GODBER.

•WE HAD APPRECIATED THE POSITION SET OUT IN PARAGRAPHS 2

TO 6 OF YOUR NO 888.

AND

2. THE MINUTE SIGNED BY WRIGHT-NOOTH HAS BEEN COPIED BY GUNSTON TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL OTHER EXTRACTS FROM THE

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE'S CONFIDENTIAL FILE ON DOCUMENTS ON FILE CP/CON/183/25. GUNSTON CONFIRMS THAT HE NOW HAS COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS REQUESTED BY HIS PRINCIPALS. HE KNOWS OF NO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF A FILE IN ITS

ENTIRETY.

3. PRENDERGAST WILL BRING

CONFIDENTIAL FILE, HIS

CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS FILE AND FILE CP/CON/183/25. WE WOULD NOT WISH TO CLAIM PRIVILEGE ON ANYTHING IN

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WOULD NOT WANT DISCLOSURE OF EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION ON CAPABILITIES OF OTHER OFFICERS CONTAINED IN CP/CON/183/25 WITHOUT CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO POSSIBLE CLAIMS OF PRIVILEGE.

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