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Mr Rushford
(Legal Advisers)
ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION IN HONG KONG
1. You will remember that the Governor hopes to be able to secure the services of several members of the British Police Force to join the new Anti-Corruption Commission in Hong Kong. It has been decided that the best way to proceed would be for a senior police officer experienced in the anti-corruption field to pay a visit to Hong Kong to look at the problems; to decide upon the type and calibre of staff needed; and on his return to London to advice on suitable dates for these posts. In his telegram no 1483 of 20 December 1973 the Governor asks if we would approach the Home Office with a view to arranging such a visit which ideally should take place early in March.
Mr Stuart therefore wrote to the Home Office on 31 December and has now received the attached reply.
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3. We should be grateful for your advice on the question of the provision of a form of indemnity to protect the 2 officers concerned in case of injury or worse during their visit to Hong Kong. The form of indemnity provided by the Home Office is regularly used by the DTI when sending police officers overseas and was recently used by Western European Department in connection with a visit of 2 police officers to Holland. WED papers on this question are attached. In WED's case, they cleared the form of indemnity with the Treasury since if a claim were made under it the FCO would have to pay. In our case however the Hong Kong Government would presumably bear any costs which arose. If you agree I suggest there is no need to clear this with the Treasury.
4. I should be grateful for any comments and to know whether you agree with the attached draft letter to the Home Office and draft telegram to Hong Kong.
5 February 1974
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Th Stuart
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P.M. Kelly
FM Kelly (Miss) Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department
objection
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