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Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1

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A S Baker, Esq, OBE DFC

Home Office

Whitehall

London SW 1

Telephone 01-

Your reference

Our reference

Date

14 June 1974

Dan Baker,

DIRECTOR OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION HONG KONG

1.

I have now heard from the Secretary of the Civil Service in Hong Kong that they would like to proceed with the possibility of appointing Detective Chief Superintendent Howell to this vacancy. I am sure this is a wise decision.

2. Hong Kong have made two further requests set out in the attached telegram No. 636. These are that Howell should be interviewed by a Board chaired by the Hong Kong Commissioner in London; and that meanwhile the search for other candidates should be put into abeyance.

I would be

3. You told me that you would like a written request to make Chief Superintendent Howell available for interview. very grateful if you could now agree.

Yours ever

Askew Sho

A C Stuart

Hong Kong and Indian Ocean Dept.

cc: Mr S T Kidd

Hong Kong Govt. Office

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