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11 JUN1974

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1974

TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 636 OF 11 JUNE INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE (PERSONAL TO KIDD) F C O'PLEASE PASS,

FOR STUART FROM SCOTT.

YOUR LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR OF 28 MAY ABOUT DIRECTOR OF

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, I RECEIVED SAME DAY LETTER FROM WADDELL OF HOME OFFICE SUGGESTING HOWELL PROMOTED TO RANK OF COMMANDER

MIGHT PROVE ACCEPTABLE. THIS SEEMS VERY LIKELY.

2. 1 HAVE DISCUSSED FURTHER WITH SLEVIN. WE SHALL BE GRATEFUL

IF KIDD, MACOUN AND YOURSELF WOULD INTERVIEW HOWELL AND LET US HAVE YOUR ASSESSMENT, DETAILED TERMS OF APPOINTMENT WOULD

FOLLOW IF NOWELL IS SUITABLE. MEANWHILE, THE SEARCH FOR OTHER

CANDIDATES MENTIONED IN MY LETTER TO PETERSON NATURALLY

WOULD NOT PROCEED AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE WRITTEN TO WADDELL ACCORDINGLY, IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF YOU WOULD LET HIM KNOW THE POSITION WHEN YOU RECEIVETHIS TELEGRAM.

3. WE REQUEST KIDD KINDLY TO ARRANGE AND CHAIR THE INTERVIEW

AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE.

4. THE GOVERNOR IS AWARE OF THE FOREGOING.

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