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(A)

TIME IS ALLOWED FOR SLEVIN TO TAKE SOME LEAVE BEFORE MENRY'S DEPARTURE WHICH SHOULD, THEREFORE, NOT BE BEFORE END

OF DECEMBER,

(B) HENRY IS RETURNED FOR DUTY HERE IN TIME TO FIND HIS FEET BEFORE TAKING OVER FROM SLEVIN, 1.E BEFORE END OF SEPTEMBER 1978.

4. THESE TIMINGS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR TELEGRAM, IF THERE IS SOME UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT THAT MAKES HENRY'S DEPARTURE BEFORE THE END OF DECEMBER ESSENTIAL THE GAP COULD BE PLUGGED, HOWEVER I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A FIRM ASSURANCE THAT IN ANY EVENT HE WOULD BE RETURNED HERE BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER 1978.

5. IN ACCEPTING, HENRY ASSUMES THAT HIS NET EMOLUMENTS WILL BE NOT LESS THAN THOSE HE IS RECEIVING AT PRESENT AND THAT OTHERWISE HE WOULD NOT BE OUT OF POCKET. PERHAPS ONE OF YOUR STAFF COULD WRITE

TO HIM DIRECT ABOUT DETAILS.

MACLEHOSE

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RHOD DEPT

HK&GD

OPA

MR MANSFIELD

MR WEIR

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