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1. I SPOKE YESTERDAY TO LUCAS ON ANOTHER MATTER AND HE TOLD ME THAT

HE HAD GIVEN DSYOU ESTABLISHMENT'S APPROVAL BY TELEPHONE BEFORE

YOUR DEPARTURE FOR THE LEVEL OF FEES PROPOSED BY LORD KINDERSLEY

AT LUNCH ON 24 AUGUST. YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE PER DIEM

RATES OF POUNDS STERLING 500 FOR DIRECTORS, POUNDS STERLING 400

FOR ASSISTANT DIRECTORS AND POUNDS STERLING 300 FOR MANAGERS.

LUCAS FURTHER TOLD ME THAT YOU WOULD BE SPEAKING TO GEMMILL IN

ORDER TO CLEAR THIS UP QUICKLY.

2. IN YOUR MINUTE ON THIS SUBJECT YOU ENVISAGED A LETTER FROM

LIPPITT TO KINDEDRSLEY REPLYING TO HIS OF 1 JUNE WHICH FIRST

RAISED THE MATTER. LUCAS WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A COPY OF LIPPIT'S

LETTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF ITS VALUE TO HIM IN SETTING

LAZARD'S FEE IN ANOTHER AREA WITH WHICH HE IS CONCERNED. HAVE YOU

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LIPPIT'S SIGNATURE ON HIS RETURN?

KENNEDY AND DONKIN'S FEES

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JOHN THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S VERBAL AGREEMENT TO PAY FOR K AND D'S

PRESENCE IN HONG KONG HAS BEEN FORMALLY CONFIRMED.

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