TNAG-0815-FCO40-1021-Visit-of-police-advisers-to-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 133

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PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING TELEGRAM TO HONG KONG

BEGINS

IMMEDIATE

SECRET

CHRISTIAN 001

FOR MARCH FROM STEWART

1.

YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE THAT A HOME OFFICE TEAM, LED BY CRANE, AN INSPECTOR OF CONSTABULARY, WILL BE IN HONG KONG FROM 17 JANUARY TO LOOK AT THE POLICE AND ICAC.

2. WE HAVE TOLD CRANE THAT, IF HE NEEDS TO

SEND MATERIAL, EITHER BY TELEGRAM OR BAG,

WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, HE SHOULD CONTACT YOU. AT PRESENT CRANE BELIEVES SUCH A NEED WILL NOT ARISE.

ENDS

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SENT AT 12/1857Z DP RECD AT 12/1857Z V TOM