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ONS 460 IRMEDIATE

CYPHER CAT A

FM HONG KONG 051843Z

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.14 OF 5 JANUARY 78

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON,

HKK 382/1

2

MY TELNO.6 TO HONGAID AND HONGAID'S TELNO,161

POLICE ADVISERS, ANNOUNCEMENT.

No

14

J

1. WE DO NOT PROPOSE ANNOUNCEMENT TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC TERMS OF REFERENCE, BUT PREFER A FAIRLY FULL ACCOUNT OF WHAT THE TEAM

WILL DO. THIS SEEMS PREFERABLE TO THE VERY SHORT AND GENERAL

TERMS OF REFERENCE IN PARA.6 OF HONGAID TEL OF 22 DECEMBER WHICH

WOULD ONLY HAVE HAD TO BE AMPLIFIED IN EXPLANATION TO THE

PRESS, POLICE AND ICAC. IF ASKED WHAT THE TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE WE SHALL SAY THAT THE TEAM WILL ACT AS IN PARAS B TO F OF

THE ANNOUNCEMENT,

2. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WE PROPOSE IS:-

POLICE SPECIAL ADVISERS.

A SMALL HOME OFFICE TEAM OF SPECIAL ADVISERS WILL ARRIVE

IN HONG KONG ON 17 JANUARY. IT WILL CONSIST OF THREE OFFICERS

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR CRANE WHO IS ONE OF H.M INSPECTORS

OF CONSTABULARY, THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM ARE CHIEF

SUPERINTENDENT........*.. OF THE INSPECTORS OF CONSTABULARY

OFFICE AND CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT..

OF THE METROPOLITAN

POLICE.

B. THE TEAM WILL ADVISE AND ASSIST THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IN THE ORGANISATION AND OPERATION OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO DISCIPLINE, THE RELATIONS WITH THE ICAC, STAFF MANAGEMENT AND MORALE, CHAIN OF COMMAND AND CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION AT ALL LEVELS, SOURCES AND STANDARDS OF RECRUITMENT, AND ANY OTHER MATTERS THE TEAM CONSIDERS RELEVANT

TO THE FOREGOING,

C2 THE TEAM WILL ALSO ADVISE AND ASSIST THE COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION ON THE RELATIONS OF ICAC WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICES AND PARTICULARLY THE POLICE FORCE AND IGAC PROCEDURES.

CONFIDENTIAL

/D.