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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON TELNO.6 OF 3 JANUARY 78,
INFO IMMEDIATE F.C.).
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Leevy
SINCE MY RETURN AND FOLLOWING OUR MEETING ON 29 DECEMBER,
COUNCIL.
1 HAVE CONSULTED EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, WHICH ADVISED IN FAVOUR OF THE VISIT AND GENERAL ORDER OF WORK AS DISCUSSED. ALSO BROADLY AGREED TERMS OF REFERENCE, BUT I WILL BE TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY LATER THIS WEEK ABOUT THESE AND ABOUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT. INSOFAR AS THERE ARE PROBLEMS THEY ARE PARTLY LOCAL AND PRESENTATIONAL.
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P. I SHOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON 10 JANUARY, THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE PRESS INTEREST HERE, I INTEND TO GIVE A BACKGROUND BRIEFING TO THE PRESS ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE. C.P WOULD ADVISE THE FORCE SHORTLY BEFORE THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT, DO YOU CONSIDER IT NECESSARY TO MAKE ANY ANNOUNCEMENT IN LONDON ? IF SO, THE MOST CONVENIENT TIME WOULD BE 1020Z OR 1800 HOURS HONG KONG TIME.
3. PLEASE LET ME HAVE CURRICULAEM VITAE OF THREE OFFICERS, PARTICULARLY OF CRANE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
4. PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR THE TEAM. THE VARIOUS REPORTS FOR
THESE INCLUDE WHICH CRANE ASKED WERE SENT TO YOU TO-DAY, THE DRAFT FOLICE ANALYSIS OF EVENTS, CHARTS OF BOTH THE POLICE AND ICAC ORGANISATION, COPIES OF ANNUAL REPORTS.
5. WE ALL AGREE CRANE'S FIRST STEP SHOULD BE TO ESTABLISH THE COURSE OF THE EVENTS OF LATE OCTOBER AND EARLY NOVEMBER, THEREAFTER HE CAN CONSIDER HOW TO SET ABOUT HIS MAIN TASK.
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