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It almost backfires on M spectacularly, as Fallon seems to have formed an uneasy alliance with the Hong Kong narcotics agents, who end up delivering Bond to Fallon. Also, he knows what Bond is capable of, and may believe there's no chance for Fallon to stop Bond. He doesn't pull Fallon off of Bond however, though this may be due to the fact that he's trying to cover his arse within government channels. This is only vaguely hinted at in the film, but after M hands her the note, Moneypenny does immediately pick up the phone and ask to be transferred to Q Branch. Also, the novelization makes it clear that the memo we see M hand Moneypenny in the film is an order for Q to go on leave and travel to Ithsmus City to help Bond. In the scene with Moneypenny, as is in the film, M says, "He has to be stopped." The novelization adds the line, "Or helped," from M. It's more clearly defined in the novelization that M actually decides to help Bond.
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I think he may have a job for you."), and M's done a similar ploy at least once before. Alternative Character Interpretation: Was M truly against Bond's whole vendetta, or was he just putting on a show while covertly sending Bond as much help (via Q and his gadgets) as he could get away with? This, admittedly, suggests that Kwang and his unit were acting wholly independent of his orders (or even knowledge) on the other hand, it would explain why Bond seems so Easily Forgiven at the end ("M called.