CONTADENCE
Mr Fifoot
HONG KONG PUISNE JUDGE VACANCIES
Sir James McPetrie will not be in the Office until Wednesday and he has
telephoned the following message for you from Edinburgh. The despatch says
that Mr Morley-John is considered to be the best candidate, but his latest
confidential report would hardly seem to bear out this statement that he is the
Either you just accept the Governor's recommendation or else
best candidate.
you point out the latest confidential report to the Governor, draw his attention
to it and ask him to submit an up-to-date assessment of Mr Morley-John paying
particular attention to the criticisms in the last report, which is 1969. You
should go ahead on this basis and it is for you and Mr Laird to decide whether
you will just accept the Governor's nomination or whether you first ask for an
up-to-date report.
10 May 1971
Marie Laurence
STAFF IN CONFIDENCE