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24 February 1,73
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I hesitate to comment on Alan Arthur's draft ly to relie Jackson's letter about Ton; Fon; tizens in XIX and the unerally, partly buz we there is :othin: special scout 100 in Vis pro-low an' partly because we have not seen Jackson's letter l I gather it has also been temporarily milail in 270.
However by imediate reqɔti ʼn way to dign wes with the reasoning in paragraphs 4 and 5. I should have thought that, en they count towards our quota and have none of their own (and can scarcely movile a thrust to the ambiti mis of British staff in view of the small populatio of the remaining Dependent Territories)7, IN sterf of Depen lent Teritoryogin should be trental by us all aquaro with staff of United Fugdon origin, the only excdytiễn boing unle Where there was a clear differance of interest se woon de Pui tish and the Dapondent Territory in the job in question (eGE! jor dealing withe istematical toxtile tralo),
In such a argcial 38 our sup ørt for a condilate 71 ht not be forthcoming in the sine way as it would not be if we felt that a British candidate placed other interests thun ti ose of the UY abeve Mor. of Britain. is to the suggestion that the appointent or uronotion of Hong Kong nationals
A Mina, should not be backed by us because it al At s'rin om elations
this seems not me ely to be orring on the side of caution, 10 your draft suggests, but being fanciful.
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As I said to Shona Falconer you have several times spelt out our policy on U N staffing as a wholə to the Representati e at Viena and any ca e to amend the third paragraph of the art, Wit aurives, to expl.in. that the well known policies am being treated for complema, 3 Ye.
RG Pettitt
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