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5.
MISS DEAS REPORTED THORNTON'S ADVICE, ALREADY KNOWN TO
YOU, THAT THIS ADVISER'S POST SHOULD BE ADVERTISED. I EXPLAINED
THAT IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAD PROBABLY RULED OUT
ADVERTISING BECAUSE OF ITS LIKELY REPERCUSSIONS IN HONG KONG.
HOWEVER, I MUST SAY, THAT VIEWED STRICTLY WITHIN THE CONTEXT
OF A U.K. RECRUITMENT, ADVERTISEMENT MAY WELL BE THE BEST MEANS
OF PICKING UP A SUITABLE CANDIDATE WHO WOULD NOT BE AS INTERESTED
IF THE JOB WERE MENTIONED PURELY BY WORD OF MOUTH.
6.
I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST THAT IT WOULD BE WORTH REVIEWING
THE SALARY LEVEL OF THE ADVISER. THIS WAS A POINT OF DIFFICULTY
FOR GROVES HIMSELF WHO THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
THE SALARY OF THE DIRECTOR AND HIS DEPUTIES. GROVES HAD OTHER
DIFFICULTIES WHICH WOULD PRECLUDE HIS RETAINING ANY INTEREST IN
AN ADVISER'S POST EVEN AT A HIGHER SALARY, LEAVING ASIDE OUR OWN
VIEW THAT HE WAS NOT IN ANY CASE SUFFICIENTLY WELL QUALIFIED.
HOWEVER, I WOULD VENTURE TO SUGGEST THAT YOU MAY HAVE SOME
DIFFICULTIES AND FRICTION IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND IF THE ADVISER
IS ON A PAR WITH THE DEPUTIES BOTH AS REGARDS STATUS AND SALARY,
BUT HIS ADVICE MAY WELL BE USED BY THE DIRECTOR TO OVERRULE
PREVAILING ADVICE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. I AM SURE YOU HAVE
THOUGHT OF THIS ALREADY, BUT I FELT THAT I SHOULD MENTION IT
SINCE SCOTT'S LETTER GAVE US VERY FEW DETAILS AS TO HOW THE
ADVISER WOULD FIT IN.
STK/LY
CYPHER
(S.T. Kidd)