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CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 639 OF 11 JUNE, 1974.
FOR STUART FROM SCOTT.
YOUR TELEGRAMS NOS 540 AND 541.
THE GOVERNOR HAS SEEN YOUR TELEGRAMS AND DIRECTED FOLLOWING
REPLY.
2. WE PROPOSE TO APPOINT TOPLEY AS DIRECTOR AND DO NOT THEREFORE
WISH TO CONSIDER BELL AS A CANDIDATE FOR THAT APPOINTMENT. HE DOES
NOT IN ANY CASE APPEAR TO BE AS STRONG A CANDIDATE AS TOPLEY.
3. GRATEFUL IF O D A WITH KIDD WOULD INTERVIEW GRAVES AND BELL IF
INTERESTED, AND ANY OTHER SUITABLE CANDIDATE FOR ADVISER AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE, SALARY OF ADVISER AS MENTIONED IN MYTEL MODEV 67
IS AS FOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR DOLLARS 10,700 PER MONTH.
4. FURTHER TO PARA 2 ABOVE, THE POST OF DIRECTOR IS NORMALLY FILLED BY PROMOTION OF A DEPUTY DIRECTOR. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE
PRESENT DEPUTY DIRECTORS IS CONSIDERED SUITABLE:
(A) C.J.G. LOWE IS 55 AND IS ALREADY SERVING ON EXTENSION: (B) N.M. HO'S REPORTS SHOW THAT HE DOES A COOD JOB AT HIS
PRESENT LEVEL, BUT HIS PERFORMANCE AS ACTING DIRECTOR WAS ADEQUATE THOUGH WITHOUT DISTINCTION'', SOMETHING MORE THAN THIS IS REQUIRED OF A PERMANENT DIRECTOR, PARTICULARLY IN THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES:
(C) A.J. KINGWELL WAS RECRUITED FOR A SPECIALIST POST IN THE
TECHNICAL FIELD, AND IS NOT CONSIDERED TO HAVE THE QUALITIES OR BACKGROUND NECESSARY FOR THE DIRECTOR'S POST.
Chut 1 HHGO Yeah
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