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ROBERT MARK. HE WOULD BE MOST USEFUL, NOT ONLY IN ADVISING US ON THE METHOD OF RECRUITMENT, LIKELY CANDIDATES, ETC, BUT ALSO POSSIBLY AS A MEMBER OF THE RECRUITMENT BOARD. HOWEVER, PLAINLY
TO SET UP A RECRUITMENT EXERCISE OF THIS NATURE WOULD TAKE A
FEW WEEKS AND IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE CO-OPERATION OF THE HOME
OFFICE AND SIR ROBERT MARK (PARA 3 OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO 194 DATED
18 OCTOBER REFERS) I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SOUND
THEM OUT ON MY PROPOSAL AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO HELP WITH
RECRUITMENT AS I HAVE INDICATED.
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5. SUBJECT TO A FAVOURABLE REACTION, I WOULD PROPOSE WITHIN THE
NEXT WEEK OR SO TO FORWARD TO THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER JOB SPECIFICATION, ETC, SO THAT HE CAN ARRANGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE METROPOLITAN POLICE TO PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE POLICE
REVIEW WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED WOULD PROBABLY ACHIEVE THE WIDEST PROMULGATION AMONGST POTENTIAL CANDIDATES. ONCE THE REACTION TO
THE ADVERTISEMENT IS KNOWN I WOULD PROPOSE TO SEND A MEMBER OF
THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED
IN OUR RECRUITMENT PROGRAMME HERE TO LONDON TO MAKE THE
NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERVIEWS. WHEN THESE HAVE BEEN
ORGANISED I WOULD COME TO LONDON MYSELF TO CHAIR A RECRUITMENT
BOARD.
6. I CANNOT OVER-STRESS THE URGENCY OF THIS EXERCISE. THE
OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT AT THE PRESENT HAS A CONSIDERABLE CASE
LOAD AND THIS IS BUILDING UP. WITH THE PRESENT STAFF I AM HAVING
TO OPERATE ON A VERY LIMITED PRIORITY FRONT. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR
ME TO GET THE NEW RECRUITS FROM THE U.K. INTO POSITION AS
SPEEDILY AS POSSIBLE.
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