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SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
No.
Recommendation
Para No.
PART I
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The Head of department should be given a clear formal responsibility for formulating and coordinating policy, including personnel and financial policy, and for coordinating aid policy for the Dependent Territories
The Administrative, Legal and Judicial Staffing section should for the present remain with the General section in the Dependent Territories Division and not be absorbed in Curtis Green but should maintain the closest possible contact with all three FCO Personnel departments
The Assistant's post should be abolished
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Responsible department
Gibraltar & General dept
10
Gibraltar & General dept
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PPD
PART II
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The Head of Gibraltar and General department should explore with the Head of Research department the possibility of Research department assistance in planning for the new phase of accelerated decolonisation
General section should be responsible for initiating and coordinating policy papers on Dependent Territories' affairs and for forward thinking and planning
Gibraltar and General dept
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Gibraltar and General dept
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One DS 7E post should be added to the establishment of General section; officers should be expected to serve a full tour in the General section
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PPD
POD
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Miss Swan's post dealing with ILO work should be flexibly graded DS 6/7
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PPD
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The two posts in General section dealing 16 with ILO work should be returned to form part of the Overseas Labour Adviser's department
Gibraltar and General dept
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