CODE 18 - 77
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Reference........
STAFFING THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES IN THE 1980s
Folio 19: Letter from Mr Watson, Turks and Caicos
Requirement will be for Governor plus Chief Secretary or Financial Secretary. Nor requirement for legal or judicial staff. Does not think DS officers with only district experience in HMOCS would be
at a disadvantage. But favours DT postinga at 1 Sec level for DS
officers.
Folio 22:
Letter from Mr Russell, Caymans
Feels that DS Governors lack the 'sixth sense' of an experienced
dependency administrator. Management of ExCo or Council of Ministers,
public service management, budgetary knowledge etc and trying to be
better politician than the politicians still essence of job. Why not
use HMOCS officers to age 60 and reintroduce 5 year tours? Or if DS
officers used, create post of 'Inspector-General'. Caymans will
require British judge (CJ) and AG. Approves of seconding HK officers
to FCO DT desks.
Folio 25:
دادن
Letter from Sir B Great batch, DevDiv Bridgetown
HMOCS officers should continue to 60 like DS. Average diplomat without
Colonial experience of limited value in DT. What is needed is:
a) knowledge of how machine works - more than his Ministers;
b) instinct - better politician than other politicians must not stand on dignity as diplomats must sometimes do; c) must be trusted by
Ministers and not ruin this by having to insist on finance for
Govt House etc rulings should come in writing from London;
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d) must be trained to take decisions executive action in DS
restricted. There should be enough suitable material available
including ex-HMOCS DS officers (several have HQ experience as well
as field).
What about ODM officers with colonial experience? Disagree with para 8 of paper - what is need is colonial experience of persuading
and blarneying people into doing right thing.
about running country than ministers.
Governor must know more
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