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5. The other side of the coin As the cloutzoobie and introspective atmosphere of reng - tomme ali ni rorete inland territories. Lven the bast of Governthu ay be exposed to the rík of becoming stele if he is expencur to serve an long es five yan in an island ataongbere of the int. lt la precisely for th16 renson that wo intend to try end een blink 1 month tours under the
18 new bone based administrative same case for 11 territories with the exception of Hong kong, Gibraltar, al human and verrule. whether or not we are successful dr. urin thin, it is already nacopted policy to try and equate Governoza' terms of pervice ob closely as ponuible to thong of made of Lesion in 3:0 Diplometic
to Service. On these greunde alone it would be reasonable to regnod thres rather than five yewre us the normi period of appointrout.
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6. I therefore recommend that ve sunuld work on the begin thet in future the norm for Governors' appointment would be teken ur three years rather then five. This would in no wag pucclude departures from three yeur nora where there was a good case for doing so (ilom! Kom noems an obvious ense in point where it wight be wise to adhere to the old period of five years). lier would it in any way preclude us from offering a Governer originally appointed, for three yours a further extension of office if this seemed desirable. . A clunge in administrative policy on these linen reed not a thina
necessitate eng adjustment to the terms of Colonial seplation No 3 as at prezent worded. or, I believe, need it involve us in soeking the agreement of CUD.
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I have discussed with Ireath, who is in general erecsent.
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Mr Scanlon
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Gibralter t. Genarn Department