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Governor, Belize
It was
5. The Board were advised that it was desirable for the present Governor, Mr P D McEntee, to see in a new Government after the elections due in Belize towards the end of this year. agreed that the Secretary of State should be advised to recommend to The Queen that his term should be extended until the end of 1979 or early 1980, the exact date to be decided later.
6. The Board agreed that the Secretary of State be advised to recommend to The Queen that Mr JP I Hennessy should replace Mr McEntee as Governor of Belize. Both the recommended candidates were regarded as well qualified, but the Board felt that
Mr Hennessy had the more relevant experience. The Board noted that Mr Hennessy had expressed a clear preference for the Belize post rather than the Governorship of the Falkland Islands for which he would also have been a credible candidate.
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Governor, Falkland Islands
7. The Board agreed that the Secretary of State be advised to recommend to The Queen that Mr R M Hunt should replace Mr JR W Parker as Governor of the Falkland Islands. The Board took the
view that Mr Hunt's temperament and his HMOCS background made him the more suitable of the two candidates considered.
Item 3: Governor, Montserrat
8. The Board agreed that the Secretary of State be advised to recommend to The Queen that Mr D K H Dale should replace Mr G W
Jones as Governor, Montserrat. The Board considered that both the recommended candidates had strong claims to this appointment but that Mr Dale had the edge over Mr Wallace, particularly because of his greater experience in financial and economic
matters.
Item 4: see above
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