MR DAVID KENNETH HAY DALE CBE
Mr Dale was born on 27 January 1927 and educated at Dorchester Grammar School. He joined the Indian Army in 1944 and was commissioned in 1945. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1948 and served in Germany, Kenya, Uganda and Malaya until 1959, retiring with the rank of Captain.
He joined the Colonial Service in 1960 and served as a District Officer in Kenya until 1964 when he was transferred to the New Hebrides. He served first as Assistant Secretary (Establish- ments) and then as a District Agent and Secretary of the Natural Resources Committee before becoming Senior Assistant Secretary (Establishments) of the Anglo-French Condominium in 1970. He was seconded to the Seychelles in 1973 as Secretary in the Ministry of Aviation, Communications and Works and in 1974 became Deputy Governor. He held this post until Independence in 1976 when he became Secretary to the President and to the Cabinet of the new Republic. His services were terminated after the coup in 1977 removed the then President from office. He has been serving in the FCO (Grade DS5) on contract terms since September 1977 as head of the Dependent Territories Section of West Indian and Atlantic Department.
Mr Dale was awarded the CBE in the New Year Honours 1976.
He is married (his wife is Polish) with one adult son.
Mr Dale is a keen, intelligent and hard-working officer with a forceful and energetic personality and sound judgement, who enjoys good relations with colleagues and subordinates. Reporting on his work in the Seychelles in 1973 the then Governor, Sir Bruce Greatbatch, said that he had been impressed by his drive, his personality and his ability to coordinate and guide the work of Heads of Department. He thought he was a very good administrator. In 1977, Sir Bruce, then Head of the Development Division in the Caribbean, strongly recommended him for a Governorship. During his service in WIAD over the last eighteen months, Mr Dale has, according to Mr Duff his Head of Department, fulfilled splendidly the high hopes which were placed in him and has provided invaluable advice on many aspects of Dependent Territories administration. In negoti- ations with the ultra-difficult Turks and Caicos Ministers, he has shown great patience, flexibility and humour. He combines firmness with great gentleness and has a sensitive political nose for what is possible. Mr Duff considers that he would make a first-class Governor.
STAFF IN CONFIDENCE INDIV