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when he can be persuaded to write but he is too
often unwilling to share his problems with us and
only tells us of them when they are over and
perhaps past proper handling. He did not handle
well the Civil Service salaries dispute last
autumn nor the appointment of Nominated Members
to the Legislative Council after the General Election
in November mainly, I think, from lack of technical
know-how and gumption. He has been understandably
hurt and bewildered by the venom shown by the two
deputations (one of which I witnessed in January)
by the family of the man murdered by Greenaway.
needs a break badly and should be recalled for con-
sultations in April.
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Mr Wyn Jones does not want an extension of his tour
which is due to finish about next January. However,
he is not so unhappy as to wish his appointment
foreshortened.
His wife Ruth is a sensible, very
likable, low-key Welsh lass who gives him splendid
support, much of it with her sleeves rolled up in a
Victorian kitchen."
"Mr Strong I had a brief word in Bridgetown in January
about Mr Strong's future and the offer (made against
my advice by POD) that if he found Grand Turk irksome
he could expect to move to the Cayman Islands when
Mr Russell left. Mr Strong had two comments:
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