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put ourselves in the hands of Establishment Officers and
lose, initially, direct access to the individual
candidate.
3. If you agree I should be happy to sound the Civil
ServiceDepartment on the idea. As with the heavier gun, its
success would of course depend partly on a broad
objective (but not painfully precise) description of
the job(s) under consideration, and it follows that we
should aim to avoid later redirection of candidates
selected to jobs other than those specified.
let me have your views.
Please
4. None of this would affect arrangements for
secondments between HM Diplomatic Service and the
Hong Kong Government Service which we shall continue
to handle on an ad hoc basis.
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