FUTURE STAFFING OF THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
1.
The only posts to have replied so far are:-
a) High Commissioner, New Zealand (for Pitcairn);
b)
HM Commissioner, Anguilla;
c)
Governor, Gibraltar;
d)
Deputy Governor, Bermuda;
e) Secretary for the Civil Service, Hong Kong.
2. Generally, the reaction to the paper and its proposals was favour- able. Bermuda alone expressed strong opposition (see Flags A and B for
references).
3. Main points which caused comment were:
a)
b)
c)
The Diplomatic Service as the prime source
It seemed to be generally accepted (except by Mr Lloyd) that the Diplomatic Service was the most logical source; but the Governor of Gibraltar thought that experience in the Home Civil Service, i.e. direct administration, was pobably more likely to be useful than Diplomatic Service experience;
Specialised Posts
Governor Gibraltar thought the net should be cast wider for posts such as Financial Secretary, and that a Treasury man would be more appropriate than a Diplomatic Service man with financial experience;
Inspector-General of Dependent Territories
One Governor (Pitcairn) favoured it while another (Gibraltar) thought it undesirable;
d)
Hong Kong as a source
Governor Pitcairn agreed that it was not helpful to draw Hong Kong into the exercise, while Governor Gibraltar, Bermuda and Hong Kong itself argued the opposite.