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covering 15 postings.
A list of Diplomatic Service officers currentl:
Dependent Territories is at
serving in or about to be posted to
Annex D. Most are in their last job. They could at most cover
5 further posts. This gives a total of 36 postings from established
sources. We might add, on past experience, about 3 from other
sources, one each from (c), (d), and (e) in paragraph 10 above,
to give an overall figure of 39.
The Gap
12. As can be seen from the above, the shortfall between available
resources and the requirement for the 10-year period 1981-1990 is 21 (60 less 39). The gap will be mainly in Grade 4 since some of
the Grade 5 jobs will (a) still need to be filled on contract because
they are of a somewhat specialist nature (eg Financial Secretary), and (b) are the posts most vulnerable to localisation.
Filling the Gap
13. Early steps should be taken to prepare Diplomatic Service officers without IIMOCS experience with a view to filling Governor and Deputy slots from 1981 onwards. The process of staffing Dependent Territory slots exclusively from the ranks of the
Diplomatic Service should, however, be a gradual one. Both for the sake of good administration and of the officers concerned, should use, wherever possible, existing HMOCS and ex-HMOCS talent.
Possible Need for Adviser to Governors
14.
we
As the number of people without HMOCS experience increases, there is likely to be an increasing need for some sort of itinerant adviser (probably an experienced former Governor) who could, on a paid part-time basis, visit the territories and give advice in London. He would act as a mentor to Governors and Administrators and provide an invaluable link between the territories and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. A suitable title for this person might be 'HM Inspector-General of Dependent Territories'.
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