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4. A FURTHER ANALYSIS HAS SHOWN THAT WE SHOULD ACHIEVE MORE ACCEP- TABLE RESULTS BY GENERALLY ENCOURAGING SENIOR LOCAL OFFICERS TO SERVE TO THE AGE OF 60 WHILE REQUIRING OVERSEAS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS TO LEAVE AT ABOUT 57. THE PATIO OF LOCAL TO OVERSEAS OFFICERS IN THE 18 SECRETARY POSTS ON THIS BASIS, AGAIN ASSUMING NORMAL PROMOTION CRITERIA, WOULD BE IN THE PEGION OF 8:10 IN 1990, 13:5 IN 1994, AND 15:3 IN 1997. THESE FIGURES OF COURSE ONLY CONSTITUTE TENTATIVE PLANNING PROJECTIONS BUT I AM SATISFIED THAT WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO LOCALISE AT THIS SLIGHTLY FASTER PATE AND I BELIEVE IT IS IN OUR INTERESTS TO DO SO.
5. 1 INTEND TO CONSULT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON 3 DECEMBER ON THE PROPOSAL THAT IN FUTURE OVERSEAS MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE SHOULD IN GENERAL NOT BE PERMITTED TO SERVE BEYOND THE AGE OF 57. THEREAFTER | WOULD ARRANGE FOR SECRETAPIES TO BE BRIEFED AND FOR THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS WHO WILL BE AFFECTED TO BE SEEN.
6. OVERSEAS OFFICERS CONVERTING TO THE PROPOSED NEW PENSION SCHEME WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION IF THEY WERE RETIRED AT 57 AND,
IN EQUITY, WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING TO EXTEND COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS TO THOSE REMAINING ON THE EXISTING SCHEME. BY TREATING ALL OVERSEAS
OFFICERS EQUALLY AND FAIRLY WE SHOULD MINIMISE ANY ILL FEELING
AND IN ADOPTING THIS POLICY WE SHOULD BE LEFT WITH ONLY A PESIDUAL
LOCALISATION PROBLEM IN THE MID 19905.
7. ANOTHER ADVANTAGE IN PROCEEDING IN THIS WAY IS THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO INTERVIEW SENIOR LOCAL OFFICERS, EXPLAIN TO THEM HOW THEY FIT INTO OUP PLANS, AND THUS ENCOURAGE
THEM TO HAVE AS LONG A CAREER AS POSSIBLE.
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SIR W. HARDING
DR WILSON
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