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YOUR TELNO 1815: HMOCS MATTERS.
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FROM GOVERNOR.
THANK YOU FOR THE SITREP IN TUR. FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IN LONDON LAST MONTH, WE HAVE A COPY OF THE TREASURY REPLY ASKING FURTHER QUESTIONS AND EXPRESSING RESERVATIONS ABOUT STERLING SAFEGUARDS. OUR PENSIONS EXPERTS UNDERSTAND THAT ODA WILL REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2. DESPITE THE PROBLEMS WITH STERLING SAFEGUARDS, I ASSUME THAT WE CAN PUSH AHEAD WITH THE GENERAL COMPENSATION SCHEME. THIS HAS BEEN UNDER DISCUSSION SINCE 1986, WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS BEING MADE. INDEED, WE SEEM INCREASINGLY TO BE GOING OVER MUCH OF THE SAME GROUND WITH NEW OFFICIALS EXCLAM.I HAVE HAD TO RAISE IT ON EVERY SINGLE OCCASION I HAVE VISITED LONDON SINCE I BECAME GOVERNOR.
3. WE HAVE PERSUADED THE HMOCS ASSOCIATION TO KEEP THE ISSUE LOW KEY FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER: BUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE COMPENSATION SCHEME IS REQUIRED BEFORE CHRISTMAS IF WE ARE TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THE LINE.
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